WVLT Interns: Where are they now? Meet Katie from 2014!

February 28, 2023

WVLT offers a variety of internships and research opportunities throughout the year. Students assist with easement stewardship, public land management, conduct research, organize land trust activities, and help us conserve […]

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Foragers & Herbalists: Winter on the Apple Farm—a conversation with Tim Dressel of Dressel Farms

February 28, 2023

By Merrie Witkin Tim Dressel is a busy man.  It is now late winter at Dressel Farms, the family-owned and operated apple farm located on the southern end of New […]

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January Species Spotlight: North American Porcupine and Hydrilla

January 31, 2023

North American Porcupine, Erezithon dorsatum The North American porcupine is one of New York State’s oddest looking mammals and one of the largest rodents on the continent. These prickly creatures […]

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Foragers & Herbalists: Holiday Cheer at year End: Cocktails with Highbush Cranberries

December 31, 2022

By Merrie Witkin As the year end approached, I was stymied as to what to write about once my garden died back, until Cara Gentry, WLVT’s Coordinator of Land Stewardship […]

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December Species Spotlight: Wild Bergamot & Mitten Crab

December 31, 2022

by Beth Rigby Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, or Monarda fistulosa, is a common wildflower in North America: from the Rockies to the Adirondacks.  The Monarda genus is a […]

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Foragers & Herbalists: The Reluctant Assassin – Foraging for Big Game in the Hudson Valley

November 30, 2022

By Mark Eis As a kid in upstate New York, deer hunting was a sort of autumn background noise that I generally ignored, a ritual undertaken by the kids still […]

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