Hi everyone, I want to pass along this information from Dawn & Pete Dybowski, FLNPS members who saw it in their local newspaper, The Buffalo News. Bruce ...
Check out this new citizen science project: Project BudBurst! It is being piloted April - June of 2007. Maybe you know of folks who might like to be...
Hi everyone, No further thoughts on the message below? How about this: has anyone ever heard of a seedless variety of apple? On another note, I finally found...
I thought some might be interested. Charlotte ... Meena Haribal Cornell Lab Of Ornithology 159, Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 Phone: 607-254-2148,...
What a gorgeous day. In the last 3 days, so much has started blooming here. Bloodroot started yesterday, with a lot more open today. Anemonella thalictroides...
Hi Rosemarie! This weather has been great! I was out yesterday nibbling on trout lily leaves while admiring the bloodroot. I was also working on sowing my...
I stumbled across this, and couldn't think of anyone else who would appreciate it... who knew there were "Garlic Mustard Patrol" T-shirts out there? ...
Bill Plummer is having an open garden day. He has a great yard for natives. Open Garden Bill & Jane Plummer’s Woodland Garden 10 Fox Lane East Gang Mills ...
Hi all, Please pass on Jerry's email to anyone you think might be interested in the position. Best, David ... Subject: Two positions for botanical field...
Dear friends, I am sending along information on two courses being taught in eastern New York at the White Creek Field School this summer. I am co-teaching with...
herbicide to use on Swallowwort? I think I remember you saying that Rodeo was the safest for the amphibians? If so, do you know where I could buy it. I...
Perhaps you should read the material safety data sheets before using any of these. None are truly safe and "safest" is relative. You can't find this in a...
John, Thanks for you reply... I appreciate any help I can get with this very invasive threat to the lake-side cliffs of Cayuga Lake. I live on the western...
I wrote this before I saw Sally's answer, but I still think it is valid: I really, really don’t want to get into a never-ending argument over this, but I...
Sally, Rosemarie said it more eloquently than I and I totally concur with her comments. I believe the pesticide/herbicide folks at DEC can provide further...
Hi Sally, a few thoughts: 1. hand-pulling and cutting is always preferred to herbicide application. 2. where herbicides must be used, hand-painting it onto...
Hello All, Does anyone know of a publication that lists/identifies New York State Plants or plants common in the Finger Lakes area, along with pictures of...
Hi everyone, I am still working on reforesting 30 of my acres, and most of my acorns and hickory nuts are now sprouting! i.e., I desperately need several 100...
Kevin, you could request them on free-cycle, or maybe ask at nurseries. Most nurseries refuse to take back/recycle pots, or at most take only their own. I...
Cally, I have found that I need a number of books plus websites to identify plants. I will tell you about the ones I like and why. 1. For many years I...
Beyond Kevin and Susanne's great recommendations, I have only one other suggestion. When I first moved to New York, I had to learn many new plants. I found...
Wow!!! How wonderful... and thank you all for the info you provided. I've got my work cut out for me reviewing everything. As I proceed I'll let you know my...
Calli, Glad to hear from you. I read over what I wrote and wish I had taken the time to edit it more carefully. The mistakes do not interfere with the...
Dear friends and colleagues, Here is the list of field trips and a sedge workshop available from the New York Flora Association this year. Apologies for any...
Hi all, Anyone have an idea on this one? It was sent to the Native Plant Society by the Cooperative Extension folks, and 'twould be nice if someone knew the ...
I would suspect that many, if not all, of the tea and coffee substitutes contain caffeine. I checked Ledum palustris and it apparently does. Bill Plummer ... ...
Hello folks, The USFS is needing some contract help. Please pass on to anyone you think might be interested. Best, David ... Subject: Vegetation inventory...