by Kyle J Webster | Apr 19, 2011 | Field Trips
The Capital District Friday Field Group just released their schedule for the 2011 field season. The group meets every Friday at 5:30 PM at a location in the Capital District of New York to learn the flora and fauna of the area. The group is also on meetup.com if you...
by Kyle J Webster | Apr 16, 2011 | Plant Identification, Plant Sightings
Entry and photos by Steve Young. Mid-April is the flowering time of the rare Pixiemoss, Pyxidanthera barbulata. In New York there are only two locations, on Long Island, but only one of them has a significant number of plants. This tiny plant grows in low clumps on...
by Kyle J Webster | Apr 12, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites, Rare Plants
The New York Natural Program recently posted 21 new rare plant guides on their guides website. Most of these are rare plants that might occur along roadsides on the island. The list is below. If you would like to access the site CLICK HERE. In the next year many more...
by Kyle J Webster | Apr 11, 2011 | Education and Research, General, Horticulture, Plant Identification
This is an article from the Green Local 175 in Rome/Utica: Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 5, 2011 Could “interventions” bring children closer to nature? Researchers in Finland think so. A new study published in HortTechnology compares urban and rural...
by Kyle J Webster | Apr 10, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites, Rare Plants
CLICK HERE to read and article and view drawings by Marielle Anzelone and Wendy Hollender about the plants that once grew in New York City but are now gone.
