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New Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada
A website is now available for the New Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Visit this website to find out more about this exciting project which is being organized by Rob Naczi of the New York Botanical Garden.
2011 NYFA ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUCEMENT
2011 NEW YORK FLORA ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING All are welcome to the 2011 NYFA annual meeting which will take place at the North East Natural History Conference (NENHC). The 2011 meeting will feature a presentation entitled “New Manual of Vascular Plants of...
The 21st Century Way to Survey for Aquatic Plants
Will this be the new way to get around lakes and ponds to spot that elusive pondweed? A sighting at Lake George can't be far away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2T19tCFZi0&feature=related
New Rare Plant Finds in NY State Parks During 2010
From Kim Smith - NY Natural Heritage State Parks Botanist This was an exciting year for botanical discoveries in New York state parks. Everyone heard about the federally-threatened Isotria medeoloides (small whorled pogonia) that turned up in Orange County in May. But...
Winter Tree ID in Manhattan by NYC Parks Dept. Jan. 9th
Winter tree ID is always fun and challenging. There will be a class this weekend, Jan. 9th, 2011, at Inwood Park at the northern tip of Manhattan. For more information CLICK HERE.
More on the Northeast Natural History Conference in Albany in April
Northeast Natural History Conference 2011 ... The grand tradition continues! April 6-9, 2011 in Albany, NY http://www.eaglehill.us/NENHC_2011/NENHC2011 The list of session titles and moderator contact information has been updated. Now accepting ... ... abstracts for...
State Rare Plants Featured on Green Roof at SUNY ESF in Syracuse
When the new Gateway Building is finished that the campus of SUNY ESF it will feature a green roof containing New York's largest living collection of state protected and rare plants, according to the Inside ESF magazine. - Steve Young For more details and the full...
Newsletter and Programs From the Friends of the Hempstead Plains
Meadowlark Newsletter Articles Winter 2010 Editor's Message - Where Did the Year Go? Review of the November Grassland and Meadows Preserves Meeting Heartful Thanks to the Boy and Girl Scouts Girl Scout Gold Award Project Eagle Scout Project at the Hempstead Plains...
State Rare Plants Featured on Green Roof at SUNY ESF
When the new Gateway Building is finished on the the campus of SUNY ESF it will feature a green roof containing New York's largest living collection of state protected and rare plants, according to the alumni magazine. For more details and the full article CLICK HERE.
The Plant List. A New Listing of the World’s Flora.
From theplantlist.org website: The Plant List is a working list of all known plant species. Version 1 aims to be comprehensive for species of Vascular plant (flowering plants, conifers, ferns and their allies) and of Bryophytes (mosses and liverworts). Collaboration...
Tropical Botany Course Offered at Fairchild Garden
CLICK HERE TO SEE COURSE DESCRIPTION. The University of Florida, Department of Botany and The Kampong of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, in collaboration with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, will offer an intensive, in-residence course/workshop on the...
2010 Blog Stats in Review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This blog was...
Rensselaer Plateau Forest Legacy Area Approved
From the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance: Happy New Year! Our long awaited news has arrived. The Rensselaer Plateau Forest Legacy Area has been approved by the US Forest Service. The RPA is extremely pleased with the decision to designate the Rensselaer Plateau a forest...
Minnesota Wildflowers Website A Good Resource For New York Too.
The Minnesota Wildflowers website, http://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/page/home, has many beautiful photos and lots of information about wildflowers that also occur in New York. You just may find that missing photo to help you identify a plant you discovered in New...
Yes, Old Pressed Plants Are Really Useful
CLICK HERE to see an article about how ecologists are using herbarium specimens to study global warming. Brooklyn Botanic Garden is featured.
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