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by Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Servicehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mute-swan-e1394041473119.jpgMute SwanMute swans are easily discriminated from native tundra and trumpeter swans by their orange beaks. 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This print was left in deep powder-like snow, making it more difficult to identify. Snowshoe hare have large feet proportionate to their body size so that they do not sink into the snow, hence their name. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2009_01_23_deer-trail.jpg2009_01_23_Deer trail Above: This is a deer trail through the woods. The area with exposed leaves is evidence of foraging activity, where the animal was likely in search of acorns, beech nuts or evergreen foliage to feed on. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/animal-tracks-squirel-e1420563025196.jpganimal tracks squirel2022-01-28T15:46:29+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/03/05/nest-hunt/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/drey.jpgDreyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bird_nest_jlundgren3.jpgBird_nest_JLundgren3photo by Julie Lundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/illustrations_of_the_nests_and_eggs_of_birds_of_ohio_pl._xxvii_bhl34907749.jpgIllustrations_of_the_nests_and_eggs_of_birds_of_Ohio_(Pl._XXVII)_BHL34907749Saucer-shaped nest, Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio. v.2Circleville, Ohio, U.S.A. :[s.n.],1886https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/illustrations_of_the_nests_and_eggs_of_birds_of_ohio_pl._xlvi_6058395907.jpgIllustrations_of_the_nests_and_eggs_of_birds_of_Ohio_(Pl._XLVI)_(6058395907)Ball-shaped nest, Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio. v.2Circleville, Ohio, U.S.A. :[s.n.],1886https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/illustrations_of_the_nests_and_eggs_of_birds_of_ohio_pl._viii_bhl34907621.jpgIllustrations_of_the_nests_and_eggs_of_birds_of_Ohio_(Pl._VIII)_BHL34907621Cup-shaped nest, Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio. v.2Circleville, Ohio, U.S.A. :[s.n.],1886https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/illustrations_of_the_nests_and_eggs_of_birds_of_ohio_pl._i_bhl34907541.jpgIllustrations_of_the_nests_and_eggs_of_birds_of_Ohio_(Pl._I)_BHL34907541Pendant-shaped nest, Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio. v.2Circleville, Ohio, U.S.A. :[s.n.],1886https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yellow-warbler-evangolasp-mn.jpgYellow Warbler EvangolaSP (MN)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/winter_bird_nest_with_snow_-_jang-woo-lee-att.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/winter_bird_nest_with_snow_-_jang-woo-lee.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/winter-wren.jpgWinter Wren2020-03-17T13:19:29+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2020/03/10/helping-hands-restore-the-past/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-cover.jpgCropped Coverhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200211_184647.jpg20200211_1846472020-03-06T15:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/04/22/parks-goes-solar/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20160608_103849.jpgRobert Moses State Parkphoto by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/robert-moses.jpgRobert MosesRobert Moses State Park, Field 4 System Output: 693.12 kW Annual Output: 920,000 kWh, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/niagara.jpgNiagaraNiagara Falls Discovery Center System Output: 8.74 kW Annual Output: 10,940 kWh, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/letchworth.jpgLetchworthLetchworth Visitors Center System Output: 25 kW Annual Output: 29,200 kWh, photo by State Parks2021-10-06T11:56:25+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/02/26/felines-in-the-northeast/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/lynx_erickilby1.jpgLynx_EricKilby1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/malecatscent_picturesofcats.org_.pngMaleCatScent_PicturesOfCats.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/trackguide_catskillmountaineer.jpgTrackGuide_CatskillMountaineerImage 4: Image above compares mountain lion, lynx, and bobcat pawprints. image courtesy of Catskill Mountaineerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mountain-lion.jpgmountain-lionImage 3, Cougar (mountain lion or catamont), public domain image.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/lynxtrack_jls-photography.jpgLynxTrack_JLS PhotographyImage 5- Image above taken by JLS Photography - Alaska showing the distinct circular fur outline around the lynx’s pawprint. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/lynxmarkingtree_locomote.jpgLynxMarkingTree_LocomoteImage 7, lynx marking a tree, image accessed from Locomote. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canada_lynx_by_michael_zahra.jpgCanada_lynx_by_Michael_ZahraImage 2, Canada lynx, photo by Michael Zahrahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/bobcatterry-spivey-usda-forest-service-bugwood.org_.jpgBobcatTerry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.orgTerry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/bobcatmarkingrock_natureofman.jpgBobcatMarkingRock_NatureOfManImage 8, bobcat marking a rock, images accessed from NatureofMan2021-06-01T16:40:42+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/11/06/national-purple-heart-hall-of-honor-who-we-are-what-we-do-why-we-need-your-stories/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sculpture.jpgSCULPTUREhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/timeline.jpgTIMELINETimeline Galleryhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/southeast-view.jpgSOUTHEAST VIEWSoutheast view of the Main Galleryhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/memorial_at_phhh_dsc_0112_copy.jpgMemorial_at_PHHH_DSC_0112_copyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/main-gallery.jpgMAIN GALLERYEntering the Main Galleryhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/hall-of-honor.jpgHALL OF HONORNational Purple Heart Hall of Honorhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dabney-profile.jpgDABNEY PROFILEEnrollment profile for Purple Heart recipient Clarence Dabney.2020-02-26T14:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/12/30/snakes-in-snow-in-native-american-winter-games/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/jemison-pic-4.jpgJemison Pic 42020-02-26T14:27:37+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2020/02/18/a-legacy-of-strength/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/company-1287-c-roster.jpgCompany 1287-C Rosterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/newtown-battlefield-cccer-arriving.pngnewtown-battlefield-cccer-arrivinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/company-1287-c-phone.jpgCompany 1287-C Phonehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/company-1245-c-guitar-playing.jpgCompany 1245-C Guitar Playinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/company-247-c-roster.jpgCompany 247-C Rosterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/company-246-c-roster-culinary.jpgCompany 246-C Roster Culinaryhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/company-246-c-roster-2.jpgCompany 246-C Roster 2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/company-246-c-group-photo.jpgCompany 246-C Group Photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/company-246-c-group-photo-5.jpgCompany 246-C Group Photo 5https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/company-246-c-group-photo-4-2.jpgCompany 246-C Group Photo 42020-02-18T19:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/01/22/flies-that-know-snow/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/chionea_sp._muse.jpgchionea_sp._musehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/chionea_tom-murray_bugguide.jpgchionea_tom murray_bugguideChionea scita, photo by Tom Murray, accessed from Bugguidehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/onetimeuseonly.jpgonetimeuseonlyAdult snow fly, note the fly's long legs, photo by Brandon Woo.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pedicia-albivitta_bob-travis.jpgGiant Eastern Crane Fly on the screenGiant eastern crane fly clings to a window screen, Bob Travis, accessed from Flickr.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/chionea_sp._-_muse_wikipedia.jpgchionea_sp._-_muse_wikipediaChionea_sp._-_MUSE_Wikipedia2020-02-10T16:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/01/29/early-birds-get-more-than-the-worm/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/great_horned_owls_in_nest_jk-1.jpggreat_horned_owls_in_nest_jkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/usfws_natdiglib_11626_full.jpgusfws_natdiglib_11626_fullhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/greathornedowl_talons_is.jpgOwl TalonsWhen clenched, an adult Great Horned Owl’s talons lock down like a ratchet and require a force of 28 lbs. to pry them back open. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/greathorned_owl_closeup_is.jpgTiger Owl EyeOwls have huge eyes compared to their body size-- larger eyes are able to take in more light which is picked up by their rod- and cone-shaped photoreceptors. Rods allow them to see well in dim light, but colors, not as well. Cones help distinguish colors but only when our surroundings are well lit. Humans have about 200,000 rods per square millimeter while owls have close to a million rods per square millimeter. This is then magnified by the owl’s tapetum lucidum or ‘eyeshine,’ a feature humans do not have. This layer of tissue located behind the retina reflects all available light to those photoreceptor rods and provides superior night vision.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gho_feather_is.jpgGreat Horned Owl FeatherGreat-horned owl feathers have a velvety texture and combined with tiny serrations along each feather edges called flutes which muffle their wing beats allowing owls to silently swoop down on their prey unnoticed. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gho_family_is.jpgGreat Horned Owl familyGreat Horned Owl, at the nest with her Owlets2020-01-31T21:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/10/22/ice-ice-baby-at-chenango-valley-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/steve-and-libbie-cropped.jpgSteve and Libbie CROPPEDhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-pic2.jpgCROPPED pic2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ir-picture-of-rink.jpgIR picture of rinkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/69359157_3013942045314926_866276753071407104_n.jpg69359157_3013942045314926_866276753071407104_nhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/69334470_3013940548648409_6452074612795637760_n.jpg69334470_3013940548648409_6452074612795637760_nhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rink-pic1.jpgrink pic1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/socal-winners-with-steve-carell.jpgSoCal Winners with Steve Carellhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/69508846_3013941088648355_3418685747325042688_n.jpg69508846_3013941088648355_3418685747325042688_nhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/69922564_3013942475314883_6103944973466468352_n.jpg69922564_3013942475314883_6103944973466468352_nhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/70233250_3013940348648429_6655202359460757504_n.jpg70233250_3013940348648429_6655202359460757504_n2020-01-31T21:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/03/01/a-squirrel-in-every-color/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/featured-image.jpgFeatured ImagePhoto by M. Drahms OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image4.jpgImage4A lithograph created by Charles Parsons of Charles Ellet's footbridge (completed 1848) commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Parson_-_Niagara_Falls_Suspension_Bridge.jpghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-1.jpgImage 1An eye-catching squirrel at Whirlpool State Park with all black fur; Photo by M. Drahms OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-2.jpgImage 2A bounty of nuts and acorns are found by squirrels at State Parks along the Niagara Gorge. Photo by M. Drahms OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image_many-squirrels.jpgImage_Many SquirrelsBoth colors of Gray Squirrel can be seen throughout the year in parks along the Niagara Gorge. Photos by A. Weibel & M. Drahms OPRHP2022-01-23T18:10:25+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/02/20/staff-favorite-ski-trails-2/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/robert-moses-snowshoers.jpgRobert Moses snowshoersSnowshoers by the outdoor fire pit, photo by Nicandria Nature Centerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/robert-moses-skiers.jpgRobert Moses skiersCross-country skiing is a great family activity, Nicandri Nature Centerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/minnewaska-skiers.jpgMinnewaska skiershttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/higley-flow.jpgHigley Flowhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fahnestock-winter-park-e1518012068775.jpgFahnestock Winter Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/roscoe-signs.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAArt Roscoe Trail entry at Allegany State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/asp-trails.jpgASP TrailsLate afternoon along the ski trail at Allegany State Park.2020-01-22T15:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/02/12/enjoy-winter-get-the-kids-outside/2020-01-21T20:50:16+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/09/24/big-hopes-for-little-army-in-parks-fight-against-hemlock-invaders/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hwa-at-willow-point-4.jpgHWA at Willow point 4https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hwa-infestation-map-per-dec-may-2019.jpgHWA Infestation map per DEC May 20192021-02-09T17:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2020/01/07/state-parkland-expansion-touches-colonial-native-american-history/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/historic-marker-william-g-pomeroy-foundation.jpgHistoric Marker William G Pomeroy Foundationhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/kayaderosseras_patent.jpgKayaderosseras_Patent2020-01-17T14:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2020/01/14/cake-trees-and-clermont/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/helpingout.jpgHelpingOut2020-01-13T20:55:57+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/05/01/the-hudson-rivers-tough-turtles/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/northern_map_turtle_closeup_att2.jpgNorthern_Map_Turtle,_closeup_Atthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nest3.jpgNestProbable northern map turtle nest destroyed by a predator. Shells that appear twisted indicate some animal has eaten them, whereas more intact shells mean the nest has likely hatched successfully.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/luna1.jpgLuna Scientists quietly observe northern map turtle “Luna” nesting from a safe distance. This nest received protection from predators and likely hatched successfully months later.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/princess.jpgPrincessNorthern map turtle “Princess” hanging out while her tracker tag dries before her release. Scientists use these tags to locate the turtles for months after capture.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/natureserve-map.jpgNatureServe Map2020-01-07T14:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/12/04/first-day-hikes-2020/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dec-firetower.