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The Friends of the Dyken Pond Center Present:Backyard Foraging: Wild Edible Plants
It has been said that nature is like a banquet. You just have to know where to look. This series of classes goes beyond your average plant walk. Students in this course will learn the basics of the art of foraging including how to safely identify edible species for...
Eastern North America Yarrow Study Needs Your Help
Assistant Professor Justin Ramsey from the University of Rochester is studying eastern North American Yarrow (Achillea) species. He would like to do some chloroplast sequencing and cytotyping of populations to distinguish native vs. introduced plants. If interested...
What’s Blooming in Central New York Fens.
Patrick Raney, a PhD student at SUNY ESF in Syracuse is monitoring fen plots in Central NY and getting around to all of his plots every 2 weeks. Here is his recent phenology data for these plots. Thanks Patrick! In bloom: Central Square sedge meadow & red maple...
5th Annual Native Plant Sale at Thacher Nature Center, Albany Co.
The sale takes place on Saturday, June 20, 10am – 3pm. Seeking to create a wildlife sanctuary or just wish to beautify your property with low maintenance plants? Be sure to visit the Thacher Nature Center native plant sale. Native trees, shrubs, ferns and perennials...
Upcoming Wildflower Walks at the Mohonk Preserve, Ulster Co.
-Saturday, June 13th, 10am-12noon. Mountain Laurel Walk. Join Reba Wynn Laks, Director, Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center, and take a walk to the Van Leuven Cabin and through the surrounding area to enjoy the peak of the Mountain Laurel blooms. We'll...
Why the Pitch Pines Are Turning Brown at Sam’s Point
By Gabriel Chapin, Land Steward with the Shawangunk Ridge Program of the Nature Conservancy It’s springtime again high atop the Shawangunk Ridge at Sam’s Point Preserve and everywhere you look, signs of summer are beginning to appear. Birds are singing, hardwoods are...
Trip to Sam’s Point, Ulster County
My family and I took a trip to Sam's Point and the ice caves on Sunday morning. It was a beautiful drive from Ellenville up Route 52 to Cragsmoor Road and then a short drive to the visitor center run by The Nature Conservancy. We hiked the trails northeast to the ice...
Hawthorne Valley Farm Wildflower Walks Scheduled, Columbia County
On Saturday, June 6th, 9:30-12:30, Russ Cohen, the author of "Wild Plants I have known.and eaten" will hold a Workshop on Edible Wild Plants at Hawthorne Valley Farm. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Columbia Land Conservancy and free of charge. Please register...
New Columbia County Natural History Survey Effort
We invite your participation in a new research initiative of the Farmscape Ecology Program: a natural history survey of Columbia County. This project is envisioned as a many-year, many people on-going effort to document the plants and animals that share the county...
Hannacroix Ravine Plants in Flower on May 15, 2009
The Capital District Friday Field Group visited the TNC Hannacroix Ravine Preserve in Clarksville last Friday May 15, 2009. Bob Ingalls sent along this list of plants they saw in bloom. Aquilegia canadensis - Columbine Barbarea vulgaris - Yellow Rocket Cardamine...
Saratoga Woods and Waterways Blog
Visit this beautiful blog about nature in Saratoga County by Jacqueline Donnelly of Saratoga Springs. http://www.saratogawoodswaters.blogspot.com/
Visit the Cornell Mushroom Blog
If you haven't seen it, Cornell has a fascinating blog about the world of fungi. It is now on the list of links on this blog. Check out the most recent article about fungi and dinosaurs.
Long Island Native Grass Sale
The use of native plants in landscaping and restoration activities on Long Island are being increasingly encouraged by local government, environmental organizations and scientists, as the impacts of invasive species and development on biodiversity are understood. In...
Smithsonian’s New Instant Plant Identification Project
Will botanists be obsolete in the future? Take a look at the new device that helps identify trees and shrubs by their leaves. Click Here.
2009 Sedge Workshop with Dr. Tony Reznicek
The New York Flora Association is sponsoring a 2 day workshop starting Wednesday June 24th through Thursday June 25th with an optional Tuesday evening session on June 23 for work with your specimens. Dr. Tony Reznicek (University of Michigan), the renowned Carex...
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