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News and Our Environment
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 […]
Holiday Feasts, Thanks to our Pollinator Friends
December 15, 2020
By Robin Kuehn When sitting down at a holiday feast, do you ever think about what had to happen in order for the delicious food to appear in front of […]
In Memorium of Anne Allbright Smith: A Passion for Nature
November 13, 2020
In Memorium Anne Allbright Smith: A Passion for Nature In 2004, while building their house in Gardiner, Anne and Ray Smith discovered a turtle on the site. It was a […]
A Celebration of the Rosendale Trestle
November 11, 2020
By Matt Kierstead with Vals Osborne The year 2020 heralds twin anniversaries for the Rosendale Trestle. Construction of the first railroad bridge over Rondout Creek at Rosendale, completed in 1872, […]
Leave the Leaves for the Pollinators
November 11, 2020
Leaves were cool when I was a kid. In early autumn we would have a huge — huge as in humongous huge— pile of leaves to jump into, get completely […]
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail- Improvement Work
October 14, 2020
When the Wallkill Valley Land Trust (WVLT), in partnership with Open Space Institute, completed a 4 year, $1.5 million restoration campaign for the Rosendale Trestle, opening the 940 foot long […]
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 […]
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