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2020-01-07T14:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/02/05/which-track-is-that-a-look-at-winter-animal-tracks-throughout-state-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/predator_and_prey_activity_footprints_animal_traces_in_the_snow.jpgpredator_and_prey_activity_footprints_animal_traces_in_the_snowhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/weasel_tleblanc.jpgweasel_tleblancThis is the track of a long-tailed weasel also seen within Allegany State Park. Fun fact: long-tailed weasels have a very high rate of metabolism and they eat about 40% of their body weight per day! photo by Thomas LeBlanchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/weasel_pcutul.jpgweasel_pcutulAt Harriman State Park, you can find the tracks of a bobcat as seen here. For more information on bobcats and other wild cats of the Northeast, please check the blog again in a few weeks for the upcoming post on that subject! Photo by Peter Cutulhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/turkey_tleblanc.jpgturkey_tleblancAbove you can see track of a turkey. To learn more about Allegany State Park’s role in wild turkey restoration, please see this blog. photo by Thomas LeBlanc)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/raccoon_kbroz.jpgraccoon_kbrozAlso, seen at Mark Twain State Park, is a raccoon. The most important sense of the raccoon is their sense of touch - they have hyper-sensitive front paws adorned with vibrissae (a type of hair that aids in tactile sensing) that allows them to identify objects before fully touching them! Photo by Kira Brozhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pinecone_pcutul.jpgpinecone_pcutulAt Fort Montgomery State Historic Site, you can see the tracks of a squirrel and some mystery tracks as well…which turns out to be from a pinecone as seen in the insert! Photo by Peter Cutulhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/oter_ewagner.jpgoter_ewagnerLooking around Grafton Lakes State Park, river otter tracks can be seen in the snow. Photo by Elizabeth Wagnerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mink_tleblanc.jpgmink_tleblancHere’s evidence of a mink on the ice of one of the streams within Allegany State Park, photo by T. LeBlanchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/greysquirrel_glamitina.jpggreysquirrel_glamitinaAt Letchworth State Park, you can see the tracks of a squirrel as compared to a human footprint for a scale reference. Photo by Gary Lamitinahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fisher_rsibner.jpgfisher_rsibnerWithin the Finger Lakes Region, park staff noticed this track of a fisher at Keuka Lake State Park. Photo by Becky Sibner2022-02-28T10:43:20+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/12/17/gaslight-village-carries-flame-into-21st-century/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/121719-night-iv.jpg121719 Night IVhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/121719-night-2-1.jpg121719 Night 2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/121719-night-2.jpg121719 Night 2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/121719-night-iii.jpg121719 Night IIIhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/night-v.jpgNight Vhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wyoming-locator-ii.jpgWyoming Locator IIhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wyoming-locator.jpgWyoming Locatorhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dscn5441-1.jpgDSCN5441 (1)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/academy-st-at-ward-village-hall-2.jpgAcademy St at Ward Village Hall 2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/corner-of-main-and-maple2.jpgCorner of Main and Maple22019-12-22T17:37:02+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/12/10/mushroom-tech-cleans-up-at-lake-erie-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/totes-in-stream.jpgTotes in Streamhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/paul-stamets.jpgPaul Stametshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mixture-ii.jpgMixture IIhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/totes-with-crane.jpgTotes with Cranehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mycoselium-image.jpgMycoselium Imagehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/crew-with-totes.jpgCrew with Totes2019-12-10T14:50:19+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/11/12/mother-of-the-american-youth-conservation-movement/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/liz-and-marty-ii-per-sca-shot.jpgLiz and Marty II per SCA shothttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_0863.jpgIMG_0863https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ltp-plants-tree-at-vassar.jpgLTP plants tree at Vassarhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/liz-with-marty-hayne-1957-sca-credit.jpgLiz with Marty Hayne 1957 SCA credithttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/liz-putnam-with-prez-obama.jpgLiz Putnam with Prez Obamahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sca-liz-putnam-marsh-billings-summer-15.jpgSCA Liz Putnam Marsh Billings Summer 152019-12-05T15:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/12/18/first-day-hikes-2019/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/saratoga-spa-2.jpgSaratoga Spa 2Saratoga Spa State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/peebles-2-from-dave-demarco.jpgPeebles 2 from Dave DeMarcoPeebles Island State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/fort-ont-1-e1544540739501.jpgFort Ont 1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/evangola-1.jpgEvangola 1Evangola State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/fdh_2016_bw_davis_14_susan-carver-e1544204054843.jpgFDH_2016_BW_Davis_14_Susan Carverhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dscf1697a.jpgDSCF1697ahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dscf1670a.jpgDSCF1670ahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/taughnnock.jpgTaughnnockhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/redjacket.jpgRedJackethttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/pinkjacket.jpgPinkJacket2019-12-04T14:26:08+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/11/19/ready-at-the-rope/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/brace-mt.-drill-crew-4.jpgBrace Mt. Drill Crew 4https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/brace-mt-rescue-pic-3.jpgBrace Mt Rescue Pic 3https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/brace-mountain-strategy-map.pngBrace Mountain Strategy Maphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/brace-mt.-drill-crew-1.jpgBrace Mt. Drill Crew 1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/brace-airlift.jpgBrace airlifthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/brace-mt-rescue-pic-2.jpgBrace Mt Rescue Pic 22019-11-19T15:19:13+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/10/24/nutty-over-nuts/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/oak-leaves_is.jpgSigns Of Fall"Colorful fall display, acorns and oak leaves.Please see other images from my portfolio:"https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/oak.jpgOak treeOak tree and acorns with copyspacehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fruit-key-and-twig-key-book_photo-by-julie-lundgren.jpgFruit Key and Twig Key book_photo by Julie Lundgren “Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs” by William Harlow, photo by Julie Lundgren.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/piles-hickory-shells_photo-by-julie-lundgren.jpgPiles hickory shells_photo by Julie LundgrenShell pile at the base of a tree, photo by Julie Lundgren, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/american-chestnut_photo-by-julie-lundgren.jpgAmerican Chestnut_photo by Julie LundgrenAmerican chestnut, photo by Julie Lundgren, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/shellbark-hickory_photo-by-julie-lundgren.jpgShellbark Hickory_photo by Julie LundgrenShellback Hickory nut, photo by Julie Lundgren, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pignut_bitternut_photo-by-julie-lundgren1.jpgPignut_Bitternut_photo by Julie Lundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pignut_bitternut_photo-by-julie-lundgren.jpgPignut_Bitternut_photo by Julie LundgrenPig nut, photo by Julie Lundgren, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hickory-shells-adj_photo-by-julie-lundgren1.jpgHickory shells ADJ_photo by Julie Lundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/butternut_photo-by-julie-lundgren.jpgButternut_photo by Julie LundgrenButternuts, photo by Julie Lundgren, NYNYP2019-11-12T14:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/11/05/hope-takes-wing-for-endangered-bird/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/map-of-sandy-island-beach-sp.jpgMap of Sandy Island Beach SPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/piplmigration.jpgPIPLmigrationhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/as_chickadult10.jpgAS_chickadult10https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/as_4eggsclose.jpgAS_4eggsclosehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/as_ydandgd19.jpgAS_YDandGD'19https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tm_frodopippin3.jpgTM_frodopippin3https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tm_chickface2.jpgTM_chickface2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/as_malefemale.jpgAS_male&femalehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/67643138_1339027819608799_3264678510832123904_n.jpg67643138_1339027819608799_3264678510832123904_n2019-11-05T14:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/10/29/fire-on-the-mountain/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1822.jpgIMG_1822https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1854.pngIMG_1854https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1828.jpgIMG_1828https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/101219_sugloaf-map.jpg101219_Sugloaf Maphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/crews-work-the-line.jpgCrews Work the Linehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/solo-ff-with-hose.jpgSolo FF with hosehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/second-cropped-img_1900.pngSECOND CROPPED IMG_1900https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1892.jpgIMG_1892https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/helicopter-shot-nynj-trail-conference.jpgHelicopter Shot NYNJ Trail Conferencehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/line-work-ii.jpgLine Work II2019-10-31T17:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/01/12/excelsior-conservation-corps-a-modern-vision-of-an-old-idea/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ccc-7.jpgCCC 7https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ccc-5.jpgCCC 5Members of the CCC Camp 1265 at Robert H. Treman State Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ccc-4.jpgCCC 4Working on the swimming area at Robert H. Treman State Park. Camp 1265, 1933-1941.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ccc-3.jpgCCC 3https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ccc-1.jpgCCC 1CCCers work in State Parks during the 1930shttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/buttermilk-falls-shelter.jpgbuttermilk falls shelterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/buttermilk-falls-cabin11.jpgBUTTERMILK FALLS Cabin(1)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fair-haven-channel.jpgFair Haven ChannelConstructing the popular swimming channel at Fair Haven Beach State Park. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fair-haven-ccc-panel-final-f57855.jpgFair Haven CCC Panel Final F57855https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/corp-outside-barracks-fair-haven.jpgCorp outside barracks Fair Haven2019-10-31T17:32:01+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/10/30/theres-fungus-among-us/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/schunnemunk-chicken-of-the-woods-lilly-schelling-e1540469166377.jpgSchunnemunk. Chicken of the Woods - Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/whitespindles_sara-mitsinikos-e1540410822308.jpgWhiteSpindles_Sara MitsinikosWhite Spindles feeding on leaf litter at Minnewaska State Park. Photo by Sara Mitsinikoshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/whitecoralclusters_sara-mitsinikos-e1540411221109.jpgWhiteCoralClusters_Sara MitsinikosWhite Coral Cluster at Minnewaska State Park. Photo by Sara Mitsinikoshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/violettoothedpolypore_sara-mitsinikos.jpgVioletToothedPolypore_Sara MitsinikosViolet Toothed Polypore at John Boyd Thacher State Park. Photo by Sara Mitsinikoshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/puffballs_sara-mitsinikos.jpgPuffballs_Sara MitsinikosPuffballs at Taconic Outdoor Education Center. Photo by Sara Mitsinikoshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lionsmane_taylorconte-e1540410944495.pngLionsMane_TaylorConteLion’s Mane from Minnewaska State Park. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/inkycap_taylor-conte-e1540410649136.jpgInkyCap_Taylor ConteInky Cap at Mills Norrie State Park. The bottom of the cap is showing signs of the liquifying gills, or ink, within for which it gets its name. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hooffungus_taylor-conte-e1540410303506.jpgHoofFungus_Taylor ConteHoof Fungus growing on a tree at Minnewaska State Park. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/goldenspindles_sara-mitsinikos-e1540411159340.jpgGoldenSpindles_Sara MitsinikosGolden Spindles at Minnewaska State Park. Photo by Sara Mitsinikoshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/falseturkeytail_sara-mitsinikos.jpgFalseTurkeyTail_Sara MitsinikosFalse Turkey-tails at John Boyd Thacher State Park. Photo by Sara Mitsinikos2019-12-30T21:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/10/15/connecting-kids-to-parks-brings-history-home/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic3.jpgpic3https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic5.jpgpic5https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic13.jpgpic13https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/library-of-congress-dorothea-lange_-migrant-mother-taken-1936-in-nipomo-ca..jpgLibrary of Congress Dorothea Lange_ Migrant Mother taken 1936 in Nipomo Ca.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pic11.jpgpic11https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/featured-image-tight-crop.jpgFeatured Image Tight Crop2019-10-15T13:40:12+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/07/23/a-view-from-the-treetops-a-week-in-the-life-of-a-forest-health-specialist/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hemlock-tree-alive-and-dead-1.jpgHemlock Tree alive and dead2019-10-01T19:05:08+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/10/01/parks-wont-let-invasive-species-get-its-goat/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/massey_winner.jpgmassey_winnerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20181022_104923.jpg20181022_104923https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc_0183.jpgDSC_0183https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20180928_143514.jpg20180928_143514https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/little-goat-tight-crop.jpgLittle Goat Tight Crophttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/larry-and-ann-ii.jpegLarry and Ann IIhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/per-western-ny-prism-chinese-silvergrass-miscanthus-sinensis.jpgPer Western NY PRISM Chinese-Silvergrass-Miscanthus-sinensis2019-10-01T17:22:47+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/08/06/21st-century-technology-recreates-18th-century-luxury/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/schuyler-mansion-ceiling_insta360-one-x_971-1.jpgSchuyler Mansion ceiling_Insta360 ONE X_971https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/laser-on-ceiling-shot.jpgLaser on ceiling shothttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ic-student.jpgIC studenthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ceiling-with-computer-image.jpgCeiling with computer imagehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bodhi-with-two-ic-students.jpgBodhi with two IC studentshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hp07921-1.jpg_HP07921https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_0004.jpgIMG_0004https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/elizabeth-hamilton.jpgElizabeth Hamiltonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/alexander-hamilton.jpgAlexander Hamiltonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_0002.jpgIMG_00022019-09-24T14:15:28+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/09/17/the-glory-of-goldenrod/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/goldenrod-vii.jpgGoldenrod VIIhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/goldenrod-vi.jpgGoldenrod VIhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/goldenrod-v.jpgGoldenrod Vhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/goldenrod-iv-double.jpgGoldenrod IV doublehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/goldenrod-iii.jpgGoldenrod IIIhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/goldenrod-i.jpgGoldenrod Ihttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cover-shot.jpgCover Shot2019-09-18T14:02:26+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/10/02/trails-accessible-to-all/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/part_1538058071074.jpegPART_1538058071074Miles of beaches to explore along the Jones Beach Bike Path.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/trails-day-2011-044.jpgTrails Day 2011 044https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hpc7946cropped.jpg_HPC7946cropped????????????????????????????????????https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/observation-deck-sunset.jpgObservation deck sunsetAllegany State Park Red House Wetland Interpretive Trail at sunset.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/nynjtc_bearmountainhikesmap-include-text-at-botton.jpgNYNJTC_BearMountainHikesMap-Include text at bottonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sackets121.jpgSackets121You never know who you will meet along the trail. At Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site, visitors chat with a War of 1812 reenactor along the trail.