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News and Our Environment
Silver Maple Marks a Silver Anniversary
June 26, 2020
Where the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail runs through the town of Gardiner and crosses over Farmer’s Turnpike, there is an area of solstice, shade and, most recently, cause for celebration. […]
June Species Spotlight- Emerald Ash Borer versus the Tiger Beetle
June 26, 2020
As part of an ongoing series of articles that examine invasive and native species found in our region, here we present the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer versus the Native Tiger […]
May Species Spotlight- Poison Ivy and Oriental Bittersweet
May 22, 2020
As part of an ongoing series of articles that examine native and invasive species found in our region, here we present Poison Ivy and Oriental Bittersweet Native Species Poison Ivy: Related […]
Jackie LaPlate, WVLT’s Spring 2020 Intern
May 22, 2020
Meet Jackie LaPlante, Our 2020 SUNY Geography Intern The Wallkill Valley Land Trust (WVLT) has been partnering with the SUNY New Paltz Geography Department for several years to provide […]
Junior Invasive Species Specialist Ben
May 15, 2020
After accidentally stepping on “a grey pokey thing that grows in the water” at Kingston Beach, everything changed for six-year-old Ben in regard to his passion for learning and fighting invasive species. […]
Celebrating mothers, including Bat Moms!
May 10, 2020
Happy Mother’s Day to some of the most wonderful moms in the natural world: BATS! Bats tend to have a bad reputation due to being associated with vampires and […]
May 5, 2020
Spring Wildflower Walk on Joppenbergh Mountain By Cara Gentry, WVLT Coordinator of Land Stewardship As more of us practice social distancing outdoors, now is the perfect time to also slow […]
WVLT May Instagram Posts You Might Have Missed
May 1, 2020
Not on Instagram, that is okay! Check out our posts from the Month of May We will update this page weekly. […]
WVLT April Instagram Posts You Might Have Missed
April 27, 2020
Not on Instagram, that is okay! Check out our posts from the Month of April We will update this page weekly.
Recipes to try at home! Japanese Knotweed Quiche
April 9, 2020
Stewardship Savories- Cara’s Japanese Knotweed Quiche- My favorite recipe in the “Enchanted Broccoli Forest Cookbook” (part of the Moosewood Cookbook Series by Mollie Katzen) is A Quiche Formula. Rather than giving […]
WVLT March Instagram Posts You Might Have Missed
April 7, 2020
Not on Instagram, that is okay! Check out our posts from the Month of March We will update this page weekly. Cara, our Coordinator of Land Stewardship shared with […]
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