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WVLT announces community forums around sign project
June 27, 2022
The Wallkill Valley Land Trust seeks community input for an ongoing educational signage project The Wallkill Valley Land Trust (WVLT) is excited to announce a series of open forums to […]
The Pollinator Bookshelf: Garden Revolution by Larry Weaner
June 24, 2022
The Pollinator Bookshelf is a new feature in Field Notes. Each month we’ll introduce different book and author. Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change (2016) Larry […]
June Species Spotlight: Asian Jumping Worm and Red Backed Salamander
June 24, 2022
by Claire Hartl Jumping Worms This month’s featured invasive species is actually several species collected under an umbrella common name. Asian jumping worms. There are at least three species under […]
Foragers and Herbalists: When Mint Comes into its Own
June 24, 2022
When mint comes into its own Come June, mint is popping up full force in my garden. That is okay, because it comes in handy for cocktails on the patio […]
Species Spotlight: Garlic Mustard and Mayapple
May 23, 2022
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Garlic mustard is a much discussed and hated perennial herb. The first known report of it growing in the USA is from 1868 on Long Island […]
May 23, 2022
By Merrie Witkin When I started writing this column, stinging nettles (urtica dioica) were not anywhere on my radar. But I am blessed with an eagle-eyed gardener who knows his […]
Commuting on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
May 20, 2022
by Jay Porcelli About once a week, during the warmer months of the year, Cara gets on her bicycle and rides to work on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. Her […]
The Pollinator Gardener: Pollinator Meadow in Gardiner
May 20, 2022
By Angela Sisson Last year the Gardiner Gazette printed an article about the new Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathway (Winter 2021 issue). When Chris Vultaggio read the article he became intrigued. […]
Pollinator Bookshelf: The Pollinator Victory Garden
May 20, 2022
The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening (2020) The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed today to meet another threat […]
SUNY New Paltz Journalism Students Choose Wallkill Valley Land Trust for Subject of Documentary
May 17, 2022
Digital Media Production Majors at SUNY New Paltz created a short documentary featuring the Wallkill Valley Land Trust for their senior capstone project. The students were inspired by WVLT’s local […]