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/buffalo-harbor.jpgBuffalo HarborThe path awaits you at Buffalo Harbor State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/copake-falls_-2537.jpgCopake Falls_-2537https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dji_0003.jpgDCIM100MEDIADJI_0003.JPGAreal view of Buffalo Harbor State Park accessible trail2019-09-17T14:41:17+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/07/10/efforts-to-control-invasive-species-in-parks-gain-a-four-footed-team-member/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_3323.jpgIMG_3323https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_3320.jpgIMG_3320https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_3318.jpgIMG_3318https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/broombloom-shelby-timm-nynjtc.jpgBroomBloom Shelby Timm nynjtchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dia_adren-blunenthal-nynjtc.jpgDia_Adren Blunenthal nynjtchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/broomsebagolake-shelby-timm-nynjtc.jpgBroomSebagoLake Shelby Timm nynjtchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/broombefore-jennifer-breen-nynjtc.pngBroomBefore Jennifer Breen, nynjtchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/broomafter-jennifer-breen-nynjtc.pngBroomAfter Jennifer Breen, nynjtchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/broom-team_heather-darley-nynjtc.jpgBroom Team_Heather Darley nynjtchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/broom-removal_matt-simonelli-nynjtc.jpgBroom Removal_Matt Simonelli nynjtc2021-05-23T10:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/09/03/paper-box-mystery-at-george-washingtons-hq/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/potential-featured-image-cropped.jpgPotential featured image croppedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/prk_1220-copy.jpgPRK_1220 copyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ring-and-thimble-alone.jpgRing and Thimble alonehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/whq2.jpgWHQ2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/box-with-ring-and-thimble.jpgBox with ring and thimble2019-09-03T15:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/08/20/you-were-seen-where-at-the-new-york-state-fair/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/prize-winning-cow.jpgSamantha Smithgall, of Perry, with her Holstein, Vance, bring home the blue ribbon at the State Fair!Samantha Smithgall, of Perry, with her Holstein, Vance, bring home the blue ribbon at the State Fair!https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/wwii-vet.jpgChester Piatrowski, a member of The Greatest Generation, shows the colors during Armed Forces Day.Chester Piatrowski, a member of The Greatest Generation, shows the colors during Armed Forces Day.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/new-citizens-swearing-in-ceremony.jpgA citizenship swearing-in ceremony for new citizens from 44 countries held at the Fair.A citizenship swearing-in ceremony for new citizens from 44 countries held at the Fair.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/milking-contest.jpgThink milking a cow is easy? Mike Hopkins gives it a try...Think milking a cow is easy? Mike Hopkins gives it a try... https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/new-exposition-center.jpgThe new Exposition Center at the Fair is part of a $120 million revitalization of the fairgrounds.The new Exposition Center at the Fair is part of a $120 million revitalization of the fairgrounds.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bw-midway-wisdom.jpgA word of warning on the "perils of the midway" from one newspaper reporter.A word of warning on the "perils of the midway" from one newspaper reporter.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bw-newsclip-wonderful.jpgThe 1957 Fair gets positive newspaper reviews.The 1957 Fair gets positive newspaper reviews.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/acrobat-1.jpgOne of many performers who has entertained over the years.One of many performers who has entertained over the years.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/butterfly-girl.jpgUp close and personal with a Monarch butterfly.Up close and personal with a Monarch butterfly.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bw-vintage-tanks.jpgA display of 1950s U.S. armored fighting vehicles draws curious crowds.A display of 1950s U.S. armored fighting vehicles draws curious crowds.2019-08-20T15:58:09+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/08/21/a-spider-sampler/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/female-garden.jpgFemale Gardenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yellow-garden-spider-dwsp.jpgyellow garden spider DWSPYellow garden spider, Argiope aurantiahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/spider-and-web-with-morning-dew-dwsp-2.jpgSpider and web with Morning Dew DWSP (2)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shamrock-spider.jpgShamrock SpiderShamrock spider, Araneus trifoliumhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shamrock-spider-dwsp-e1533845101416.jpgShamrock Spider DWSPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/marbled-orb-weaver-20bst.jpgMarbled Orb Weaver (20)bstMarbled Orb Weaver (Araneus marmoreus)2019-08-07T17:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/08/14/be-a-voyageur/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/voyageur-canoe-e1533818485493.jpgVoyageur Canoehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/unknown-photographer-2003.jpgUnknown photographer 2003https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/molly-farrell.jpgMolly FarrellPat and Aziel Snyder standing next to the newly restored Voyageur canoe. Doesn’t it look beautiful? Photo by State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/michael-ringer.pngMichael Ringer2019-08-06T16:34:27+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/04/09/imapinvasives-and-you-can-too/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/photoby_brittney-rogersimapinvasives-research-project-assistant.jpgPhotoby_Brittney Rogers,iMapInvasives Research Project AssistantiMapInvasives training for the 2018 State Parks Boat Steward Program. Photo By: Brittney Rogers, iMapInvasives Research Project Assistanthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/photoby_brittney-rogersimapinvasives-research-project-assistant2.jpgPhotoby_Brittney Rogers,iMapInvasives Research Project Assistant(2)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/falonneske_nysparks.jpgFalonNeske_NYSPARKShttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/brittney-rogers-imapinvasives-research-project-assistant.jpgBrittney Rogers, iMapInvasives Research Project AssistantCapturing an image of an invasive species, photo by : Brittney Rogers, iMapInvasives Research Project Assistant2019-08-06T16:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/05/21/campfire-cuisine/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pizza-nachos_towpeasandtheirpod.jpgPizza-Nachos_towpeasandtheirpodStefanie's skillet nachos, photo by twopeasandtheirpodhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pita_pizza_jeffreyw-cc-wikicommons.jpgPita_pizza_jeffreyw CC wikicommonsJackson's pita pizza, photo by Jeffrey, accessed from Wikicommonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/peachcobbler_okieboys_flicker.jpgPeachCobbler_OkieBoys_FlickerSarah's peach cobbler, photo by Okie Boys, accessed from Flickerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/maccheesefoodista.jpgMacCheeseFoodistaMaryAnn's Mac & Cheese, photo by Foodistahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/diner-bacon-egg-sandwich-on-roll_evan-amos-public-domain.jpgDiner-Bacon-&-Egg-Sandwich-On-Roll_Evan-Amos Public domainMaryAnn's breakfast sandwich, photo by van-Amos Public Domainhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/d4893424-d016-4eea-8e1a-1626b637e457_1024.jpgd4893424-d016-4eea-8e1a-1626b637e457_1024https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/camping_food_outdoor.-pxhere.jpgCamping_food_outdoor. PXHERERo's one-pot stew, photo by PXHERE2019-08-06T16:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/07/30/seneca-lake-surrenders-its-watery-secrets/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/incoming-shot.jpgIncoming shothttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-of-boat-found-at-bottom-od-seneca-lake_hpa7418.jpgScreen shot of boat found at bottom od Seneca Lake_HPA7418https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/middlebury-college-short-of-david-folger.jpgMiddlebury College short of David Folgerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/df-crew-member_hp08418.jpgDF Crew member_HP08418https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/david-folger-crew-member-talks-wparkpolice_hpa7423.jpgDavid Folger Crew Member talks wParkPolice_HPA7423https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/david-folger-at-new-sampson-marina_hpa7433.jpgDavid Folger at new Sampson Marina_HPA7433https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/071519_seamonster_newsclip.jpg071519_seamonster_newscliphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/070519_underwater-image-ii.jpg070519_underwater image IIhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/070519_underwater-image-i.jpg070519_underwater image Ihttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/070519_shipwreck.jpg070519_shipwreck2021-08-21T09:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/05/08/babies-abound-little-critters-in-state-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/istock-534480007.jpgBlack bear cub, ursus americanaBlack bear cub, ursus americanahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tinydusky-002.jpgtinydusky (002)A young dusky salamander found in a wet log at Allegany State Park. It is great to explore and find young animals. Keeping hands off can keep them safe and allow you to observe their behavior in their natural habitat.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/woodcock.jpgwoodcockA young American woodcock hides in the underbrush, so well camouflaged and thus seldom seen.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wooduckwithmarshmellow.jpgwooduckwithmarshmellowWoodchuck mom and her pups in Allegany State Park. The white one was known as “Marshmallow.”https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/woodfrog.jpgwoodfrogA very tiny wood frog, identifiable by the dark mask on its face. It’s ok to hold them gently for a bit, but let them go so they can grow up in their home in the woods.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/snappingturtlehand.jpgsnappingTurtlehandYoung snapping turtle covered in duck weed from its pond. Remember that bigger snapping turtles bite, so keep your distance.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/roughwingedswallow.jpgroughwingedswallowNorthern rough-winged swallow fledgling.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/easternphoebe.jpgeasternphoebeEastern phoebe nestlings getting a little too big for their nest. Time to try out those wings.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/killfawn.jpgkillfawnYoung killdeer on the run at Allegany State Park. They have a really loud call and may be seen in open areas like lawns and parking lots! Killdeer are precocial birds, meaning they leave the nest shortly after they are hatched.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/killdeerrunning.jpgkilldeerrunning2019-07-30T16:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/06/14/the-fireflies-are-a-flashing/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/firefly.jpgFireflyhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/PhotinusCarolinus.jpghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/andy-moiseff.jpgAndy Moiseffhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/radim-schreiber-_magical_forest_m.jpgRadim Schreiber _Magical_Forest_m2019-07-30T15:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/07/17/hats-off-to-lorenzo-driving-competition-a-summer-signature-in-cazenovia/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mansion-interior.jpgMansion interiorhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_3299.jpgIMG_3299https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_3207.jpgIMG_3207https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gene-gissin.jpgGene Gissinhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dsc_3471.jpgDSC_3471https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dsc_3422.jpgDSC_3422https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dsc_3391.jpgDSC_3391https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/carriagehouse.jpgCarriageHousehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dsc_3394-1.jpgDSC_33942019-07-17T19:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/08/25/sammis-story/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sammi-screech.jpgSammi screechhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0260.jpgIMG_02602019-07-10T19:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/07/03/after-yorktown-the-path-to-newburgh-and-victory/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/westpointchain.jpgwestpointchainhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/prk_1175-copy.jpg_PRK_1175 copyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/reenactors_with-cannon_prk1039.jpgReenactors_with Cannon_PRK1039https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sany0079.jpgSANYO DIGITAL CAMERASANYO DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hasbrouck-house-in-newburgh-1.pngHasbrouck House in Newburghhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/washingtons-hq-new-exhibit.jpgWashingtons HQ new exhibithttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hasbrouck-house-in-newburgh.pngHasbrouck House in Newburghhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1931-postage-stamp.jpg1931 Postage Stamp2019-07-03T13:55:01+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/06/11/grab-your-phone-take-a-picture/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/rock-kring-pt-e1560183772620.jpgRock - Kring PTAlong Morgan Island shoreline in Kring Point State Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tripod-accessed-from-thingverse.pngTripod - accessed from ThingverseCellphone tripod, accessed from Thingverse.comhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/treehollowallegany-1.jpgTreeHollowAlleganyCrouching down gives you a better angle for photos like this one of a tree hollow in Allegany State Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/kring-pt-rocks.jpgKring Pt RocksGlacial striations Kring Point State Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped.jpgRedTail3Crop the best image and the photo really stands out.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dscf6022.jpgRedTail3Lower camera for the best image of the bird.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dscf6021.jpgRedTail2Closer shot of a red-tailed hawk from above.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dscf6020.jpgRedTail1Close shot of a red-tailed hawk from above.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/magnolia.jpgMagnoliaBudMagnolia bud at Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park. Used macro mode to capture the image.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tadrart01-pir6monderivative-work-teeks99.gifTadrart01- Pir6monderivative work Teeks99Rule of Thirds guideline, image by Tadrart01- Pir6monderivative work Teeks992019-06-10T17:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/05/28/hiking-the-grasslands-of-knox-farm-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fenced-field-knox-farm_gardenwalkgardentalkatt-1.jpgfenced-field-knox-farm_gardenwalkgardentalkATThttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/claudiarosen.jpgClaudiaRosenEnjoying one of the many vistas in the park, photo by Claudia Rosen.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/malebobolink_paulbigelow.jpgMaleBobolink_PaulBigelowMale bobolink, photo by Paul Bigelowhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/knoxfarmvista_kimcarpenter.jpgKnoxFarmVista_KimCarpenterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fenced-field-knox-farm_gardenwalkgardentalk.jpgfenced-field-knox-farm_gardenwalkgardentalkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/femalebobolink_paulbigelow.jpgFemaleBobolink_PaulBigelowFemale bobolink, photo by Paul Bigelowhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/emeadowlark_paulbigelow.jpgEMeadowlark_PaulBigelowEastern meadowlark, photo by Paul Bigelowhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/birding.jpgBirdingBirding along the grassland trails, photo by Niagara Programs Officehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/baltimorecheckerspotcat_mnusstein.jpgBaltimoreCheckerSpotCat_MNussteinBaltimore checkerspot caterpillar, photo by Niagara Programs Officehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/baltimorecheckerspotad_mnusstein.jpgBaltimoreCheckerSpotAd_MNussteinBaltimore checkerspot adult, photo by Niagara Programs Office2019-05-16T15:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/09/04/yes-we-have-pickles/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/still_life_with_sausages_wikipedia.jpgStill_life_with_sausagesStill Life With Sausages, accessed from WikiCommonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/craiol1.jpgCraiol1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/forto-xmas-menu.jpgFort Ontario Christmas dinner menu 1939Christmas dinner menu, 1939, Fort Ontario.