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Upcoming Spring Events at the Long Island Long Pond Greenbelt
The most recent newsletter is out for the Long Pond Greenbelt and they highlight some interesting events that pertain to our native flora including: Saturday, May 7. Peconic Family Fun Day at the Children's Museum of the East End. This is the first year we'll be at...
Rochester Fundraiser for the Christine Sevilla Wetland Preserve
Christine was a noted photographer and nature enthusiast of the Rochester area. Christine's family and friends envision a natural area, including wetlands, preserved in her memory. This vision includes an educational component, like an interpretive trail to help...
Put Down the Pills and Go Experience Nature
A recent article in USA Today talks about how doctors and nature preserves are teaming up to fill patient's "nature prescriptions" where doctors prescribe a walk in a preserve as well as more healthy eating. For more on the article CLICK HERE. Sounds like we could...
An Ode to Naturalists and Their Discoveries
A recent New York Times article by Richard Conniff entitled "How Species Save Our Lives" heaps praise on naturalists and their discovery of species that have provided the many health benefits that we enjoy today. I like his comments, "Were it not for the work of...
Cornell Plantation Announces Second Natural Areas Academy
ITHACA, NY (February 21, 2011) -- Do you love spending time in the forests, meadows and other natural areas of the Finger Lakes region? Do you care about preserving the integrity of the natural world and do you want to share this love with others? If so, consider...
Are You An Invasivore?
You are if you consume invasive species. A new website has been set up to delve into the subject of consuming invasive species. Here is an excerpt from their introduction: It’s Invasive Species Awareness Week, and although every week is unofficially Invasive Species...
VIDEO: Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Upsets Great Lakes Ecosystem, Economy
Here is a good overview of the effects this insect has had in the Midwest and what we should expect to happen in New York. CLICK HERE. Below is a video of a June 2010 newscast about the beetle first showing up in Western New York....
Is There a Complete Illustrated Online Plant Glossary?
I have been looking for a complete illustrated plant glossary that would be accessible online. The closest I have come is one called the Botanical Visual Glossary by the LSU herbarium another by Arieh Tal that use photos to show plant parts with little arrows. This...
Wildflowers of Central New York Video
This is a simple slideshow of common wildflowers with birds singing in the background. The photographer needs to work on his focus but it's nice to see these in the winter and anticipate things to come. Try to guess what they are as they come up (don't look at the...
Native vs. Invasive Plant ID Workshop in Connecticut
From Bill Moorhead: CLICK HERE for an announcement of two 1-day plant identification workshops, a Fairfield County edition and a Litchfield county edition, taught by me and co-sponsored by Aton Forest Inc. and Highstead Arboretum, focusing on distinguishing invasive...
SUNY ESF Video Introduction to Mosses
Here is a nice video about the basics of mosses and a way to use buttermilk or stale beer to grown them in your backyard. It runs about 2 minutes and features interpretive naturalist Rob Carr. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY-Wahvppqw
College Student Presentations and Posters Solicited for Aquatic Plant Symposium
Click on the announcement below for a larger version.
Adirondack Flora and Fungi Video
How many of these plants, mosses, and fungi do you recognize? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWR3YkJ4008
Northeastern Field Botany at Its Best: June 19-23, 2011, Ithaca
Joint the Botanical Society of America - Northeastern Section for this year's field extravaganza with: Torrey Botanical Society Philadelphia Botanical Club Cosponsored with: The Finger Lakes Native Plant Society New York Flora Association June 19-23, 2011...
Details on Invasive Plant Symposium at the Northeast Natural History Conference
Click on the photos below for a larger version of the talks and presentation. Register before March 1st for the lower rate!
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