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April 21, 2021
By WVLT SUNY New Paltz Intern Marguerite Royo The Wallkill Valley Land Trust (WVLT) is proud to have a conservation easement on Old Ford Farm, located in Gardiner […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
January 23, 2021
January 2021 Marty Irwin, a local volunteer, former New Paltz Town Board member, lifelong environmentalist, and Chair of the Board of Directors of Mohonk Consultations, recently joined the Wallkill Valley […]
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 […]
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 22, 2020
Million-dollar project improves public access and safety along the rail trail. For Immediate Release: December 18, 2020 […]
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 […]
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