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ol2000-959.jpgOL2000-959Church family recipe for Sweet Variety picklehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pickled-charlottes-and-cucumbers-e1535464347521.jpgPickled charlottes and cucumbersRecipes for pickled Chalottes (shallots) and cucumbers from the Lincklaen family cookbook.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/berberis_thunb_frt-from-wikipedia.jpgBerberis_thunb_frt from WikipediaBarberry fruit, photo from Wikicommonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/barberries_cropped.jpgBarberries_CroppedTo pickle Barberries, from Simmons, page 43https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/220px-american_cookery_1st_ed_1796_cover.jpg220px-American_Cookery_(1st_Ed,_1796,_cover)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pickled-cowslips-etc.jpgPickled cowslips etcFrom Martha Washington's Booke of Cookeryhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dianthus_caryophyllus-by-noordzee23-from-wikimedia-commons.jpgDianthus_caryophyllus By Noordzee23 from Wikimedia CommonsDianthus, formerly known as cloue (clove) gillyflower, photo by Noordzee 23, accessed from Wikicommons2019-05-15T16:14:47+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/04/04/unseen-buds/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hobblebush_jlundgren-2.jpgHobblebush_JLundgren (2)This shrub is found is found in cool forests with sugar maple, beech and birch. The buds of hobblebush are large and lack protective bud scales so they look like praying hands. The buds open as the leaves expand, and some contain a cluster of flower buds in the center as you see here. You can learn more about this plant at the NY Plant Atlas. http://newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=726 This shrub is one of the favorite nesting spots for black-throated blue warblers. Photo by J. Lundgren, NYSNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/maple1.jpgMaple1Sugar maple buds, photo by S. Carver, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/larch.jpgLarchTamarac buds, photo by S. Carver, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/black-walnut.jpgBlack WalnutBlack walnut buds, Photo by S. Carver, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/birch.jpgBirchBirch buds, photo by S. Carver, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chg_0092.jpgCHG_0092Cascade of flowers at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wikicommons_pussy_willow_branch.jpgWikicommons_Pussy_willow_branchhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/whitetrilliu-virus2.jpgwhitetrilliu-virus2White trilliium, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nf_visitor-ctr-spring-06-comp.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATulips in boomhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/massorny2.jpgmassorny2Fern fronds, photo by State Parks2019-05-09T19:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/05/09/likin-the-lichens-in-new-york-state/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/11-enchanted-forest-photo-by-julie-lundgren-94_f11lun05.jpg11 - Enchanted forest (photo by Julie Lundgren) 94_F11LUN05An enchanted forest: lichens and moss decorate the trees, ground, and rocks. Although subtle and unassuming, lichens play a vital role in shaping the complex ecosystems found throughout New York State. (Photo by Julie Lundgren, NYNHP)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/10-stepping-back-thacher-tree-with-lichen-photo-by-erin-lennon.jpg10 - Stepping back, Thacher tree with lichen (photo by Erin Lennon)Stepping back to admire a mix of foliose lichens (grey and light-green), crustose lichen (small golden speckles), and moss (dark green) on the same tree trunk at Thacher State Park. (Photo by Erin Lennon, NYS Parks)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/9-lichen-up-close-on-tree-thacher-photo-by-erin-lennon.png9 - Lichen up close on tree Thacher (photo by Erin Lennon)Up-close and personal with a leaf-like (“foliose”) lichen on a tree in Thacher State Park. (Photo by Erin Lennon, NYS Parks)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/8-umbilicaria-rock-tripe-lake-george-photo-by-steve-young.jpg8 - Umbilicaria Rock Tripe Lake George (photo by Steve Young)Orange-brown rock tripe (Umbilicaria sp.) can be found on big rocks and outcrops at State Parks such as Minnewaska, Sterling, Moreau, and others. (Photo by Steve Young, NYNHP)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/7-green-lichen-photo-by-greg-edinger.jpg7 - green lichen (photo by Greg Edinger)This spongy gray-green lichen was found in a chestnut oak forest. (Photo by Gregory Edinger, NYNHP)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/6-grey-lichen-rock-tripe-photo-by-greg-edinger.jpg6 - grey lichen, rock tripe (photo by Greg Edinger)Grey rock tripe (Umbilicaria sp.) and a finely-textured crustose lichen on a cliff community. (Photo by Gregory Edinger, NYNHP)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/5-reindeer-moss-lake-george-photo-by-steve-young.jpg5 - Reindeer Moss Lake George (photo by Steve Young)Reindeer moss (Cladonia rangiferina) in the winter. Despite the name, this is actually a lichen. There are many similar species of Cladonia that can be seen in New York State Parks. (Photo by Steve Young, NYNHP)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/4-rock-lichen-circle-new-jersey-photo-by-steve-young.jpg4 - Rock Lichen, circle, New Jersey (photo by Steve Young)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/3-many-uses-of-lichen-photos-from-wikipedia-and-mycopigments-dot-com-referencing-noah-siegel.png3 - Many uses of lichen (photos from wikipedia and mycopigments dot com, referencing Noah Siegel)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2-lichen-at-shepards-tooth-photo-by-tim-howard.jpg2 - lichen at Shepards Tooth (photo by Tim Howard)2019-05-09T19:04:12+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/04/10/harbinger-of-spring-skunk-cabbage/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/spadix.jpgspadixhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lilly-photo.jpglilly photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kelly-photo.jpgkelly photo2019-05-09T19:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/05/14/camping-chenango-valley-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chenango-valley-state-park-3963.jpgChenango Valley State Park -3963https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sycamore2_chenangovalleysp_nynhp.jpgSycamore2_ChenangoValleySP_NYNHPOn of Chenango Valley' American sycamore, photo by NY Natural Heritage Programhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lilylake_chenangovalleysp_30may2013.jpgLilyLake_ChenangoValleySP_30May2013Lily Lake, photo by NY Natural Heritage Programhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lilybogchenango_f13lun06nyc06b_sphagnum.jpgLilyBogChenango_F13LUN06NYc06b_sphagnumLily bog, photo by NY Natural Heritage Programhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/floodplainforest_chenangovalleyf13lun07nycr01d.jpgFloodplainForest_ChenangoValleyF13LUN07NYcr01dhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cv34.jpgcv34Kayaks and boats ready for a ride, photo by Kimberly Crawford.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cv33.jpgcv33Swimming area, photo by Kimberly Crawfordhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cv32.jpgcv32https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cv30.jpgcv30Chenango Valley State Park Golf Course, photo by Kimberly Crawfordhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cv28.jpgCV28A curious chipmunk, photo by Kimberly Crawford2019-05-09T19:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/04/30/interpretive-trail-at-wilson-tuscarora-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wilsontuscaroratrailmap.jpgWilsonTuscaroraTrailMaphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wetlands-t-spencer.jpgWetlands T Spencerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/weepingwillow.jpgWeepingWillowWeeping Willow (Salix babylonica)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/trilium-t-spencer.jpgTrilium T SpencerCarpet of white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/red-osier-flower-t-spencer.jpgRed-osier flower T SpencerRed-Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/featured-2.jpgFeaturedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/beaver-chew-t-spencer.jpgBeaver Chew T SpencerEast Branch of Twelve Mile Creek beaver chewhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/aspen-leaf-t-spencer.jpgAspen leaf T SpencerQuaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides 2019-04-24T19:27:53+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/05/07/where-is-jack/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/robroutledge.jpgRobRoutledge,Jack in the pulpit seed stalk in the fall, Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/robroutledge-saultcollege1-1-e1555943528230.jpgRobRoutledge, SaultCollege1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bractspadix-1.jpgBractSpadix2019-04-22T14:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/04/23/locals-show-some-love/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/start_photos-by-audubon-ny1.jpgStart_photos by Audubon NY1Gearing up for the event, photo by Audubon NYhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cleaning2-1.jpgCleaning2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/volunteers.jpgVolunteersI Love My Park Day is a great family day.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/turtlegarden.jpgTurtleGardenSCA members after clearing the turtle nesting gardens.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/team.jpgTeamhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tamarabealsnake.pngTamaraBealSnakehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/snake.jpgSnakeA young garter snake, reminder: it is best to watch wildlife from a distance.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/pollinatorgarden.jpgPollinatorGardenFinished pollinator garden, ready to grow. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lizziehawk.jpgLizzieHawkPlanting the pollinator garden., photo by Lizzie Hawk, Audubon NY.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cleaning2.jpgCleaning22019-04-11T18:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/03/27/raptor-migration-and-hawk-watching/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-golden_eagle_1.jpg1024px-Golden_Eagle_1Golden eagle in flight, note the large, deep wings and photo by Juan Lacruzhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/osprey_in_flight_11820598024.jpgOsprey_in_flight_(11820598024)Osprey in flight, note the distinctive coloration of the feather, photo by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Regionhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/northern_harrier_12344138524.jpgNorthern_harrier_(12344138524)Northern harrier, photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquartershttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-sharp-shinned_hawk_accipiter_striatus.jpg1024px-Sharp-shinned_Hawk_(Accipiter_striatus)Sharp-shinned hawk, note the long tail and pointed wing tips. By Steve Berardi, accessed from Flickerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/red-tailed_hawk_16381245001.jpgRed-tailed_hawk_(16381245001)Red-tailed hawk, note the dark band of feathers across the belly. This can be seen in all birds, photo by USFWS Mountain-Prairiehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/istock_000038156454_full.jpgAn american kestrel ( perched on a wooden post.The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), sometimes colloquially known as the Sparrow Hawk, is a small falcon, and the only kestrel found in the Americas. It is the most common falcon in North America, and is found in a wide variety of habitats. At 19–21 cm (7–8 in) long, it is also the smallest falcon in North America. It exhibits sexual dimorphism in size and plumage, although both sexes have a rufous back with noticeable barring. Juveniles are similar in plumage to adults.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/istock_000049109130_medium.jpgiStock_000049109130_Mediumhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/updraft-thermal.jpegupdraft-thermalImage courtesy of Hawk Mountainhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/thacherparkpano.jpgThacherParkPanohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/istock-170192149.jpgHawk MigrationAutumn Migration of Broadwing Hawks2021-09-01T15:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/02/16/sweet-days-are-coming/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_24272.jpgIMG_2427Bottling Maple Syrup at TOEChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/inserting_the_tap.jpgInserting_the_tapTapping a maple tree, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maple_syrup_production#/media/File:Inserting_the_tap.jpghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_24251.jpgIMG_2425https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_24761.jpgIMG_2476Hudson Valley Sugar Farm at the Taconic Outdoor Education Center, photo by Marlena Vera-Schocknerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_24031.jpgIMG_2403https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_24271.jpgIMG_2427Winter sweet harvest, photo by Marlena Vera-Schocknerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/evaporator1.jpgEvaporatorMaple evaporator, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMaple_evaporator.jpghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/flower1.jpgFlowerSugar maple flower, http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3380/3497922622_2de9730b02_z.jpg2019-04-05T18:55:41+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/03/19/green-lakes-state-park-home-to-a-national-natural-landmark-and-more/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tuliptreecathedral_dianewheelock.jpgTuliptreeCathedral_DianeWheelockAbove is a picture of the Tuliptree Cathedral renamed as such following extensive surveys of the old-growth forests in 2001-2002. Photo by Diane Wheelock.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sampling_kimschulzesf.jpgSampling_KimSchulzESFA water sample showing the purple sulfur bacteria at Green Lake. Photo by Kim Schulz, a professor at SUNY-ESF.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/roundlake.jpgRoundLakehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nnlplaquewq.jpgNNLPlaqueWQThe plaque at Round Lake dedicating it as a National Natural Landmark.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mapdec.pngMapDECThis contour map was obtained by NYS DEC 2019-04-02T18:37:01+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/04/10/schodack-blinds/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sisp-river-blind-in-progress.jpgSISP River blind in progresshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/park-staff-with-signage.jpgPark staff with signagehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/excellent-craftsmanship.jpgExcellent craftsmanship2019-04-02T18:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/04/17/world-war-ii-refugee-shelter-at-fort-ontario/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/talking-through-the-fence13.pngTalking through the fence1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shoes_towels.jpgShoes_Towelshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/painting_handwriting.jpgPainting_Handwritinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/music_machine.jpgMusic_Machinehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fence.jpgFencehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/e-roosevelt2.jpgE Roosevelt2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dorms_dining.jpgDorms_Dininghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/boyscout_liferefuge.jpgBoyScout_LifeRefuge2019-08-05T13:32:52+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/06/05/the-allegany-zoo-who-knew/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_4318.jpgIMG_4318https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_4243.jpgIMG_4243https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_4240.jpgIMG_4240https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cleo.jpgCleohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/centerpanel11_zoopostcard02-2.jpgCenterPanel11_ZooPostcard02 (2)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/centerpanel10_zoobms01.jpgCenterPanel10_ZooBMS01https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/centerpanel07_zoobms04.jpgCenterPanel07_ZooBMS04Display boards, image courtesy of Allegany State Park Historical Society.