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Electronic Historical Botany Publications Now Availible on the Web
Among the documents that the State Library has converted to electronic format are the State Museum Bulletins. This well-known series began in 1887 with the publication of Contributions to the botany of the State of New York. Replete with plates, figures, photographs...
DEC Launches New York Nature Explorer
What animals, plants and significant habitats are found in your county, town, and neighborhood? What places in New York are home to the American dragonhead, the black-throated blue warbler, Virginia pine, or riverside ice meadows? Anyone with an interest in the...
Invasive Species Research Funding Opportunities
From Holly Menninger: I was recently alerted to new funding opportunities from the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center. The Request for Applications for the IPM Partnership Grants has been posted, and applications are due December 14, 2009. The Northeast...
A Web-based Flora for Tompkins County, New York
From Anna Stalter: The Tompkins County Flora (TCF) is a web-based effort to document the occurrence and distribution of native and naturalized vascular plants of Tompkins County, New York, based on specimens that are housed in the herbarium of the L. H. Bailey...
Azolla filiculoides found in Ulster County, New York
Pacific mosquito fern (Azolla filculoides), an exotic aquatic fern, has been found in Ulster County this summer by DEC Riparian Buffer Coordinator Kevin Grieser. He has it occurring in two water bodies near New Paltz. These are the first reports for this species in...
Giant Pine-Drops (Pterospora andromedea) Rediscovered along Lake Champlain.
From Steve Young: Giant pine drops had not been seen along Lake Champlain since 1963 when it was observed on Valcour Island. This summer one plant was found along a trail north of Plattsburgh by Lawrence Gillett, a retired SUNY Plattsburgh geology professor. This...
A Nature Blog to Follow: Fish Creek Saratoga
Here is a beautiful new blog about the nature of Fish Creek, a tributary of Saratoga Lake.From the Intro to Jackie Callahan's blog: I have been in love with nature most of my adult life. This passion first began with my desire to draw wildflowers. Then, I began to be...
Fir Clubmoss (Huperzia selago) Seen in New York for the First Time in 94 Years!
From Steve Young: On September 7 Anne Johnson, Nancy Eldblom, and David Werier were exploring the town of Waddington in St. Lawrence County when they came across a population of about 5 stems of Huperzia selago in dry sandy soil in a poor pasture reverting to a thick...
Rogers McVaugh Dies: Author of the Flora of Columbia County
From Claudia Knab-Vispo: Rogers McVaugh passed away on 24 Sept. 2009 after a productive and happy life dedicated to what he loved best: the study of plants. He died in his sleep at his home in North Carolina. Born 30 May 1909, he turned 100 this past May. The...
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