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News and Our Environment
May 23, 2022
By Merrie Witkin When I started writing this column, stinging nettles (urtica dioica) were not anywhere on my radar. But I am blessed with an eagle-eyed gardener who knows his […]
Commuting on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
May 20, 2022
by Jay Porcelli About once a week, during the warmer months of the year, Cara gets on her bicycle and rides to work on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. Her […]
The Pollinator Gardener: Pollinator Meadow in Gardiner
May 20, 2022
By Angela Sisson Last year the Gardiner Gazette printed an article about the new Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathway (Winter 2021 issue). When Chris Vultaggio read the article he became intrigued. […]
Pollinator Bookshelf: The Pollinator Victory Garden
May 20, 2022
The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening (2020) The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed today to meet another threat […]
SUNY New Paltz Journalism Students Choose Wallkill Valley Land Trust for Subject of Documentary
May 17, 2022
Digital Media Production Majors at SUNY New Paltz created a short documentary featuring the Wallkill Valley Land Trust for their senior capstone project. The students were inspired by WVLT’s local […]
Recent Storms Spotlight Funding Needs of WVLT
May 4, 2022
The Wallkill Valley Land Trust (WVLT) reports that a section of the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail will remain closed for the time being in Rosendale. NEW PALTZ — Climate change […]
Species Spotlight: Bradford Pear and Flowering Dogwood
April 26, 2022
by Kim Stever Bradford Pear; Pyrus calleryana The Bradford Pear (or Callery Pear) tree was heavily favored as an ornamental planting starting in the 1960’s but the path which brought […]
April 26, 2022
A webinar from the Bowman Hill Wildflower Preserve: April 28 @ 7:00-8:00pm ET ($15) Diversify Your Lawn: Transforming your Lawn into a Rich Tapestry of Native Plants with Anna Fialkoff […]
Foragers & Herbalists: Orzotto with Fresh Greens
April 25, 2022
by Merrie Witkin Orzotto verde con Piselli (Barley cooked risotto-style with fresh greens and peas) I had hoped that this column would be all about ramps, the wild leek that […]
The Pollinator Bookshelf: Attracting Native Pollinators
April 25, 2022
The Pollinator Bookshelf is a new feature in Field Notes. Each month we’ll introduce different book and author. Attracting Native Pollinators: The Xerces Society Guide, Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies […]
The Pollinator Gardener: Spring Clean
April 25, 2022
The Pollinator Gardener is a recurring feature in Field Notes. The following is a partial reprint from the cornerpollinatorgarden.net Pollinator Garden Spring Clean-up Okay, now that spring has arrived, you […]
Foragers & Herbalists # 4: The Springtime of Wild Chives
March 22, 2022
by Merrie Witkin As the snows of winter recede, most of us look forward to our favorite springtime rituals— walking in the woods and fields and seeking out early spring flowers, […]
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