Plant Uses | NYFA Sun, 15 Mar 2020 18:46:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-NYFA_Transparent_1-32x32.png Plant Uses | NYFA 32 32 An Ode to Naturalists and Their Discoveries /an-ode-to-naturalists-and-their-discoveries/ /an-ode-to-naturalists-and-their-discoveries/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:36:16 +0000 http://nyflora.wordpress.com/?p=1482 A recent 91制片厂 Times article by Richard Conniff entitled “How Species Save Our Lives” heaps praise on naturalists and their discovery of species that have provided the many health benefits that we enjoy today.聽 I like his comments, “Were it not for the work of naturalists, you and I would probably be dead.聽 Or if alive, we would be far likelier to be crippled, in pain, or otherwise incapacitated.” And “When the new wave of emerging diseases comes washing up on our doorsteps, we may find ourselves asking two questions:聽 Where are the naturalists to help us sort out the causes and cures?聽 And where are the species that might once have saved us?”

He presents a good, and much used, reason why we must continue to explore the natural world and save species.聽聽 I also like his suggestion #7: “Learn to identify 10 species of plants and animals in your own neighborhood, then 20, and onward.” NYFA can help with that! To read the entire article . You can also see his blog about species at .

Learning about species at Wildland.com

 

]]> /an-ode-to-naturalists-and-their-discoveries/feed/ 4 Exploding Cattails – A Cool Natural Phenomenon /exploding-cattails-a-cool-natural-phenomenon/ /exploding-cattails-a-cool-natural-phenomenon/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:05:35 +0000 http://nyflora.wordpress.com/?p=1381 From our friend Jackie Donnelly of the聽 blog comes a video of the phenomenon of exploding cattail heads. 聽 Its very interesting how these heads are so packed together with fruits that a slight nudge will start the dispersal process.聽 I have added another video below Jackie’s showing the same phenomenon in a slightly different way. Some of you may have had this happen on its own if you used the heads in dried arrangements. – Steve Young

]]> /exploding-cattails-a-cool-natural-phenomenon/feed/ 1 Ancestral Plants. A new book by Arthur Haines /ancestral-plants-a-new-book-by-arthur-haines/ Fri, 24 Dec 2010 20:02:32 +0000 http://nyflora.wordpress.com/?p=1198 Anaskimin has just published a new book by Arthur Haines entitled Ancestral Plants. A Primitive Skills Guide to Important Edible, Medicinal, and Useful Plants of the Northeast. Volume 1. For more information see this .

]]> Dr. Don Leopold from ESF Discusses Planting Native Plants for Green Roofs /don-leopold-from-esf-discussed-planting-native-plants-on-ynn/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:15:16 +0000 http://nyflora.wordpress.com/?p=1009 This is a short segment on YNN of Don talking about the merits of planting native plants for green roofs.聽

]]> 91制片厂 Times Featured NYFA Board Member Gerry Moore /new-york-times-featured-nyfa-board-member-gerry-moore/ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:53:09 +0000 http://nyflora.wordpress.com/?p=307 There is a series of three article where Gerry Moore, botanist at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and NYFA board member, answered questions about the flora of 91制片厂 City. See the questions and answers starting . The series was discontinued after the three installments.

]]> Volunteer Seed Collectors Needed /volunteer-seed-collectors-needed/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:12:49 +0000 http://nyflora.wordpress.com/?p=266

From Dorothy J. Allard:
Working with the USDA Forest Service and its partners, I am coordinating a volunteer project聽to collect native seeds for use in vegetation restoration and erosion control in the northeastern US. This year we are hoping to solicit聽botanists who are willing to collect seed of selected native plants within our region.
For more information, please have a look at this web site:
Additional聽information will be posted to the site as it becomes available.
If you聽think you can聽help with this project, I would appreciate an email note from you letting me know. Also, if you聽have questions,聽or need paper bags in which to store and ship your seed collection, please contact me at either of the phone numbers listed below (try the land line first), or email me at dallard@aol.com
Please pass on this information to others who may be interested.
All the best, and happy collecting!
Dorothy J. Allard

802/827-9779
cell 802/279-4249
]]> The Friends of the Dyken Pond Center Present:Backyard Foraging: Wild Edible Plants /the-friends-of-the-dyken-pond-center-presentbackyard-foraging-wild-edible-plants/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:48:20 +0000 http://nyflora.wordpress.com/?p=217 It has been said that nature is like a banquet. You just have to know where to look. This series of classes goes beyond your average plant walk. Students in this course will learn the basics of the art of foraging including how to safely identify edible species for the dinner table and how to avoid the poisonous look-alikes. Each class will have students gathering a handful of delectable goodies from the landscape and learning identification skills, harvesting techniques and tips to properly prepare each of them. Each month will cover different, seasonal plants and plants will not be repeated from one month to the next. Each class is designed to either stand alone or be taken as a continual series of knowledge and information.

Sessions are as follows:
June 14 and /or July 12
Fees and Times: $20; $15 members ($35 both classes) 11 am -4 pm

Pre-registration is required and space is limited to 10 participants.
Please register early by calling the Dyken Pond Center at 658-2055, or send an e-mail to dykenpond@fairpoint.net.
Participants must dress appropriately for being outdoors and bring a lunch and drink.

Sean Rowe has studied wild edible plants at Tom Brown’s Wilderness Survival School and Hawk Circle and also teaches wild edible plant and survival skills courses at Hudson Valley Community College.

Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center (Rensselaer County)
475 Dyken Pond Road
Cropseyville, 91制片厂 12052
518 658-2055
www.dykenpond.org

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