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/centerpanel06_zoobms03.jpgCenterPanel06_ZooBMS03Exhibit cases, image courtesy of Allegany State Park Historical Society.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/centerpanel03_cubs.jpgCenterPanel03_cubsSoot and Smoke near their bear cave, photo courtesy of Allegany State Park Historical Society.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/centerpanel01_zoopostcard01.jpgCenterPanel01_ZooPostcard01 Postcard of the zoo, note the Red House Administration Building on the left, photo courtesy of Allegany State Park Historical Society.2019-04-02T18:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/24/the-hart-of-the-matter-american-harts-tongue-fern-in-nys-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/clark_sonnenberg.pngClark_SonnenbergMary Clark Thompson (left) donated Clark Reservation State Park (top right) to New York in 1915, including several hart’s-tongue fern populations. She also built the greenhouses at Sonnenberg Gardens (bottom right) that will soon be used to propagate hart’s-tongue ferns for reintroduction back into Clark Reservation.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/forces.pngForcesThe FORCES Fern Crew transplanted 2,000 greenhouse propagated hart’s-tongue ferns in 2015 (left). A hart’s-tongue fern transplant looking spectacular after 3 years in the field (right).https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/featured-image-m-serviss.jpgFeatured Image- M Servisshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ahtf_forces-prop-m-serviss.jpgAHTF_FORCES prop M Servisshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ahtf_forces-m-serviss.jpgAHTF_FORCES M Servisshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ahtf-habitat-m-serviss.jpgAHTF Habitat M ServissSteep, rocky ravines and plunge basins provide the typical habitat for hart’s-tongue fern in New York.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ahtf-at-clark-m-serviss.jpgAHTF at Clark M Serviss2019-04-02T18:32:52+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/31/the-ellenville-fault-ice-caves-a-national-natural-landmark/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/minne_sam_spoint11_icecaveentrance_gje.jpgMinne_Sam_sPoint11_IceCaveEntrance_GJEhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tim-howard-nynhp.jpgTim Howard, NYNHPIce and trees in leaf – a late spring exploration of the ice caves. Tim Howard, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/espinansa-et-al-20151.pngEspinansa et al. (2015)Strygobromus allegheniensis. Note the pale coloration and lack of eyes, typical features of cave-bound organisms. Image source: Espinansa et al. (2015) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/jackfagan-e1532697618566.pngJackFaganCutaway images demonstrating two forms of crevice cave formation. Source: Jack Fagan, Scenes and Walks in the Northern Shawangunkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/postcard.jpgPostcardA postcard from c. 1909 showing the snowed-over entrance to one of the caves. The man in the image is an illustration, and slightly exaggerates the scale.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mike-adamovic.jpg-Mike Adamovichttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/espinansa-et-al-2015.pngEspinansa et al. (2015)2019-04-02T18:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/09/11/excelsior-conservation-corps-works-alongside-parks-to-conserve-historical-site/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wild-parsnip-field.jpgWild Parsnip fieldECC and State Parks crew in one of the many fields. Note the tall yellow plants that are all wild parsnip. Photo by ECC.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wild-parsnip.jpgWild ParsnipWild parsnip in full bloom, notice the yellow-green flowers that look like Queen Ann's lace and dill.. Photo by ECChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gps-e1535479361277.jpgGPSGPS monitoring device used to mark invasive species in the area. Photo by ECChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/field.jpgfield2019-04-02T18:31:31+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/10/09/building-bridges-the-excelsior-conservation-corps-lend-state-parks-a-hand-at-mine-kill/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ecc-minekill.jpgECC @ MineKillhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_1350.jpgIMG_1350https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ecc-chainsaw.jpgECC ChainsawAn ECC member using the chainsaw to cut notches into the cedar tree, taken by another ECC member.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ecc-cedar-logs-e1538666633350.jpgECC Cedar LogsThe cedar trees cut flat so they can support the planks And you can see how Red cedar get its name https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ecc-bridge.jpgECC Bridge The finished 14-foot long Bridge, ready for hikers., photo by ECC members.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ecc-benching.jpgECC BenchingTwo members of the ECC “benching” a steep path to make it flatter for hikers, taken by an ECC member.2019-04-02T18:30:52+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/11/13/marsh-madness-restoration-of-iona-marsh-from-invasive-phragmites/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lulun-kame_flicker.jpgIona Marsh & Iona Islandhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ringmeadwo.pngRingMeadowRing Meadow in 2016. Cattail and blooming Rose Mallow have regrown where phragmites once were.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pre20018-iona.pngPre20018 IonaIona Island Marsh in 2008 before treatment. Phragmites dominate the background.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/nationallandmark.pngNationalLandmarkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2017-image.png2017 ImageMap of the Iona Island Marsh Treatment Areas2019-04-02T18:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/11/20/did-you-know-that-allegany-state-park-played-role-in-wild-turkey-restoration/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/conservationist-10-2017-p-28.jpgConservationist 10-2017 p 28Wild Turkey Restoration exhibit in the Red House Natural History Museum, image from DEC Conservationist, October 2017, p 28.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/rickmiller-oleantimesherald.jpgRickMiller OleanTimesHerald2017 Monument commemorating the first wild turkey trap and transfer program, photo courtesy of Rick Miller, Olean Times Heraldhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/featured-e1542291313860.jpgFeaturedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/steve-maslowski-usfws.jpgSteve Maslowski, USFWShttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/turk-inbox.jpgturk.inboxConservation Department staff and local volunteers place the turkeys into boxes. Afterwards, the birds were moved to their new homes. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/netted-turks.jpgnetted.turksTurkeys caught in a net.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/fall-hens.jpgfall.henshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/extended-wings.jpgextended.wingshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dec-file-2.jpgdec.file.2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dec-file-1.jpgdec.file.12019-04-02T18:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/12/04/trail-work-excelsior-conservation-corps-helps-out-at-hamlin-beach-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hamlintrailwoodchips.jpgHamlinTrailWoodchipsSection of the Devil’s Nose trail completed with wood chips, photo by the ECChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hamlintrailturnpikedone-e1542395624270.jpgHamlinTrailTurnpikeDoneThe finished turnpike. The new addition is the last section furthest away in the picture, photo by the ECChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hamlintrailturnpike-e1542395465602.jpgHamlinTrailTurnpikeThe turnpike in the process of being set into the sills, photo by the ECChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hamlintraileccworking.jpgHamlinTrailECCWorkingTwo ECC crewmembers working on using the chainsaw to cut the ends of the lumber to match the ends of the lumber on the pre-existing turnpike, photo by the ECChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hamlintrailbefore.jpgHamlinTrailBeforeA section of Devil’s Nose Trail before they cleared it away, photo by the ECChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/from-fb-e1542395062573.jpgFrom FB2019-04-02T18:28:25+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/02/19/evangola-state-park-lake-eries-winter-playground/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/tracks.jpgTracksA skier discovers eastern coyote tracks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sunset.jpgSunsetEvangola Sunsets during winter can be spectacular too!https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sunnylake.jpgSunnyLakeA winter icescape along the rim trail. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/snowytrail.jpgSnowyTrailhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/snowyscene.jpgSnowySceneFresh snow clings onto the branches, enhancing the beauty of trees and shrubs.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/snowshoers.trailjpg.jpgSnowshoers.TrailjpgOne of the advantages of snowshoes is the ability to go off trail and through deep snow with ease.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/snowshoers.jpgSnowshoershttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/snowmobiletrail.jpgSnowmobileTrailEvangola Snowmobile Trail. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/skiers.jpgSkiersSnowshoers head out on the trail.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/skier.jpgSkier2019-04-02T18:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/04/02/a-book-for-tales-and-verses/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/featured.jpgFeaturedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_3757-e1553712792846.jpgIMG_3757https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ripped-pages-e1553711459917.jpgRipped pagesRipped pages from Honoria's book.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/honoria-on-the-porch.jpgHonoria on the porchhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/honoria-and-rex.jpgHonoria and Rexhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/o-holy-angelica-e1553711319940.jpgO Holy AngelicaA sample of Honoria's poetry including O Holy Angelica.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/honoria-and-family.jpgHonoria and Familyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fairiestyped.jpgFairiesTypedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bookcover.jpgBookCover2019-04-02T18:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/03/26/bear-mountain-state-park-and-ps-218-rafael-hernandez-dual-language-magnet-school-bronx/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5577a.jpgIMG_5577ahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/quote.jpgQuotehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5575.jpgIMG_5575https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5561-e1553182451297.jpgIMG_5561https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_3551.jpgIMG_35512019-04-02T18:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/01/17/3359/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/snowmobiling-500-x310.jpgsnowmobiling-500-x310https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/istock_000055129406_xxxlarge.jpgistock_000055129406_xxxlargeCouple on Snowmobilehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/istock_000028172668_large.jpgistock_000028172668_largeThousands of miles of trails to explorehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/copy-of-rail-trail-2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATravel along streams and through the foresthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dsc5718-2-0.jpgSnowmobiling outside Lowville in Tug Hill Plateau area of New York StateSnowmobiling is always fun with friends!2023-10-26T09:53:47+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/03/12/id-like-to-spy-the-world-a-cloak/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/milantina1.jpgMilantina1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hectonichus.jpgHectonichusNymphalis antiopa (mourning cloak) caterpillar, photo by Hectonichus, accessed from Wikimedia Commons2023-03-22T04:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/11/04/ganondagan-in-the-news/2019-03-06T20:18:47+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/08/26/whats-in-a-name-taughannock-falls/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/george_copway_ojibway_chief_1850publicdomain.jpgGeorge_Copway,_Ojibway_chief_(1850)publicdomainGeorge Copway, 1850. This image is in the public domain.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/taughannock-falls-sp-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling.jpgTaughannock Falls SP-Photo taken by Lilly SchellingTaughannock Falls State Park. Photo by Lilly Schelling, NYS Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/iroquois-territory-1650-publicdomain.pngIroquois territory 1650 publicdomainTerritory of the 5 Iroquois Nation, approx. 16502019-03-06T20:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/04/07/the-history-of-clay-pit-ponds/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo2.pngphoto2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo1.pngphoto12019-03-06T20:15:12+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/08/invasive-species-spotlight-hydrilla/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/plant1_leslie-j-mehrhoff-university-of-connecticut-bugwood-org.jpgPlant1_Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org2019-03-06T20:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/09/invasive-species-spotlight-spotted-lantern-fly/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fungal-mat-at-base-of-tree.jpgFungal Mat at base of treeFungal mat at the base of a tree that is infested with spotted lantern flies, photo by Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/adults.jpgAdultsA cluster of adult spotted lantern flies, photo by Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/spotted-lanternfly-lycorma-delicatula.jpgspotted-lanternfly-Lycorma-delicatulaSecond stage spotted lantern fly nymph, Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/spotted-lanternfly-egg-cases-300x263.jpgspotted-lanternfly-egg-cases-300x263https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/late-instar.jpgLate instarLate instar, or final stage nymph, spotted lantern fly, Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lanternfly_5537183-smpt.jpgLanternfly_5537183-SMPThttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hatched-eggs.jpgHatched eggsHatched spotted lantern fly eggs, photo by Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/earlynymph.jpgearlynymphEarly spotted lantern fly nymph, photo by Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dorsal.jpgDorsal2019-03-06T20:07:57+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/10/invasive-species-spotlight-kudzu/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/untreated-priv-prop-6.jpguntreated priv prop (6)A dense stand of kudzu along the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park, photo courtesy of Shawn Gorman, Friends of Old Croton Aqueduct.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_2223.jpgIMG_2223Dense stands of kudzu along the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park in Yonkers were removed in 2016 by State Parks Invasive Species Strike Team, photo courtesy of Shawn Gorman, Friends of Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/k14.jpgk14Kudzu along the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park in Yonkers, photo courtesy of Shawn Gorman, Friends of Old Croton Aqueducthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/det1.jpgdet1Note the leaves are in clusters of three, photo courtesy of Shawn Gorman, Friend of Old Croton Aqueduct.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/strike-team-removal-2016-shawn-gorman.jpgStrike team removal 2016 Shawn GormanState Parks Invasive Species Strike Team removes kudzu along the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park, photo courtesy of Shawn Gorman, Friends of Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kudzuleaf_miller_usda_bugwood.jpgKudzuLeaf_Miller_USDA_BugwoodKudzu leaves, notice the wide heart-shaped leaves that end in a point, photo by Miller, USDA, accessed from Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kudzuflower_forestkimstar_bugwood.jpgKudzuFlower_Forest&KimStar_Bugwood8" - 10" fragrant flowers can be seen in mid-summer, photo by Forest & Kim Star, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kudzu-oca-shawn-gorman.jpgkudzu oca Shawn GormanKudzu along the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park, photo courtesy of Shawn Gorman, Friends of Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/by-bubba73-jud-mccranie-cc-by-sa-3-0-http-creativecommons-org-from-wikimedia-commons.jpgBy Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) CC BY-SA 3.0 (http creativecommons.org from Wikimedia Commons2019-03-06T20:07:23+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/11/invasive-species-spotlight-giant-hogweed/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hogweedwheelbarrow.jpggiant cow parsnip (Heracleum mantegazzianum)giant cow parsnip (Heracleum mantegazzianum) in a flowerbed. On the path is a wheelbarrowhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/terry-english-usda-aphis-bugwood-org.jpgTerry English, USDA APHIS Bugwood.orgGiant Hogweed in flower, notice how it resembles Queen Anne's lace. These flowers may be up to 2-1/2 feet in diameter compared to the 3"-4" flower diameters on Queen Anne's lace, photo by Terry English, USDA APHIS accessed from Bugwood.org.