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OFF! Mosquito Fan. Good for field botanical field work?
I noticed the new mosquito fan by OFF! for sale and wondered if anyone has used it during botanical field work and how it performed. Comments welcome.
Workshop on “Gardening With Native Plants on a Budget”
The Farmscape Ecology Program at Hawthorne Valley Farm, Columbia County, is offering a four-session workshop on gardening with native plants on a budget, which will be facilitated by experienced landscaper Ruth Dufault of Bittersweet Gardens. The workshop will take...
In Search of Long Island Rare Plants 1 – Silverweed
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 years...
Hudsonia – Woody Plant Identification and Natural History in Winter
November 5, 2010 — Woody Plant Identification and Natural History in Winter Learn how to use keys to identify trees, shrubs, and woody vines in winter condition Acquire identification skills that are useful for, e.g., wetland boundary delineation, surveys for rare...
Ecoregions of New York Map Available for GIS
A new map of the ecoregions of New York is available to use with ArcMap GIS and will soon be available in print. This was a joint effort of the EPA, New York Natural Heritage Program, USGS, NYS DEC, and NRCS. Two of the principal authors are Greg Edinger from the NY...
iPad and Handwriting Recognition App for Plant Listing in the Field
The iPad now has a good app for handwriting recognition and I would like to know if anyone has tried it in the context of taking plant lists in the field. See: http://www.macworld.com/article/152136/2010/06/writepad_ipad.html My ultimate goal would be to have an app...
Endangered Small Whorled Pogonia Rediscovered in New York After Decades of Search
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...
Is Japanese Lilac-tree Invasive?
The New York Natural Heritage Program has received two reports this year of Japanese Lilac-tree, Syringa reticulata, naturalizing in floodplains, one in Columbia County and one in Saratoga County. In Columbia County it was reported as a dominant in one area. It has...
Dragon’s Mouth Orchid Rediscovered On Long Island
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 she...
2010 Rare Plant Status Lists Now Available
The 2010 Rare Plant Status Lists, edited by Steve Young, are now available from the New York Natural Heritage Program Botany Program. Go to www.nynhp.org and click on Rare Plant Information on the left side. The 2010 list will be a .pdf file at the top.
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