by Kyle J Webster | Jul 30, 2009 | Happenings
Presented by The Center for Plant Conservation October 21-22, 2009 Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel 7730 Bonhomme Avenue Saint Louis, Missouri The Center for Plant Conservation is pleased to announce its fourth symposium entitled, “Evaluating Reintroductions As a...
by Kyle J Webster | Jul 29, 2009 | Happenings, Plant Sightings
The first BioBlitz at Utica Marsh was held on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Congratulations to all participants! What is a BioBlitz? It’s a one-day intensive survey of all living organisms in a designated area. Why run a BioBlitz? (1) to document which species live...
by Kyle J Webster | Jul 18, 2009 | Plant Identification, Taxonomy
Dodders of the genus Cuscuta are those strange looking parasitic plants that grow like orange spaghetti over herbaceus vegetation and low shrubs. They are hard to identify because their flowers and fruits are so small that it takes a good hand lens or microscope to...
by Kyle J Webster | Jul 18, 2009 | What's Blooming
Check out all of the beautiful photographs of plants blooming along the upper Hudson River this time of year. Click the link in our list to the right.
by Kyle J Webster | Jul 16, 2009 | Happenings
LIVING ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE Invasive Plants and Wildlife: “The Good, the Bad and the Really Bad” An Environmental Education Multi-disciplinary Workshop for Educators August 3-7, 2009, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM daily This exciting, hands-on workshop will include field study...