By Thomas Christopher At this time of social distancing, many of our normal family activities have gone by the…
Team effort to save black bear hit on Route 44
24 April 2020 NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Michael J. Drake Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Pleasant Valley, New York –…
Be a Better Gardener,Some Tips from a Seed-Starting Pro
When seedlings have produced their first mature-type leaves, they can be gently lifted from the seed-starting pot and replanted individually…
Be a better Gardener, Tallamy’s Nature’s Best Hope; How Home Gardeners Can Help Stop Ecosystem Collapse
By Thomas Christopher Douglas Tallamy has published a new book, Nature’s Best Hope, and I’m…
Here’s the Dirt on Companion Planting
The Three Sisters: squash, corn, and climbing beans. Photo: Christian Guthier/Flickr By Thomas Christopher Sometimes common knowledge, what…
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) enforce the 71 Chapters of NY…
Statewide Multi-Use Trails Plan Bill Signed by Governor
ALBANY, NY – Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) today joined Assemblymember Patricia Fahy to praise Governor Andrew Cuomo for…
Be a Better Gardener, Food for Thought: Assisted Migration in an Age of Climate Change
The sugar maple (Acer saccharum), one example of tree species potentially vulnerable to climate change. By Thomas Christopher It is…
The Connecticut Audubon Society at The Akin Library
At Akin Free Library 378 Old Quaker Hill Road Pawling, NY Community Partner Program A Modern Ecological Detective Story…
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights, for Early October
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) enforce the 71 Chapters of NY…
The Science of Autumn Leaf Management
Take stock in what autumn leaves can do for your garden and the insects and animals that overwinter there.…
Be a Better Gardener, The Garden Mum
The chrysanthemum is considered an iconic American autumn flower, but its ancestors actually hail from eastern Asia, particularly China. …
Delgado Tours Cary Institute in Millbrook, Focuses on Addressing Climate Change and Lyme Disease
MILLBROOK, NY—Today, U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) visited the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook. The Congressman toured the Institute's labs,…
Be a Better Gardener, The Garden Professors
A community of learners: Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Horticulture Certificate Program provides classes and hands-on workshops taught by some of the…
Ulster and Dutchess Counties Unite to Fight EPA’s Decision to Issue Certificate of Completion for Hudson River Cleanup
Ulster and Dutchess Counties Unite to Fight EPA’s Decision to Issue Certificate of Completion for Hudson River Cleanup Officials from…
