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2011 Is the UN’s International Year of the Forests

by admin | Feb 17, 2011 | Happenings, Publications, Apps, and Websites

You can help celebrate this with the UN by going to their website and learning more.  This is important since most of New York is forested. Here is the introduction at their website: Welcome to the International Year of Forests, 2011 (Forests 2011) Web site, a global...

Find a Location on Bing, Google and USGS Topo Maps Using UTM, Lat-Long or MTM (Canada)

by admin | Feb 1, 2011 | Field Techniques, Publications, Apps, and Websites

If you want to enter GPS coordinates in web-based maps it can be a hassle to convert the coordinate systems depending on how you record them.  There is a great website that does it for you and with one click will go to the web map you want.  It is called leware.net...

Want to Know More about Pollinators? There’s a Website for That.

by admin | Jan 28, 2011 | Ecology, Publications, Apps, and Websites

The Pollinator Partnership is a fascinating website that deals with the role of pollinators. The Pollinator Partnership’s mission is to protect pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research. Signature initiatives include...

Amaze Your Friends With The Meaning of Scientific Plant Names!

by admin | Jan 28, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites, Taxonomy

If you have ever sought the meaning behind the scientific name of a plant there is an easy website to use called Botanary (botanical dictionary) to look them up. It’s part of the gardening site “Dave’s Garden”. Keep it handy on your smartphone...

Are You a Florida Snowbird? Check Out the Florida Wildflower Blog.

by admin | Jan 26, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites

Some of us spend time in Florida during the winter (I don’t know why since there is some much winter fun to be had here) but if you do you might be interested in a blog and website just for Florida wildflowers. The Florida Wildflower Foundation is doing a lot of...

Beautiful State Flower Animation

by admin | Jan 24, 2011 | Publications, Apps, and Websites

CLICK HERE to see a movie of all the state flowers and afterward you can click on a list of states to see the flower for that state.  Quick, what is the state flower of New York?
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