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News and Our Environment
July Species Spotlight: Milkweed and Swallowwort
July 30, 2022
by Claire Hartl Milkweed Milkweed is a native plant that many people know as the host plant for the monarch butterfly. Monarchs lay their eggs on milkweeds, and the caterpillars […]
Foragers and Herbalists: Stuffed Wild Grape Leaves
July 29, 2022
The perfect finger food: Stuffed wild grape leaves (dolmades) By Merrie Witkin When John Le Carre coined the phrase “ the constant gardener” as the title for his 2001 political […]
July 26, 2022
Back to the interactive map: https://wallkillvalleylt.org/joppenbergh-interactive-map/ Resources https://geokansas.ku.edu/crinoids Geology of the Hudson Valley: A Billion Years of History by Steven Schimmrich
July 18, 2022
Throughout Joppenbergh mountain there are cold air crevasses created as a result of the large mine collapse. They are not stable enough to explore or enter. A cool feature […]
July 18, 2022
The rock slide can be viewed on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail This rock slide was first observed in 2011 after the heavy rainfall during Hurricane Irene. Back to […]
July 18, 2022
The rocks in this area belong to the New Scotland Formation consisting of a fossiliferous shaley limestone: the same formation as the anticline outcrop. At this location, bedding and cleavage […]
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