by Kyle J Webster | Apr 30, 2010 | Plant Sightings
Steve Young at the NY Natural Heritage Program would like to know if you have seen nodding trillium lately. There is some discussion among NY botanists that it is becoming more rare in New York and may be in trouble. If you know of any populations of this trillium...
by Kyle J Webster | Apr 29, 2010 | Rare Plant Surveys
From Steve Young, NY Natural Heritage Program. At the request of the Long Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, I spent two days on the South Fork of Long Island evaluating the condition of Nantucket Juneberry (Amelanchier nantucketensis), a globally rare shrub...
by Kyle J Webster | Apr 25, 2010 | Field Techniques
The iPad promises to revolutionize botanical field studies by providing a place to store field manuals as well as accessing plant keys and photos over the web. Can you think of how you would use the iPad to help you in the field? Comment below.
by Kyle J Webster | Apr 23, 2010 | Publications, Apps, and Websites
You can view it at State of Green.
by Kyle J Webster | Apr 23, 2010 | Plant Sightings
Here is a recent photo by photographer John Heidecker of bird’s-foot violet (Viola pedata) on a roadside on Long Island. A sight like this is becoming more rare on the island and the NY Natural Heritage Program will be putting this violet on their watch list and...
