Exploding Cattails – A Cool Natural Phenomenon

From our friend Jackie Donnelly of the  Saratoga Woods and Waterways blog comes a video of the phenomenon of exploding cattail heads.   Its very interesting how these heads are so packed together with fruits that a slight nudge will start the dispersal process.  I...

Volunteer Seed Collectors Needed

From Dorothy J. Allard: Working with the USDA Forest Service and its partners, I am coordinating a volunteer project to collect native seeds for use in vegetation restoration and erosion control in the northeastern US. This year we are hoping to solicit botanists who...