by Kyle J Webster | Jun 24, 2010 | Field Techniques, Happenings, Plant Identification
November 5, 2010 — Woody Plant Identification and Natural History in Winter Learn how to use keys to identify trees, shrubs, and woody vines in winter condition Acquire identification skills that are useful for, e.g., wetland boundary delineation, surveys for rare...
by Kyle J Webster | Jun 23, 2010 | Publications, Apps, and Websites
A new map of the ecoregions of New York is available to use with ArcMap GIS and will soon be available in print. This was a joint effort of the EPA, New York Natural Heritage Program, USGS, NYS DEC, and NRCS. Two of the principal authors are Greg Edinger from the NY...
by Kyle J Webster | Jun 22, 2010 | Field Techniques
The iPad now has a good app for handwriting recognition and I would like to know if anyone has tried it in the context of taking plant lists in the field. See: http://www.macworld.com/article/152136/2010/06/writepad_ipad.html My ultimate goal would be to have an app...
by Kyle J Webster | Jun 14, 2010 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys, Rare Plants
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides), a federally threatened orchid, was discovered in Orange County, New York in late May by Kimberly Smith, a botanist for DEC’s New York Natural Heritage Program and the Office of State Parks, Recreation and Historic...
by Kyle J Webster | Jun 11, 2010 | Horticulture, Invasive Species
The New York Natural Heritage Program has received two reports this year of Japanese Lilac-tree, Syringa reticulata, naturalizing in floodplains, one in Columbia County and one in Saratoga County. In Columbia County it was reported as a dominant in one area. It has...
