The Albany Times Union published an article about this on Tuesday, October 12 with quotes from NYFA board member Troy Weldy. To see the article CLICK HERE.
Archive for October 2010
Invasive Honeysuckles Linked to Lyme Disease Risk
October 18, 2010Help the Hempstead Plains Grassland on November 13.
October 18, 2010Join the Walk the Plains event. Click on the image below for a larger size.
Great Website for the Systematics and ID of Moonworts, Botrychium subgenus Botrychium
October 16, 2010Dr. Donald Farrar from Iowa State University has a website with detailed information and factsheets on the moonworts. This is a valuable resource for anyone that comes across these botanical gems in the field. For the website CLICK HERE.
The rare Botrychium minganense near Syracuse. Photo Steve Young.
Phragmites Eliminates Rare Plants
October 14, 2010From Steve Y0ung, NY Natural Heritage Program.
On October 12th I went to the TNC preserve called Big Woods on the South Fork of Long Island to update 5 rare plants growing in the high salt marsh there. They were last documented there in 1995 and were thriving in a beautiful and diverse salt marsh. With three other people we searched the shoreline but were met again and again with the scene below.
In the last 15 years Phragmites australis had taken over the entire high marsh and eliminated the Iris prismatica, Salicornia bigelovii, Lilaeopsis chinensis, Sabatia stellaris and Plantago maritima. Many of the high salt marsh areas on Long Island are now changing to Phragmites monocultures and these saltmarsh rare plants will disappear completely in the years to come. We hope to survey more marshes next year to get an idea of how quickly this process is happening and what we will actually lose.
Interested in Pulling Kudzu in Rockland County? Here’s Your Chance.
October 6, 2010For anyone interested in volunteering for the kudzu pull in late fall in Rockland County, NY we are awaiting landowner permission and should have a date specified soon.
Thank you,
Jessica Rohloff Cancelliere
Assistant Entomologist
Division of Lands and Forests
NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
(518) 810-1609
A Kudzu pulling party in South Carolina.
South Bay Task Force Blog (near City of Hudson)
October 5, 2010Tim O’Connor has put up some nice photos of the plants and natural areas of South Bay near the City of Hudson in Columbia County. You can see them HERE.
Winter Ecology Walks and Botany Lab at Hawthorne Valley Farm, Columbia County
October 5, 2010“Winter Explorations”–back by popular demand! A series of winter ecology walks to various locations throughout Columbia County. The walks will be on Saturdays, 12:30-2:30pm (Nov. 6, Dec. 11, Jan. 15, Feb. 12, and March 12), locations to be announced. The outings are free, but please register with claudia@hawthornevalleyfarm.org or call 672-7994 for information.
Botany Lab: Participants in the Natural History Survey Group will meet right after the “Winter Exploration” outings for botany lab sessions (3-5pm at the Creekhouse) to review some of the plant groups that are difficult to identify in the field. Limited space for new participants might be available. Contact us if you are interested in joining this in-depth botany study group.
Adirondack Follensby Pond Aerial Video
October 5, 2010Here is a aerial trip around Follensby Pond, the new purchase of The Nature Conservancy and recent site of a bioblitz.
For video CLICK HERE. Length 2:34.
Adirondack Spring Pond Bog Aerial Video
October 5, 2010If you have ever been to Spring Pond Bog, a patterned peatland, in the Adirondacks you will appreciate this video. If you haven’t you will want to go there!
For video CLICK HERE. Length is 4:10.
The Northeast Natural History Conference Is Back!
October 2, 2010Announcing the Northeast Natural History Conference 2011
and the Founding Meeting of the
Association of Northeastern Biologists
Join us for the 11th Northeast Natural History Conference (NENHC) and the historic first meeting of the Association of Northeastern Biologists (ANB). As with past years, this conference will be held at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, NY. This conference promises to be the largest regional forum for researchers, natural resource managers, students, and naturalists to present current information on the varied aspects of applied field biology (freshwater, marine, and terrestrial) and natural history for the Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. It will serve as a premier venue to identify research and management needs, foster friendships and collegial relationships, and encourage a greater region-wide interest in natural history by bringing people with diverse backgrounds together.
More information on their website: Click Here.
New York Flora Association Blog 