by admin | Jun 30, 2009 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys
A new large occurrence of rhodora, Rhododendron canadense, was found in southern Franklin County this Spring and a new occurrence of fragrant wood-fern, Dryopteris fragrans, was found on a mountainside in the northern part of the county. Both occurrences were found by...
by admin | May 26, 2009 | Plant Sightings
My family and I took a trip to Sam’s Point and the ice caves on Sunday morning. It was a beautiful drive from Ellenville up Route 52 to Cragsmoor Road and then a short drive to the visitor center run by The Nature Conservancy. We hiked the trails northeast to...
by admin | Apr 24, 2009 | Ecology, Plant Sightings
On Saturday April 25th, SUNY-Fredonia students and interested members of the public will visit the Alexander Preserve in Zoar Valley and devote the day to removal of invasive species within the Preserve in honor of Earth Week. The Preserve is owned and managed by the...
by admin | Apr 21, 2009 | Plant Sightings, What's Blooming
Late April is a good time to see our wildflower flora coming back to life after a long winter. You can spot individual species coming up before the rush of May and June when hundreds of species are blooming. In and around the red maple swamp at the end of my street...
by admin | Apr 19, 2009 | Plant Sightings
While walking along my neighborhood street I spotted a small (about 4 inches tall) member of the Brassicaceae growing in masses in the dirt of a yard. I had not seen this before and at first glance thought it might be a Draba. It turns out that is is a European weed...
