Governor Hochul Signs "Birds And Bees" Act, Nation-Leading Legislation to Protect New Yorkers and Wildlife From Harmful Pesticides
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Ornate holiday wreaths donated to Families First in Elizabethtown
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The Adirondack Garden Club awarded a grant to the Adirondack Land Trust to maintain the meadow habitat at Glenview Preserve. Six other local non-profits also received grants from the AGC. Pictured here, Adirondack Land Trust 2020 Intern Jess Grant and Adirondack Land Trust Stewardship & GIS Manager Becca Halter. Photo by Mary Thill/Adirondack Land Trust.
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Warner accepting the AGC Gretta Prince Cachepot Prize. The Gretta Prince Memorial GCA Cachepot, established in 1993 by Happy Marsh in honor of her mother, is given annually to a member recognizing significant contributions to the Club.
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A global study released last week estimated that invasive species were causing the world economy $423 billion a year. I don’t know how many billions of that are directly attributable to the buckthorn, honeysuckle and bittersweet that have taken over the site of an old limestone quarry just south of the town of Essex, but I should think it is considerable.
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Tussock Moth Caterpillar are also found in the Adirondack Garden Club’s Families First native-plant garden. They compete with Monarch caterpillars on milkweed plants but are a sign of a diverse and healthy ecosystem. Photo by Lyn Flynn.
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Monarch caterpillars feast on milkweed planted by the Adirondack Garden Club in the Families First native-plant garden in Elizabethtown. Photo by Lyn Flynn.
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Native habitat will be restored at the Essex Quarry Nature Preserve, a unique limestone woodland in Essex, NY, which has become overgrown by invasive plants. The work is funded by a Partners for Plants grant awarded to the Adirondack Garden Club. Photo by Tim Rowland.
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“The Forest Beneath Our Feet” will address these intricate underground relationships in a lecture given on May 30, 2023 by Justin Waskiewicz, assistant professor of forestry at Paul Smith’s College. In his talk, Professor Waskiewicz will provide an overview of forest soil ecology and discuss how these concepts interact with forest management.
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Au Sable Forks Elementary used their Adirondack Garden Club grant to purchase a series of books related to different gardening aspects. Pictured left to right are kindergarteners from Ms. Barber's and Mrs. Richard's classes: Evana Adams, Milo Blaney, and Kaelyn Mussaw. Photo by Caroline Douglas.
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Wreaths delivered: Families First CEO JoAnne Caswell and Adirondack Garden Club Co-President. The garden
club donated over 40 wreaths to Families First clients. Photo by Annette Simons.
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Barbara Hail was recently honored for her years of service to the Adirondack Garden Club as history and archives committee chair. Founded in 1928, the club has an extensive collection of historical artifacts and records. Photo by Laura Sells-Doyle.
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As concern over ticks and their potentially devastating impact both on individuals and our region reaches new levels, the Adirondack Garden Club is presenting a lecture by local expert Michael Trumbower.
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The Adirondack Garden Club Ellen Lea Paine Memorial Nature Fund was established in 2005 to give financial assistance to individuals and not-for-profit organizations involved in programs whose purpose is to study, protect and enjoy the natural environment within the Adirondack Park.
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