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/antefixus21.jpgAntefixus212019-03-06T20:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/12/invasive-species-spotlight-mugwort/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/artemisiavulgaris_christian-fischer-accessed-from-wikicommons.jpgArtemisiaVulgaris_Christian Fischer, accessed from WikicommonsMugwort in flower, photo by Christian Fischer, accessed from Wikicommons.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mugwort.jpgMugworthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ansel-oommen-bugwood-org.jpgAnsel Oommen, Bugwood.org2021-05-15T18:36:43+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/13/invasive-species-spotlight/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/by-matt-lavin1-from-bozeman-montana-usa.jpgEuphorbia esulaLeafy spurge has been common in this area for many decades. This speices is robust on highly disturbed sites and is one of the few species that provides good soil stabilization in areas were trails are steep, well traveled, heavily worn, and eroded.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/leslie-j-mehrhoff-university-of-connecticut-bugwood-org.pngLeslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/leslie-j-mehrhoff-university-of-connecticut-bugwood-org1.jpgLeslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/by-matt-lavin-from-bozeman-montana-usa.jpgEuphorbia esulaLeafy spurge is common only along roads (especially adjacent to the asphalt), washes, and other similarly disturbed settings. It is rarely found, if at all, out in the sagebrush steppe unless the combination of disturbance and moisture is more than average.2019-03-06T20:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/14/invasive-species-spotlight-elongate-hemlock-scale/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pennsylvania-department-of-conservation-and-natural-resources-forestry-archivec2a0bugwood-org.jpgPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive, Bugwood.orgFemale EHS, photo by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kristopher-abell-university-of-massachusetts-bugwood-org.jpgKristopher Abell, University of Massachusetts, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/damage-pennsylvania-department-of-conservation-and-natural-resources-ugwood-org.jpgDamage Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources -ugwood.orgEHS damage, photo accessed from Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry , Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/irene-brenner.jpgIrene Brenner2019-03-06T20:05:28+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/08/12/lost-ladybugs/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/transverse-ladybug_whitney-cranshaw_colorado-state-university.jpgtransverse ladybug_Whitney Cranshaw_Colorado State universityThe transverse ladybug. Photo by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State Universityhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2spottedladybug.jpg2spottedladybugThe two-spotted ladybughttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/9spotted-ladybug.jpg9spotted ladybugThe nine-spotted ladybug2019-03-06T19:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/05/31/fire-dependent-communities/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/woodthrushnest_may2008_postfire_lundgren.jpgWoodThrushNest_May2008_postfire_LundgrenWood Thrush Nest, May 2008https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/trillium_up_after_fires_may2008_lundgren.jpgTrillium_up_after_fires_May2008_LundgrenTrillium up after fire, May 2008https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pitch-pine-tree1.jpgPitch Pine Tree1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pitch-pine-tree.jpgPitch Pine TreeFire scorched pitch pinehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/minnewaskafire_bracken_fern_may2008_lundgren.jpgMinnewaskafire_bracken_fern_May2008_LundgrenBracken Fern regrowth, May 2008, J Lundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/minnewaska_pinebarrensregrowth_2008_lundgren.jpgMinnewaska_PineBarrensRegrowth_2008_LundgrenPine Barrens Regrowth after fire 2008,https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/minnewaska-chn_0158.jpgMinnewaska CHN_0158https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/minnewaska-chn_0146.jpgMinnewaska CHN_0146Fire damaged pitch pine, May 2008, OPRHP photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fighting-fire.jpgFighting FireMopping up the remnants of the 2008 Minnewaska fire.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2jc0394.jpg_2JC0394Mopping up fire remnants, Minnewaska State Park , April 2008, OPRHP photo2019-03-06T19:59:22+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/07/19/magnificent-moths/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pink-star-big.jpgPink Star Bighttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/woolly-bear.jpgWoolly bearThe woolly bear caterpillar is the young phase of what moth? Answer at bottom of page. Photo by M. Schlesinger, NYNHP https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/virginia-ctenucha.jpgVirginia CtenuchaVirginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginana). photo by J. Lundgren, NYNHP https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tim-mccabe.jpgTim McCabeMoth expert Tim McCabe from the NY State Museum examines moths that were attracted to the light during a survey in Taconic State Park. Photo by George Heitzmanhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sphinx-moth.jpgSphinx MothThe sphinx moth – or hawk moth – can be mistaken for a hummingbird. Look for them hovering over flowers. There are many species in this group of moths. Photo by T. Weldy, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ruby-tiger-moth-ided.jpgRuby Tiger Moth - IDedExperts identify these specimens and each specimen is labeled with the name, date, and location. Photos by J. Lundgren, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pink-star-moth.jpgPink Star MothThe pink star moth (Derrima stellata) is rare in the state. Photo: Tom Murray, 2011, accessed from BugGuide, http://bugguide.net/node/view/549324 https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ny-nhp-staff.jpgNY NHP staffNY Natural Heritage Program zoologists prepare and preserve moth specimens from surveys in State Parks (OPRHP). Experts identify these specimens and each specimen is labeled with the name, date, and location. Photos by J. Lundgren, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/noctuid-moth.jpgNoctuid MothA rare noctuid moth (Apamea burgessi) Photo by H. McGuinesshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/luna-moth.jpgLuna MothThe Luna moth (Actias luna) is one of our largest moths. Photo: K. Smith, NYNHP2019-03-06T19:58:37+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/07/18/the-petaltails-tale/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/petaltail_habitat_lundgren_nynhp.jpgPetaltail_habitat_Lundgren_NYNHPLook for gray petaltails in habitats that look like this, photo by Julie Lundgren, NY Natural Heritage Programhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gray_petaltail_kerry-wixted3.jpgGray_Petaltail_Kerry Wixtedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/petaltail-on-rocks-photo-by-state-parks.jpgPetaltail on Rocks, photo by State ParksA gray petaltail perches in the sun along a gorge trail, photo by State Parks. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/petaltail-caught-during-odonate-survey-becky-sibner.jpgPetaltail caught during odonate survey, Becky Sibnerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gray_petaltail_tachopteryx_thoreyi_3546550509.jpgGray_Petaltail,_Tachopteryx_thoreyi_(3546550509)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dragonfly-nymphs-wikimedia.jpgDragonfly nymphs - WikimediaPetaltail nymphs look very similar to these aquatic dragonfly nymphs, photo by 2109tristan https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dragonfly_nymphs_2013-06-20_16-36.jpg2019-03-06T19:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/10/16/cool-finds-from-afield-ny-natural-heritage-program-in-state-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tri-colored_bumblebee2_steveyoung_namedd3.jpgtri-colored_bumblebee2_SteveYoung_Nameddhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/staffsamplingmarshlousewort_webster_lundgren2.jpgStaffSampling&MarshLousewort_Webster_Lundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/longtailedsalamandera-ballou_ballou_lundgren2.jpgLongTailedSalamander&A Ballou_Ballou_Lundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/andreachaloux_emilybecker_pinnedbugs_j-lundgren1.jpgAndreaChaloux_EmilyBecker_PinnedBugs_J Lundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/alleganysp_j-lundgrenname.jpgAlleganySP_J LundgrenNameNY Natural Heritage Program survey in parks across the state, to document rare flora, fauna and natural communities. Photo in Allegany State Park by J. Lundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pipingplover_a-kocekname.jpgPipingPlover_A KocekNameNote the colored bands which are put on the piping plovers to help identify individuals and track their movements. Photo by Alison Kocek.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bearminnewaska_j-lundgrenname.jpgBearMinnewaska_J LundgrenNamehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigtreesjessejaycox_r-ring.jpgBigTrees&JesseJaycox_R Ringhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/blackedgedsedge_ianlaih_r-ring.jpgBlackEdgedSedge_IanLaih_R Ringhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sableclubtrail_e-whitenamed.jpgSableClubtrail_E WhiteNamedThe rare sable clubtail (Gomphus rogersi) photographed and released. Photo E. White.2019-03-06T19:56:04+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/04/24/trees-spring-ahead/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/norway-spruce.jpgNorway sprucehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/old-growth-maple-istock.jpgold growth maple istockhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/crown-pt.jpgCrown PtCrown Point State Historic Site offers scenic vistas and some beautiful trees.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bennington.jpgBenningtonImmersed in the woods on a trail at Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beech-combined.jpgBeech combinedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/silver_maple_jlundgren.jpgsilver_maple_JLundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/red_maple_buds_jlundgren.jpgred_maple_buds_JLundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hemlocks_in_snow1_jlundgren.jpghemlocks_in_snow1_JLundgrenHemlock (Tsuga canadensis) branches bent down by the weight of the snow.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cohf_claypit_f16lun20s01_tree_canopy.jpgCOHF_ClayPit_F16LUN20s01_tree_canopy2019-03-06T19:54:16+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/06/19/counting-the-bristlesides-sedgesitters-leafwalkers/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/featured.jpgFeaturedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nhpbumblefly.jpgNHP@Bumbleflyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nhp_suny-cobleskill.jpgNHP_SUNY CobleskillSUNY Cobleskill student intern Liam Somers identifying hover flies in the lab. Photo courtesy of NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nhp_spider.jpgNHP_SpiderCaptured by a spider, a fate that befalls some flower-visiting flies.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nhp_easterncalligrapher.jpgNHP_EasternCalligrapherThe eastern calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus) is a very common species in State Parks all over the state.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nhpriddell.jpgNHP@RiddellPollinator netting in Wetland Habitat Robert V Riddell State Park on August 16, 2017. Photo courtesy of NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nhppinnedhoverflies.jpgNHP@PinnedHoverFliesA box of pinned and labeled hover flies. Experts will identify these individuals to species. The specimens become a permanent record that can be used for future research. Photo courtesy of NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nhpmoreau.jpgNHP@MoreauNYNHP Zoologists Ashley Ballou and Andrea Chaloux filling bowls with soapy water for trapping pollinators at Moreau lake State Park on July 10, 2017. Photo courtesy of NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nhpgoosepond.jpgNHP@GoosepondLook closely for the hover fly on a leaf at Goosepond Mountain State Park on September 28, 20172019-03-06T19:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/11/08/their-blood-runs-with-antifreeze/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/frozen-wood-frog_gerard-vlemmings.jpgFrozen Wood Frog_Gerard Vlemmingshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/woodfrog-at-jamesbairdsp_after-thaw-march2010_oprhp.jpgwoodfrog-at-jamesbairdsp_after-thaw-march2010_oprhpWood frog just after spring frost, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/red-eft_lilly-schelling.jpgred-eft_lilly-schellingRed eft, photo by Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/jm-storey-carleton-university.jpgjm-storey-carleton-universityFrozen wood frog in Ken Story's Lab, Carleton University, photo by JM Storey , Carleton Universityhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/jm-storey-carleton-university-0.jpgjm-storey-carleton-university-0https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/grey-tree-frog-calling-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling.jpggrey-tree-frog-calling-photo-taken-by-lilly-schellingGrey tree frog Calling, photo by Lilly Shellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/frozen-wood-frog-from-gerard-vlemmings.jpgfrozen-wood-frog-from-gerard-vlemmingsFrozen Wood Frog from Gerard Vlemmingshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/box-turtle-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling.jpgbox-turtle-photo-taken-by-lilly-schellingBox turtle, photo by Lilly Schelling2019-02-26T18:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/12/02/ice-volcanoes/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ice-volcano-1.jpgice volcano 1Ice caves at Evangola State Park, by Dave McQuayhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ice-volcano-3.jpgice volcano 3Trekking towards Lake Erie at Evangola State Park, by Dave McQuayhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ice-volcano-2.jpgice volcano 2Ice volcanoes erupt at Evangola State Park, by Dave McQuay2019-02-25T17:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/01/08/know-the-needles/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WhitePineTreeRobert-Vidéki-Doronicum-Kft.-Bugwood.org_.jpgWhitePineTreeRobert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.orgRobert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WhiteSpruceTree.jpgWhiteSpruceTreeBill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WhiteSpruceNeedles.pngWhiteSpruceNeedles Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WhitePineTree.jpgWhitePineTreeSteven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WhitePineNeedles2.jpgWhitePineNeedles2Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WhitePineNeedles.jpgWhitePineNeedlesPaul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TamarackNeedles.jpgTamarackNeedlesRob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EasternHemlockTree.jpgEasternHemlockTreeDavid Lee, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EasternHemlockNeedles.jpgEasternHemlockNeedlesRob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ChangingTamaracks.jpgChangingTamaracksSteven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org2019-02-11T18:02:27+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/01/30/a-real-winter-wonderland/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2-historic-images1.jpg2 historic imageshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/frozen-tree.jpgNicole CzarneckiFrozen tree just before the Falls, photo by Nicole Czarnecki.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/snapchat-8260960354677923442.jpgNicole CzarneckiOverlooking the frozen Cave of the Winds Staircase, photo by Nicole Czarnecki.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nicole-czarnecki.jpgNicole CzarneckiImpromptusnowball fight, photo by Nicole Czarnecki.