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Trees of the Shawangunks Walk, October 11
From the Mohonk Preserve: Sunday, October 11th, 10am-2pm. Trees of the Shawangunks. Join Ryan Trapani, Education Forester, Catskill Forest Association, Inc., and come out and enjoy a beautiful fall day and share Ryan’s deep knowledge of the forest. Learn to recognize...
Kudzu in Albany, Here and Gone
In 2006 a DEC forester was taking his afternoon exercise walk in downtown Albany and noticed this big leafy legume vine smothering a privacy fence. He took some digital pictures and notified Jerry Carlson, DEC State Plant Pathologist, of the location. Ken Carnes,...
Living Light – A Celebration of the Finger Lakes Flora – Juried art exhibition – call for submissions
A juried art exhibition is being planned by the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society. The show will highlight the beauty and diversity of our region's native plants and fungi and will welcome works in a variety of two- and three- dimensional media. "Living Light" will be...
Another Invasive Grass to Watch Out For
We recently posted an alert for false brome grass but Marilyn Jordan from TNC Long Island is also concerned about wavy leaf basketgrass showing up in New York. Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P. Beauv. ssp. undulatifolius (Ard.) U. Scholz Reported though the Mid-Atlantic...
Long Pond Greenbelt Celebration October 3rd
Hudson River Foundation Salt Marsh Seminars
The Foundation presents a seminar series on scientific issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 10:30 am Ecological Functions of Hudson River Salt Marshes and Submerged...
Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Talk Coming Up
October 13, 2009 Tuesday, 7:30 PM Mary Beth and Paul Tomko: “The Edgewood Oak-Brush Plains Preserve.” The Edgewood Oak-Brush Plains State Preserve is the second largest remnant of pitch pine/scrub oak in NY and the only such area on Long Island. The past, present, and...
Long Island Plant Sightings May 2009
From the Long Island Botanical Society: Corydalis sempervirens, pink corydalis (Fumariaceae, the Fumitory Family; formerly included in the Papaveraceae, the Poppy Family). This delicate, showy spring wildflower is very rare on Long Island; the LIBS draft atlas of...
The New England Chapter of the North American Lake Management wants to remind you that the Annual Symposium is almost here!
Oct 27 – 31, 2009 * Hartford, CT Designed for environmental and watershed professionals, federal, state and municipal agency personnel, monitoring coordinators, lakeside residents, lake or watershed association leaders or members – this diverse conference has...
Dreaded Invasive Kudzu Vine Has Been Found in Ontario
From the Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters: It has been taking over fields, roadside signs, fences, trees, and even houses in the United States for years, but now, the kudzu vine (Pueraria montana) has been discovered in Ontario, on the shores of Lake Erie...
Identifying Asters and Goldenrods of New England (NY too!)
From Rich Ring, Natural Heritage: I went to a New England Botanical Club workshop in Asters this weekend, led by Arieh Tal. It was a good workshop emphasizing the common species, and Tal has developed some unusual, artificial keys that worked pretty well, and has...
Slender False Brome Photos Showing Invasion of Bergen Swamp
Steve Daniel sent a couple of photos of the invasion in Bergen Swamp.
Breaking News! Slender False Brome, Invasive Grass Found in New York
From Steve Young: Slender false brome grass (Brachypodium sylvaticum) was recently found in Bergen Swamp in western New York by naturalist Steve Daniel. Until now this invasive grass was only found in Oregon where it has been a serious invader covering tens of...
NYS Museum Conservation Seminar Series – October Plant Lecture
The New York State Biodiversity Research Institute and New York State Museum are sponsoring a Biology and Conservation lecture series in October. A variety of speakers will present lectures on recent biodiversity research and conservation initiatives in the state. The...
Don’t Forget to Buy NYFA Gear.
Our new website www.nyflora.org links to the Cafe Press site where we have many items for sale with our logo. Shirts, hats, mugs and even buttons. Take a look and proudly wear your NYFA logo. A percentage of the proceeds from each item helps us continue with our...
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