by Kyle J Webster | Jul 27, 2010 | Rare Plants
The giant pine drops that were rediscovered last year north of Plattsburgh reappeared this year in the exact same spot. It’s still a mystery why this plant has become so rare in New York after being seen many times across the state in the late 1800s and early...
by Kyle J Webster | Jul 24, 2010 | Field Techniques
An unintended consequence of the decline of the newspaper business (our local newspaper is getting really thin now) is the loss of newsprint to press plants. Maybe we should press them between iPads! Any other suggestions? (an iPress?) – Steve Young
by Kyle J Webster | Jul 23, 2010 | Field Techniques
Below is a photo of botanist David Werier using his iPad in the field to look at plant manuals he has stored on it. David says it saves him a lot of weight and he can carry many references that would have been impossible to bring in the field in the past. It has a...
by Kyle J Webster | Jul 23, 2010 | Invasive Species
From a DEC Press Release: Additional Investigation Planned After Invasive Beetles Found in Traps New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis and state Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today announced the discovery of the...
by Kyle J Webster | Jul 16, 2010 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys
After the initial discovery this summer of Isotria medeoloides in Orange County, a follow-up survey was done this week and almost 100 more plants were counted. That is an encouraging sign that the plant is doing well and may be in other areas. The New York Natural...
