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Foragers & Herbalists: Fattoush – Middle Eastern herb and bread salad
August 31, 2022
By Merrie Witkin Every culture has its ways of using leftover bread, the sacred staff of life, and summer bread-embellished salads are a popular means of doing so. Panzanella, the Tuscan bread […]
The Pollinator Bookshelf: The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest
August 31, 2022
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 18, 2022
When extracting and refining rock into a usable economic product, there is always a trail of waste or non economic product produced. This waste is known as mine tailings. The […]
WVLT announces community forums around sign project
June 27, 2022
The Wallkill Valley Land Trust seeks community input for an ongoing educational signage project The Wallkill Valley Land Trust (WVLT) is excited to announce a series of open forums to […]
The Pollinator Bookshelf: Garden Revolution by Larry Weaner
June 24, 2022
The Pollinator Bookshelf is a new feature in Field Notes. Each month we’ll introduce different book and author. Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change (2016) Larry […]
June Species Spotlight: Asian Jumping Worm and Red Backed Salamander
June 24, 2022
by Claire Hartl Jumping Worms This month’s featured invasive species is actually several species collected under an umbrella common name. Asian jumping worms. There are at least three species under […]
Foragers and Herbalists: When Mint Comes into its Own
June 24, 2022
When mint comes into its own Come June, mint is popping up full force in my garden. That is okay, because it comes in handy for cocktails on the patio […]
June 23, 2022
The dome shape and size of this building indicate it was an explosive storage magazine meaning that high explosives were stored here for the mining industry; however, historical records of […]
June 23, 2022
The collapse of the Joppenbergh mountain mines can be seen from the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail on the Trestle. In the late 1800s, Joppenbergh mountain was mined extensively for […]
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