by Kyle J Webster | Jan 5, 2011 | Ecology, Horticulture, People
When the new Gateway Building is finished on the the campus of SUNY ESF it will feature a green roof containing New York’s largest living collection of state protected and rare plants, according to the alumni magazine. For more details and the full article CLICK...
by Kyle J Webster | Jan 5, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites, Taxonomy
From theplantlist.org website: The Plant List is a working list of all known plant species. Version 1 aims to be comprehensive for species of Vascular plant (flowering plants, conifers, ferns and their allies) and of Bryophytes (mosses and liverworts). Collaboration...
by Kyle J Webster | Jan 5, 2011 | Classes and Workshops
CLICK HERE TO SEE COURSE DESCRIPTION. The University of Florida, Department of Botany and The Kampong of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, in collaboration with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, will offer an intensive, in-residence course/workshop on the...
by Kyle J Webster | Jan 2, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meterâ„¢ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This...
by Kyle J Webster | Dec 31, 2010 | Plant Organizations
From the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance: Happy New Year! Our long awaited news has arrived. The Rensselaer Plateau Forest Legacy Area has been approved by the US Forest Service. The RPA is extremely pleased with the decision to designate the Rensselaer Plateau a forest...