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Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Conference to be Held August 11, 12
Please note that the Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Conference will be held on August 11 and 12 at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. To find out more, visit the Calendar of Upcoming Invasive Species Events page on NYIS.INFO:...
Second Annual NYC Wildflower Week a Success
The 2nd annual NYC Wildflower Week drew interest from around the world! Since February 2009, the website has had over 9,500 visitors from every continent and 46 U.S. states. May 2-9, 2009 celebrated the hundreds of native flowers, trees, shrubs and grasses in the Big...
NY Emerald Ash Borer Biosurveillance Training
As you are most likely aware, emerald ash borer (EAB) presents one of the biggest threats to our trees in New York and the northeast. It has already been found in Randolph, NY and may be located elsewhere, undetected. Currently the purple prism traps hung in ash...
Symposium: Evaluating Reintroductions As a Plant Conservation Strategy: Two Decades of Evidence
Presented by The Center for Plant Conservation October 21-22, 2009 Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel 7730 Bonhomme Avenue Saint Louis, Missouri The Center for Plant Conservation is pleased to announce its fourth symposium entitled, "Evaluating Reintroductions As a Plant...
Utica Marsh BioBlitz Results
The first BioBlitz at Utica Marsh was held on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Congratulations to all participants! What is a BioBlitz? It's a one-day intensive survey of all living organisms in a designated area. Why run a BioBlitz? (1) to document which species live in our...
Try and Collect Some Dodders This Summer
Dodders of the genus Cuscuta are those strange looking parasitic plants that grow like orange spaghetti over herbaceus vegetation and low shrubs. They are hard to identify because their flowers and fruits are so small that it takes a good hand lens or microscope to...
Lots Blooming on the Saratoga Woods and Waterways Blog
Check out all of the beautiful photographs of plants blooming along the upper Hudson River this time of year. Click the link in our list to the right.
Invasive Plants and Wildlife: “The Good, the Bad and the Really Bad”
LIVING ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE Invasive Plants and Wildlife: “The Good, the Bad and the Really Bad” An Environmental Education Multi-disciplinary Workshop for Educators August 3-7, 2009, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM daily This exciting, hands-on workshop will include field study...
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...
Staten Island Protectors of Pine Oak Woods Hosts Many Plant Walks
If you are on Staten Island this summer join the Protectors for one of their many plant walks. Their schedule for July through September has just been released. See them by clicking here.
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