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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 […]
January Species Spotlight: Maples
January 20, 2021
A Tale of Two Maples: Acer saccharum versus Acer platanoides By Robin Kuehn Native: Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum What resident of the northeast United States doesn’t have a soft spot for our […]
December 2020 Species Spotlight: Native versus Invasive Holly
December 15, 2020
By Cara Gentry, Coordinator of Land Stewardship Many think of holly is one of the quintessential winter holiday plant species. The evergreen leaves and red berries that bring color to […]
October Species Spotlight- The Emerging Invasive Spotted Lanternfly and the Native Black Walnut Tree
October 14, 2020
By Kaitlyn Skees, Sophomore in the SUNY New Paltz English Department This fall is a good time to enjoy the outdoors; however, this season is an important time to be […]
September Species Spotlight- Multiflora Rose and Native Pawpaw
September 15, 2020
By Cara Gentry, WVLT Coordinator for Land Stewardship Growing up in the northern Adirondacks, I had not encountered either of the species I am writing about for this article. Our […]
August Species Spotlight- Virginia Opossum and Japanese Barberry
August 24, 2020
This month’s species spotlight looks at a native animal species and an invasive plant species — which both interact with ticks: The native Virginia Opossum and the invasive Japanese Barberry. […]