Category: Nature – Environment
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 – April, 24, 2020, the State Police in Poughkeepsie saved a…
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 in peat pots or cell packs. By Thomas Christopher I’ve got a thrifty wife. Suzanne…
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 counting on it to continue the revolution started by the…
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 everybody knows to be true, just isn’t. That’s the case, I’ve found, with much…
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights ECO Actions for Early- to Mid-November New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) enforce the 71 Chapters of NY Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife…
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 signing legislation (S.4416B/A.5035B) directing the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and…
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 impossible to be an active gardener and not notice changes occurring in our…
At Akin Free Library 378 Old Quaker Hill Road Pawling, NY Community Partner Program A Modern Ecological Detective Story Thursday, November 7, 6 p.m. (Free) The role of mosquitos, birds, and birders in the emergence of West Nile Virus…
ECO Actions for Early October New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) enforce the 71 Chapters of NY Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York….
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. By Thomas Christopher I’m old enough to remember when fall was a season…
Autumn’s Color: The Garden Mum The chrysanthemum is considered an iconic American autumn flower, but its ancestors actually hail from eastern Asia, particularly China. By Thomas Christopher Chrysanthemums have become a symbol of autumn in the United States, as American as…
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, held a roundtable with leadership, and answered…
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 region’s top experts in gardening, horticulture and the environment. By Thomas Christopher My first gardening teacher…
Ulster and Dutchess Counties Unite to Fight EPA’s Decision to Issue Certificate of Completion for Hudson River Cleanup Officials from across Hudson River region lending support to effort Poughkeepsie… Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan joined with Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro…
DEC Discovers Brook Trout in Previously “Fishless” Adirondack Lake Impacted by Acid Rain Lake Colden and Tributaries Show Signs of Fish and Habitat Recovery Decades of New York’s Clean Air Initiatives Helped Reduce Effects of Acid Rain The New York…