by Kyle J Webster | May 20, 2010 | Field Trips
We had nine enthusiastic plant people participate in two days of plant walks in Allegany State Park. On Saturday morning May 15 we traveled to the southern end of the park and hiked up the trail to Bear Cave Rocks and Mount Seneca. At Bear Cave Rocks we wanted to...
by Kyle J Webster | May 13, 2010 | Field Trips
Butternut Valley Alliance and the New York Flora Association sponsor “Wildflowers and other Invasive Species”: a nature walk Sunday, June 6 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Along the Butternut Creek (Otsego County) At “Elmwood”, 133 Peet Road, Morris, NY (Turn off State Hwy 51 and...
by Kyle J Webster | May 9, 2010 | Ecology, Field Trips
At the end of my street in the Capital District of New York, there is a beautiful red maple swamp. Even though I don’t own it I think of it as mine because I probably venture into in more often than anyone in the neighborhood. Red maple swamps are some of my...
by Kyle J Webster | May 7, 2010 | Field Techniques
From Steve Young – Inventors are coming up with cheaper and cheaper aerial drones that may be used to look at plants in inaccessible areas like deep marshes, cliffs and in the canopy. I have not seen any of them being used for this purpose yet but it is a...
by Kyle J Webster | May 4, 2010 | Plant Organizations, Publications, Apps, and Websites
We have added this organization to our links list on the right side of the blog. Visit and learn all about this beautiful and diverse swamp in Putnam County.