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In 2024 these are the NYFA field trips, classes, and workshops taking place in the Adirondacks. Go to www.nyflora.org to learn more and sign up. Hope to see you there!

Aug 16-18 Introduction to Sphagnum mosses. St. Lawrence County

June 29 Learn 10 Trees of the High Peaks. Essex County

June 29 Moxham Mountain Summit Hike. Essex County

July 27 Whiteface Mountain Alpine Plants. Essex County

See what is happening with work on invasive species.

The minutes from our January meeting are now on the Meetings tab.

Our next planning meeting will be on Thursday, January 25th, 2024 via Zoom at 7pm. To receive an update with the Zoom link in January, please sign up to the Google Group and receive an email. You can learn how to sign up on the About page. Hope to see you then!

A Flashbot is a field trip organized in a short amount of time and on September 20 the ABS visited the newly acquired meadows and woods of the Adirondack Land Trust at the corner of Loj Road and Route 73 where there is the spectacular view of the high peaks. It is not yet open to the public but ALT personnel let us botanize for about 3 hours cataloging 97 species of woodland and meadow species. You can see many of the species we saw on the iNaturalist project called High Peaks Vista. We thank the ALT for allowing us to botanize this beautiful property and we look forward to returning next season.

This will be a Zoom meeting to discuss past, present, and future of the ADK Orchid Survey.

When: May 9, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdOuqpzsqGtJDKWtd6z1cTVuY38PVMASu

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Check out the new fact sheets for Adirondack invasive plants from APIPP. When you are out botanizing, you should report these especially if they turn up in a mostly natural area.

The New York Flora association has come out with their field trips for 2023 and the following trips and workshops will take place in the Adirondacks. You can sign up at www.nyflora.org.

Introduction to Bryophytes – SUNY Plattsburgh, Clinton County, July 28-30

Learn 10 Trees – Paul Smiths VIC, Franklin County – July 22

Hudson River Ice Meadows – Warrensburg, Warren County, June 11

Whiteface Mountain Alpine Plants – Wilmington, Essex County, August 6

Hitchins Pond Bog – Southwest of Tupper Lake, St. Lawrence County, August 19

The Champlain Hills and Shores, a talk given by Jerry Jenkins on November 1, 2022 at the Whallonsburg Grange, Whallonsburg, NY. 1 hour and 19 minutes. Explores the unusually large biodiversity of the hills surrounding New York’s Lake Champlain. Video by Vince Franke, Peregrine Productions.

You can find the link whenever you need it on our links page or click here to see it now.

Adirondack Research. https://adkres.org/employment/.

Here is a short description from the website:

Term: Seasonal, temporary employment (mid-June through late August or early September). They are competitive at $19.50 per hour.

Job Description: Seeking up to eight qualified individuals to work as part of a team conducting research-grade surveys of aquatic native and invasive species (plant and animal). This research is part of a project to map the distribution of aquatic invasive species across the state. Surveys will be performed by boat (motor boat and canoe) at lakes and rivers in New York State. This position is based out of Saranac Lake, NY, but the team will be in the field 3-4 days each week. Camping Monday through Thursday is required for distant survey locations for the entire season. Some weeks we will be surveying in the Saranac Lake area (within a 1-hour drive daily) where crew members can sleep at their apartments in the Saranac Lake Area.