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/niagara_falls_lights_and_snow_-_panoramio.jpgNiagara_Falls_Lights_and_Snow_-_panoramioLight show in January 2014 during the Polar Vortex, photo from Wikimedia Commons.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/csa-8026-dc-172lg.jpgNiagara Falls Stae Park in Winter for Niagara Falls State ParkNiagara Falls Stae Park in Winter for Niagara Falls State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/25445930_10211136114944155_8355213306509835323_n.jpg25445930_10211136114944155_8355213306509835323_nhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/260369-545424.jpg260369-545424People standing on ice above the Falls 1909, photo from Niagara Falls Pubic Library.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/89375-542764.jpg89375-5427642019-01-30T15:25:41+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/01/03/wildlife-spotlight-furbearer-frenzy-the-mink/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/mink_usfws.jpgmink_usfwshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1024px-mink_in_the_park_by-mink_in_the_park-qmnonic-derivative-work-mariomassone-mink_in_the_park-cc-by-2-0-httpcreativecommons-orglicensesby2-0-via-wikimedia-commons.jpg1024px-mink_in_the_park_by-mink_in_the_park-jpg-qmnonic-derivative-work-mariomassone-mink_in_the_park-jpg-cc-by-2-0-httpcreativecommons-orglicensesby2-0-via-wikimedia-commonsAmerican mink, By Mink_in_the_park.jpg qmnonic derivative work Mariomassone (Mink_in_the_park.jpg) [CC BY 2.0 (httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.jpg2024-05-18T11:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/01/15/time-for-ice-fishing/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/thacher-ice-fishing.jpgthacher ice fishinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/graftonicefishing.pnggraftonicefishinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ryan-with-a-crappy-1.jpgryan with a crappyCrappies are a common ice fishing catch.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/old-time-ice-fish-long-pond-1-e1547225834867.jpgold time ice fish long pondhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ice-fish-image-kid-1.jpgGrafton Wintrer Festival Ice FishingRemember to dress for the weather.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ice-fish-flyer-for-mailing-19-1.jpgice fish flyer for mailing 19https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fiona-with-bait-fish1-1.jpgfiona with bait fish1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fiona-with-bait-fish-1.jpgfiona with bait fishhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/chris-baker-first-place-trout-2017-1.jpgchris baker first place trout 20172017 first place brown trout catch at Grafton Lakes State Park.2019-01-16T13:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/01/05/enjoy-a-wintry-weekend-at-a-new-york-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/winter-scene-2.jpgwinter scene (2)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/group-camp5-winter-scene.jpgGroup camp5 Winter scenehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cross-country-sking-comp.jpgCross Country SkiingCross Country Skiing2019-01-08T19:59:42+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/12/22/the-shortest-days-of-the-year/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/winter-weekend-i-red-house-2004.jpgWinter Weekend- I Red house-2004A youngster enjoying winter weekend activities at Allegany State Park - Red House Area. Photo by OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/thacher_kids_snowshoe.jpgThacher_Kids_Snowshoehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/saratoga-skaters.jpgSaratoga SkatersIce skating at Saratoga Spa State Park. Photo by OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/montauk-winter-web-ex-sm.jpgMontauk-Winter-web-ex-smhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/minnewaska_beacon_hill_footpath_by_mark_granfors_edit.jpgMinnewaska_Beacon_Hill_Footpath_by_Mark_Granfors_Edithttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/lorenzo-red-sleigh-winter-e.jpgLorenzo-Red-Sleigh-winter-ehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/lake_taghkanic_snowmobile.jpgLake_Taghkanic_SnowmobileSnowmobiling at Lake Taghkanic State Park. Photo by OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/higley_flow_hikers.jpgHigley_Flow_Hikershttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/grafton_ice_fishing.jpgGrafton_Ice_FishingIce fishing at Grafton Lakes State Park. Photo by OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/earthorbit_the-seasons_httpwww-weather-govcleseasons.jpgEarthOrbit_The Seasons_httpwww.weather.govcleSeasons2019-01-08T19:48:40+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/12/13/the-christmas-bird-count-and-you-can-too/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/great-blue-heron-david-johnson_must-be-credited.jpggreat-blue-heron-david-johnson_must-be-creditedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dark_eyed-junco_davidjohnson_must-be-crediteddeju2.jpgdark_eyed-junco_davidjohnson_must-be-crediteddeju2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/canada-geese-on-north-end-of-rudd-2.jpgcanada-geese-on-north-end-of-rudd-2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/american-robin-david-johnson_must-be-credited.jpgamerican-robin-david-johnson_must-be-creditedCBC counts oftern American robins during the census, photo by David Johnsonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/a_group_of_men_stand_birdwatching.jpga_group_of_men_stand_birdwatching2019-01-08T19:47:09+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/07/28/clay-mining-on-staten-island/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kreischer-bricks.jpgkreischer bricksBricks made from the clay at Clay Pit Ponds State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/balthasar-kreischer.jpgbalthasar kreischer2018-12-20T20:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/08/16/walk-through-history-on-the-sackets-harbor-battlefield-history-trail/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/trail-dedic-welles.jpgtrail dedic. - WellesNational Trails Day speakers at the site's National Recreation Trail dedication included: NYS Parks Statewide Trails Program Planner Chris Morris, District Manager for NYS Assemblymember Addie Russell Kate Wehrle, Village of Sackets Harbor Mayor Vincent Battista, site manager Connie Barone, NYS Parks 1000 Islands Region Director Peyton Taylor, and Deputy District Director for NYS Senator Patti Ritchie Mike Schenk. Also attending were the Town of Hounsfield Supervisor Tim Scee and representatives from the Adirondack Mountain Club Black River Chapter, Ontario Bays Initiative, and Indian River Lakes Conservancy. Guests followed the trail in perfect weather and enjoyed refreshments donated by Walmart and Price-Chopper.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sample-panel.jpgSample Panelhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sackets-ft-kentucky-2004_c-barone.jpgSackets Ft. Kentucky 2004_C. Baronehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/monument_c-barone.jpgMonument_C Baronehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bike-and-panel_c-barone.jpgBike and Panel_C Barone2018-12-20T20:23:49+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/01/31/john-burroughs-a-naturalist-for-the-ages/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/john-burroughs-and-grandchild-image-from-nys-archives.jpgjohn-burroughs-and-grandchild-image-from-nys-archivesJohn Burroughs and a grandchild, courtesy of the New York State Archiveshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jb-looking-at-a-bird.jpgjb-looking-at-a-birdhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/boyhood-rock-and-gravesite.jpgboyhood-rock-and-gravesiteBoyhood Rock and Gravesite, photo by Tom Alworth2018-12-20T20:22:54+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/02/21/hudson-valleys-ice-harvesting-heritage/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ice-harvest-rockland-lake-new-york-historical-society-_flickr.jpgice-harvest-rockland-lake-new-york-historical-society-_flickrAndrew Fisher Bunner (1841-1897), Cutting Ice, Rockland Lake, N.Y., New-York Historical Society, accessed from flickrhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ice_stack.pngice_stackRockland Lake ice stack, photo by Timothy Englerthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-knickerbocker-bench-was-created-by-artist-timothy-englert-to-pay-tribute-to-the-knickerbocker-ice-houses-at-rockland-lake.jpgthe-knickerbocker-bench-was-created-by-artist-timothy-englert-to-pay-tribute-to-the-knickerbocker-ice-houses-at-rockland-lakeThe Knickerbocker Bench was created by artist Timothy Englert to pay tribute to the Knickerbocker Ice Houses at Rockland Lake, photo by Timothy Englerthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-ice-harvest-of-2010-at-rockland-lake.jpgthe-ice-harvest-of-2010-at-rockland-lakeThe ice harvest of 2010 at Rockland Lake., photo by Timothy Englerthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ice-version-the-knickerbocker-bench-was-created-by-artist-timothy-englert-to-pay-tribute-to-the-knickerbocker-ice-houses-at-rockland-lake.jpgice-version-the-knickerbocker-bench-was-created-by-artist-timothy-englert-to-pay-tribute-to-the-knickerbocker-ice-houses-at-rockland-lakeIce version The Knickerbocker Bench was created by artist Timothy Englert to pay tribute to the Knickerbocker Ice Houses at Rockland Lake, photo by Timothy Englerthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ice-sculpture.jpgice-sculptureIce Sculptor Robert Patalano sculpted an ice replica of Henry Hudson’s Half Moon, commemorating the launch of the 2009 Hudson Fulton Quadricentennial, photo by Timothy Englerthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ice-sculptor-robert-patalano-sculpted-an-ice-replica-of-henry-hudson_s-half-moon-commemorating-the-launch-of-the-2009-hudson-fulton-quadricentennial.jpgice-sculptor-robert-patalano-sculpted-an-ice-replica-of-henry-hudsons-half-moon-commemorating-the-launch-of-the-2009-hudson-fulton-quadricentennialRobert Patalano's Half Moon ice scuplture aglow during the Knickerbocker Ice Festival, photo by Timothy Englerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/i-love-rl_cropped.jpgi-love-rl_cropped2018-12-20T20:21:12+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/03/07/early-new-york-iron-works/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sign-14-west-rail-abut-color.jpgsign-14-west-rail-abut-colorCopake Train, image by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/museum-artifacts.jpgmuseum-artifactsMuseum artifcats, photo by Friends of Taconic State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/map-copake-iron-works-1888.jpgScanned DocumentScanned Documenthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0020-brick-building.jpgimg_0020-brick-buildingCopake Iron Works Museum, photo by Friends of Taconic State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fig31888atlasmap.jpgfig31888atlasmaphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fig2copaketrain.jpgfig2copaketrainhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/copake-iron-works-cart-and-horse.jpgcopake-iron-works-cart-and-horseLate 19th century horse and cart at the Copake Iron Works, image by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/copake-iron-works-1919.jpgcopake-iron-works-1919Copake Iron Works 1919, image by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/41347furnace.jpg41347furnacehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/03d-locomotive.jpg03d-locomotive2018-12-20T20:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/10/10/training-the-doughboys/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nora-3-2.jpgNora 3.2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/march.jpgmarchMarching, photo courtesy of Old Fort Niagarahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/maps-10-2.jpgMaps 10.2Practicing map making, photo courtesy of Old Fort Niagarahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kit-4-1.jpgKit 4.1Inspecting the troops, photo courtesy of Old Fort Niagarahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/john_w-_heavey_captain.jpgJohn_W._Heavey_CaptainChief training officer Heavey, photo courtesy of Old Fort Niagarahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/inspection-6-1.jpgInspection 6.1Surprise inspection, photo courtsey of Old Fort Niagarahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/inspection-4-4.jpgInspection 4.4https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hurdles.jpgHurdlesRunning hurdles, photo courtesy of Old Fort Niagarahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/digging-8-2.jpgDigging 8.2Digging trenches along the beach, photo courtsey of Old Fort Niagarahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/digging-7-1.jpgDigging 7.1More trench digging, photo courtsey of Old Fort Niagara2018-12-20T20:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/11/21/iroquois-white-corn-project/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ganondagan-husking-bee12a_carol-llewellyn.jpgGanondagan Husking Bee12a_Carol LlewellynYoung and old help to shuck the corn, photo by Carol Llewellyn https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ganondagan-husking-bee11a_carol-llewellyn.jpgGanondagan Husking Bee11a_Carol Llewellynhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ganondagan-husking-bee10_carol-llewellyn.jpgGanondagan Husking Bee10_Carol LlewellynBraiding the corn, photo by Carol Llewellyn.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ganondagan-husking-bee5_carol-llewellyn.jpgGanondagan Husking Bee5_Carol LlewellynMore than 50 people helped during the husking bee, photo by Carol Llewellyn.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ganondagan-husking-bee_carol-llewellyn.jpgGanondagan Husking Bee_Carol LlewellynA growing husk pile, photo by Carol Llewellyn2018-12-20T20:18:03+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/01/09/a-century-run-for-womens-suffrage/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/two-women-with-bicycles_schenectady-county-historical.jpgTwo women with bicycles_Schenectady County Historicalhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/author-kjirsten-gustavson-on-her-1963-raleigh-bicycle-at-the-erie-canal-boat-landing-museum-lighter.jpgAuthor Kjirsten Gustavson on her 1963 Raleigh bicycle at the Erie Canal Boat Landing Museum lighterAuthor Kjirsten Gustavson on her 1963 Raleigh bicycle at the Erie Canal Boat Landing Museum.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/author-kjirsten-gustavson-in-her-bicycling-suit-at-staatsburg-state-historic-site-lighter.jpgAuthor Kjirsten Gustavson in her bicycling suit at Staatsburg State Historic Site lighterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/women-in-an-early-velocipede-rac-portrayed-as-masculine-looking-harpers-1869.jpgWomen in an early velocipede rac, portrayed as masculine-looking, Harpers 1869Women in an early velocipede race, portrayed as masculine-looking. Harper's, 1869.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/the-bicycle-the-great-dress-reformer-of-the-nineteenth-century-puck-august-1896-library-of-congress-division-of-prints-and-photographs.jpgThe Bicycle--the Great Dress Reformer of the Nineteenth Century, Puck, August 1896, Library of Congress, Division of Prints and PhotographsDetail: The Bicycle--the Great Dress Reformer of the Nineteenth Century, Puck, August 1896, Library of Congress, Division of Prints and Photographs.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/joy-young-at-the-time-of-inez-milholland-memorial-services.jpgJoy Young at the Time of Inez Milholland Memorial ServicesJoy Young at the time of Inez Milholland Memorial Services, 1916, Library of Congress, Division of Prints and Photographs.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fashion-plates-called-gibson-girls-became-the-iconic-image-of-fashionable-women-in-the-1890s-scribners-june-1895-charles-dana-gibson.jpgFashion plates called Gibson Girls became the iconic image of fashionable women in the 1890s. Scribners, June 1895, Charles Dana GibsonFashion plates called "Gibson Girls" became the iconic image of fashionable women in the 1890s. Scribners, June 1895, Charles Dana Gibson, Library of Congress, Division of Prints and Photographs.2018-12-20T20:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/01/23/civilian-conservation-corps-in-new-york-state-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sp-18_08_waterline.jpgSP-18_08_WaterLinehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/green-lakes-ithacafingerlakes-com-2014-04-17-civilian-conservation-corps-in-the-finger-lakes-part-1.jpgGreen Lakes ithacafingerlakes.com-2014-04-17-civilian-conservation-corps-in-the-finger-lakes-part-1A CCC worker posing at Robert H. Treman State Park, August 1935. Image from: ithacafingerlakes.com/2014/04/17/civilian-conservation-corps-in-the-finger-lakes-part-1/ ]https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/newtown-battlefield-ccc-crew.jpgNewtown Battlefield CCC CrewCompany 1251-c (the “c” denoted a “colored” company), was assigned to the Newtown Battlefield in 1935. