by admin | Jul 16, 2010 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys
After the initial discovery this summer of Isotria medeoloides in Orange County, a follow-up survey was done this week and almost 100 more plants were counted. That is an encouraging sign that the plant is doing well and may be in other areas. The New York Natural...
by admin | Jun 24, 2010 | Rare Plant Surveys
From Steve Young – NY Natural Heritage Program Earlier in June I travelled down to the South Fork of Long Island where, with funding from The Nature Conservancy, I explored various natural areas in search of rare plant populations that have not been seen in 20...
by admin | Jun 14, 2010 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys, Rare Plants
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides), a federally threatened orchid, was discovered in Orange County, New York in late May by Kimberly Smith, a botanist for DEC’s New York Natural Heritage Program and the Office of State Parks, Recreation and Historic...
by admin | Jun 10, 2010 | Plant Distribution, Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys, Rare Plants
It had been 25 long years since the state rare Dragon’s Mouth Orchid (Arethusa bulbosa) was seen on Long Island. Kim Smith, New York Natural Heritage Program State Parks Botanist was bushwacking through some wet thickets in a state park in Suffolk County when...
by admin | Apr 29, 2010 | Rare Plant Surveys
From Steve Young, NY Natural Heritage Program. At the request of the Long Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, I spent two days on the South Fork of Long Island evaluating the condition of Nantucket Juneberry (Amelanchier nantucketensis), a globally rare shrub...
by admin | Jan 29, 2010 | Field Techniques, Natural History, Plant Distribution, Rare Plant Surveys
The link below shows the need for complete botanical surveys when old railroads are converted to trails for the public. The article is by Steve Daniel who has had experience with a trail conversion near Rochester. The article also appeared in a recent issue of the...
