Pollinator Garden at the Gardiner Library
December 15, 2021
The Gardiner Library pollinator garden will be a stepping stone for pollinators using the rail trail as their pathway, and part of a larger effort to encourage more pollinator plantings […]
When Pollinator Gardens Naturalize
August 17, 2021
By Angela Sisson One measure of a successful, sustainable pollinator garden is when the plants start to spread outside the original area—when the plants naturalize to another nearby location. As […]
Winter Sowing Produces Summer Plants for Pollinators- WV Pollinator Pathways
July 15, 2021
Submitted by the Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathway sub-committee chair Angela Sisson If you’re planting a pollinator garden, you already know that buying container plants can get expensive. A good […]
No Mow May- Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathways
May 25, 2021
Reduce Your Lawn for the Pollinators Once you’ve headed down the pollinator pathway it’s time to think about reducing the lawn — the simplest no-nonsense approach is often to simply […]
My Pandemic Path to the Pollinator Pathway
April 21, 2021
by Hope Corenzwit Whatever else it was, the year 2020 was a year of discovery. In that year of pandemic, I canceled my annual Spring Plant Sale to stay […]
iNaturalist Competition on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
March 19, 2021
Have you been using iNaturalist to record and identify plant, animal, and fungus species? Well whether you’re an old pro or you’ve never even heard of this app and website, […]
Site Analysis for Pollinator Plantings – Part II – Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathways
March 18, 2021
By Angela Sisson, Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathway committee chair Ecoregion: EPA ecoregions have distinct ecologies which are based upon the underlying geology which in turn dictates the types of […]
March Species Spotlight: Spotted Salamanders and Lesser Celandine
March 18, 2021
by Cara Gentry, WVLT Coordinator of Land Stewardship Spotted Salamander Warm rainy spring nights bring the amphibians marching out of the forests in search of woodland pools. The […]
Site Analysis for Pollinator Plantings- Part 1- Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathways
February 18, 2021
By Angela Sisson, Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathway committee chair Now is a good time to start planning a pollinator-planting. To do so, it helps to understand a landscape through a […]
Start Growing Now- January 2021 Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathway
January 20, 2021
Start Growing Now By Cheryl Alloway, Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathway committee member and contributor. Being cooped up this winter is getting to be a bit of a bore. Have […]