by Kyle J Webster | Sep 28, 2009 | Invasive Species
We recently posted an alert for false brome grass but Marilyn Jordan from TNC Long Island is also concerned about wavy leaf basketgrass showing up in New York. Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P. Beauv. ssp. undulatifolius (Ard.) U. Scholz Reported though the Mid-Atlantic...
by Kyle J Webster | Sep 28, 2009 | Ecology, Happenings
The Foundation presents a seminar series on scientific issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 10:30 am Ecological Functions of Hudson River Salt Marshes and Submerged...
by Kyle J Webster | Sep 25, 2009 | Happenings
October 13, 2009 Tuesday, 7:30 PM Mary Beth and Paul Tomko: “The Edgewood Oak-Brush Plains Preserve.” The Edgewood Oak-Brush Plains State Preserve is the second largest remnant of pitch pine/scrub oak in NY and the only such area on Long Island. The past, present, and...
by Kyle J Webster | Sep 25, 2009 | Plant Sightings
From the Long Island Botanical Society: Corydalis sempervirens, pink corydalis (Fumariaceae, the Fumitory Family; formerly included in the Papaveraceae, the Poppy Family). This delicate, showy spring wildflower is very rare on Long Island; the LIBS draft atlas of...