Enable High Contrast Mode
Disable High Contrast Mode
September Species Spotlight: Grapevine and Porcelain Berry
September 15, 2021
As summer transitions into fall, the grapevines begin to ripen in the Hudson Valley. New York has a few different native species of grape (Vitis spp.), with river grape (Vitis […]
September 1, 2021
The Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive insect that feeds on and damages indigenous trees as well as many crucial agricultural crops including maple, black walnut, grapes and hops. In addition […]
WVLT Seeks Volunteers to Map Invasive Species
July 26, 2021
The effort is part of an Open Space Institute (OSI)-funded project to collect data at the Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary and Joppenbergh Mountain. Wallkill Valley Land Trust (WVLT) intern Marguerite Royo, a […]
July Species Spotlight: Gypsy Moths and Parasitoid Wasps
July 21, 2021
By Robin Kuehn The Gypsy Moth was renamed as the Spongy Moth in March of 2022, and is featured in another segment of Species Spotlight that month. Invasive species: Gypsy […]
June 2021 Species Spotlight: the Native Black Legged Tick and the Invasive Yellow Flag Iris
June 23, 2021
By Robin Kuehn The Native Black Legged Tick For many of us, just thinking about the word “ticks” has us itching with that creepy crawly feeling. And for […]
May 2021 Species Spotlight: The Native Snapping Turtle and the Invasive Water Chestnut
May 25, 2021
By Kaitlyn Skees, SUNY New Paltz Student/Intern The Native Snapping Turtle The Snapping Turtle (chelydra serpentina) has been New York State’s official state reptile after it was nominated and […]
April Species Spotlight: Red-eared Sliders and Red Efts
April 21, 2021
Contributed by Master of Science student and herpetology enthusiast Jamie Van Der Zee Spring is in the air, and an abundance of water and color returns to the Hudson valley. […]
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 […]
February 2021 Species Spotlight-The Native Beaver and the Invasive Phragmites
February 18, 2021
By Kaitlyn Skees, SUNY New Paltz Student/ Intern The Native Beaver We had a great opportunity to write about beavers (castor canadensis) this month, especially because they have been […]