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/newtown-battlefield-cccer-arriving.pngNewtown Battlefield - CCCer arrivingNew CCC recruit arrives at Newtown Battlefieldhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bear-mtn-camp-terra.jpgBear Mtn - Camp TerraEleanor Roosevelt is introduced at a Camp TERA meeting, 1933, image from Wikipediahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bear-mtn-perkins-tower.jpgBear Mtn - Perkins TowerPark visitors enjoy the scenery from the summit of Bear Mountain State Park with the Perkins Memorial Tower, built by CCC, in the background. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fairhaven-beach-sp-and-ccc2.jpgFairhaven Beach SP and CCChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/letchworth-sp-and-ccc.pngLetchworth SP and CCCCivilian Conservation Corps members constructing the Lower Falls foot bridge in Letchworth State Park in 1935, with the current bridge shown in the inset picture. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/image-3-8-haircuts-yellow.jpgimage 3-8 haircuts (yellow)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/green-lakes-sp-and-ccc1.jpgGreen Lakes SP and CCC12020-06-26T17:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2019/01/01/the-untold-origin-story-of-the-falls/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SandstoneShale.jpgSandstoneShalehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WatkinsGlen2.jpgWatkinsGlen2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WatkinsGlen1.jpgWatkinsGlen1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WatkinsGlen.jpgWatkinsGlenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TaughannockBoth.jpgTaughannockBothhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Stereocard.pngStereocardSee how many geologic clues you can find in this 1870’s stereocard of the “Matchless Scene” (now referred to as the Glen of Pools) in Watkins Glen State Park Photo donated to State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/RockLayers-e1545315194687.jpgRockLayersCreeks erode diferent rock types differently. In this image, the thick, dense, light brown layers are sandstone and the thin, brittle dark brown layer is shale.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FingerLakesMapWikimedia.pngFingerLakesMapWikimediaMap of the Finger Lakes, accessed from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_New_Yorkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Devonian.jpgDevonianhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AuntSarahsFalls.jpgAuntSarahsFallsAunt Sarah's Falls, just south of Watkins Glen State Park2018-12-20T14:23:35+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/03/15/traditional-map-making-around-the-world/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bowman.jpgBowmanBowman Lake State Park, OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ammassalik.jpgAmmassalikExamples of wooden map models of the Greenland coast carved by Ammassalik Inuit, Kunit fra Umivik, and collected in the late 19th century. The shorter map represents the coastline and the longer model represents a chain of islands. Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=iDspAAAAYAAJ.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cameroon.jpgCameroonA royal tapestry from the early 20th century, of King Njoya’s palace in Bamum Kingdom, Cameroon. A sketch was made on undyed cloth and then tightly stitched over. Next, the cloth was dyed with indigo and the stitching removed to show the undyed pattern. Source: http://www.portlandartmuseum.us/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=12637;type=101https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/egypt.jpgEgyptMap of gold mines in the New Kingdom of Egypt, ca 1160 BCE. These maps, drawn on papyrus show the location of gold mines and rock quarries. Annotation in hieratic, the common language, indicate the meaning of colors and symbols such as mountains, roads and rivers. This map is also considered one of the oldest geologic maps as the coloration matches the types of rocks found in the area. Source: www.wikipedia.org2018-12-19T17:03:17+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/09/27/outdoor-activates-in-state-parks-hunting/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dadson.jpgdadson183425530https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dad_son_small.jpgdad_son_small183425530https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dad-son.jpgdad-son183425530https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dad_son.jpgdad_son183425530https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/istock_44147984_large.jpgTargetArchery targethttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/istock_15594675_medium.jpgDeer huntersFather and son dressed in camoflage getting ready to go hunthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/istock_18502342_xlarge_frank-hildebrand.jpgBuck RubWhitetail Buck Rubbing Tree. Photo by Frank Hildebrandhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bellamy-with-rub1.jpgbellamy-with-rub1A hunter examines a deer rub, photo by Keleigh Reynoldshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/old-deer-scat_lilly-schelling.jpgold-deer-scat_lilly-schellingOld deer scat, photo by Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/deer_path1.jpgdeer_path2018-12-19T17:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/11/27/first-saturday-hikes-in-the-finger-lakes-region/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/buttermilk-falls-dsc_2833.jpg_Buttermilk Falls DSC_2833https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/rtreman_gary-cremeens.jpgRTreman_Gary CremeensJane Suhey from the 2017 First Saturday Educational Hike at Robert H. Treman State Park, Photo courtesy of Gary Cremeens https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/catherinevalley_j-teeter-e1542725205803.jpgCatherineValley_J TeeterOctober 6th hike along the compact stone-dust Catherine Valley Trail (quick side trip to see Montour Falls) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/buttermilkfallshikers_wendy-cremeens.jpgButtermilkFallsHikers_Wendy CremeensAug 4th 2018 hike at Buttermilk Falls State Park, photo courtesy of Wendy Cremeens 2018-12-11T13:20:19+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/12/11/how-galling/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/istock-140466513.jpgOak Gall in WinterOak Gall photographed in Ravensburg State Park, near Loganton, Pennsylvania.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/oakbulletgall_dawn-dailey-obrien-cornell-university-bugwood-org.jpgOakBulletGall_Dawn Dailey O'Brien, Cornell University, Bugwood.orgOak Bullet Gall, Dawn Dailey O'Brien, Cornell University, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/oakapplesteven-katovich-usda-forest-service-bugwood-org.jpgOakAppleSteven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.orgOak apple gall after the wasp has emerged, Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/maplebladdergallmite-minnesota-department-of-natural-resources-minnesota-department-of-natural-resources-bugwood-org.jpgMapleBladderGallMite, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources , Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.orgMaple Bladder Gall, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources , Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/goutyoakgall-larvaegerald-j-lenhard-louisiana-state-university-bugwood-org.jpgGoutyOakGall LarvaeGerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/goldenrodgallphoto-by-mara-koenig_usfws.jpgGoldenrodGallPhoto by Mara Koenig_USFWSGoldenrod gall after the fly has emerged, photo by Mara Koenig_USFWS, accessed from Bugwood.org.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/goldengallflyusda-forest-service-ogden-usda-forest-service-bugwood-org.jpgGoldenGallFlyUSDA Forest Service - Ogden , USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.orgGolden gall fly, photo by USDA Forest Service - Ogden , USDA Forest Service, accessed from Bugwood.org.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/easternsprucegallrayanne-lehman-pennsylvania-department-of-agriculture-bugwood-org.jpgEasternSpruceGallRayanne Lehman, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/easternsprucegalladelgidlorraine-graney-bartlett-tree-experts-bugwood-org.jpgEasternSpruceGallAdelgidLorraine Graney, Bartlett Tree Experts, Bugwood.orgEastern spruce gall adelgid, photo by Lorraine Graney, Bartlett Tree Experts, accessed from Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/easternsprucegall-lorraine-graney-bartlett-tree-experts-bugwood-org.jpgEasternSpruceGall Lorraine Graney, Bartlett Tree Experts, Bugwood.org2021-06-27T22:07:42+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/11/01/snow-geese-at-point-au-roche-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/snowgesse_is.jpgFlight Of GeeseSnow geese flying in formation at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/snow-geese-at-point-au-roche-photograph-by-larry-master.jpgsnow-geese-at-point-au-roche-photograph-by-larry-masterSnow Geese at Point au Roche, photograph by Larry Master2018-11-28T12:53:12+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/10/23/leave-no-trace-on-trails/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/jennifer-natali.jpgJennifer NataliShare the trails, photo by Jennifer Natali.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wood-turtle-1-lilly-schelling.jpgWood Turtle 1 - Lilly SchellingWood turtle, photo by Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/treecarve.jpgTreeCarveCarving in tree bark may harm a tree.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/trash-e1540295308171.jpgTrashRemember to carry out your trash.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/trailhead.jpgTrailheadhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/trail-marker.jpgTrail MarkerTrail markerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/social-trail.jpgSocial TrailSocial Trailhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/no-fires.jpgNo firesCheck with the park office or park map to learn where you can have a fire.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/minnewaska-view.jpgMinnewaska Viewhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/leave-no-trace_logo_tagline_url.pngLeave No Trace_logo_tagline_url2018-10-23T12:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/07/05/southern-pine-beetle-in-new-york/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/replanting-after-tree-removal-due-to-southern-pine-beetle-infestation-molly-hassett-nys-dec1.jpgReplanting after tree removal due to Southern Pine Beetle Infestation, Molly Hassett NYS DECVolunteers plant pitch pine trees in white protective netting along a trail at Connetquot River State Park. Hazard trees were cut (piled in the left of the picture) while some non-hazard dead pitch pines were left standing (visible in the background) to provide seeds (cones still present on trees), wildlife habitat, and forest structure. Photo credit: Molly Hassett, NYS DEChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pitch-pine-oak-heath-rocky-summit_j-lundgren-nynhp.jpgPitch pine-oak-heath rocky summit_J. Lundgren, NYNHPSouthern pine beetle is expected to work its way up the Hudson River corridor. The pitch pine-oak-heath rocky summit community occurs scattered along the eastern NY ridges from the Hudson Valley to the Thousand Islands. DEC monitors sites across the region so that teams can act quickly to contain SPB outbreaks and slow the spread. Photo credit: J. Lundgren, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/southern-pine-beetle-tunnels-nys-dec.jpgSouthern Pine Beetle Tunnels, NYS DECS-shaped tunnels created by southern pine beetle are visible in this round “cookie” or slice of wood from beneath the bark of a pitch pine tree. Photo credit: NYS DEChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/southern-pine-beetle-trap-tom-schmeelk-nys-dec.jpgSouthern Pine Beetle Trap, Tom Schmeelk, NYS DECA southern pine beetle trap hanging from a tree in pitch pine community. The traps are used to detect if beetles are in an area. Photo credit: Tom Schmeelk, NYS DEChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/southern-pine-beetle-suppression-flagging-molly-hassett-nys-dec.jpgSouthern Pine Beetle Suppression Flagging, Molly Hassett, NYS DECInfested pitch pine trees marked with flagging for suppression (cutting). Photo credit: Molly Hassett, NYS DEChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/southern-pine-beetle-map-tom-schmeelk-nys-dec.jpgSouthern Pine Beetle Map, Tom Schmeelk, NYS DECMap of confirmed southern pine beetle infestations from ground surveys and traps as well as suspected infestations from aerial surveys. Photo credit: Scott McDonnell, NYS DEC https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/southern-pine-beetle-infestation-nys-dec.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOn the trunk of infested trees, the main symptom of southern pine beetle attack is an abundance of pitch tubes which are usually about the same size and color of popcorn. Photo credit: NYS DEChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/minnewaskafire_may2008_lundgren27.jpgMinnewaskafire_May2008_Lundgren27Wildfires are nature’s way of thinning the pitch pine forests and woodlands and keeping these ecosystems healthy. Without fire the pines get too dense and are more susceptible to pests like the southern pine beetle. Mechanical thinning (cutting) can mimic some of the ecological processes of fire to benefit the communities of rare species and reduce SPB infestations. Photo credit: J. Lundgren, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/eastern_towhee_minnewaska_rmarshall.jpgEastern_towhee_Minnewaska_RMarshallEastern towhees are common in pitch pine-oak communities and scrub oak shrublands. Photo credit: R. Marshall.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/adult-southern-pine-beetle-molly-hassett-dec.pngAdult Southern pine beetle, Molly Hassett DECSouthern pine beetle adults somewhat resemble a chocolate sprinkle. These magnified adults are shown over a 1mm ruler. Photo credit: Molly Hassett, NYS DEC2018-10-10T14:49:02+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/11/15/personal-experiences-excelsior-conservation-corp/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ecc_volunteer_nature_mulch_group_action_card_0.jpgecc_volunteer_nature_mulch_group_action_card_0ECC members strengthen recreational resources such as parks, campgrounds and preservers for public enjoyment. photo by NYShttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/whiteface.jpgwhitefaceMarlena and Rebecca at the Summit of Whiteface Mountain, photo by Michaela Aney https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/marlena-in-outhouse.jpgmarlena-in-outhouseMarlena testing out one of the outhouses, photo by Michaela Aney https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cut-with-chainsaw.jpgcut-with-chainsawAll of the steps were cut by a chainsaw! , photo by Michaela Aney 2018-10-10T14:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/05/15/trails-stewardship-in-the-finger-lakes/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/zipline.pngZiplineBoardwalks protect wet areas or fragile habitat and make for easier walking for visitors, photo by State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/crew.pngCrewSome of the hard-working members of the Finger Lakes Regional Trail Crew, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/boardwalk.pngBoardwalkBoardwalks protect wet areas or fragile habitat and make for easier walking for visitors, photo by State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/stony-brook-dsc_3020.jpgStony Brook DSC_3020Stony Brook SP2018-10-09T18:25:19+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/09/08/1106/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pipingplover1a.jpgPipingPlover1a2018 piping plover chick on the beach at Sandy Island Beach State Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/piping-plover-e1441120455816.jpgPiping Ploverhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/edited-black-pond.jpgedited black pondhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/beach-pea-flower.jpgBeach Pea Flower2018-10-02T17:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/08/22/kids-in-nature/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/zelleres-e1536775720282.jpgZellerEShttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/class-at-schodack.jpgClass at Schodackhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/red-eft-mike-adamovic.jpgRed Eft Mike AdamovicRed efts are common along wooded trails, photo by Mike Adamovic for State Parks https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/boy-toad.jpgBoy & ToadKids are great at finding toads and frogs. Remember to let them go where you found them, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pollinator2.jpgpollinator2Looking for pollinators at Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, photo by Emily Becker, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/loglog_claypit.jpgLogLog_ClayPit“LogLog” Program at Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jt_img_20170429_112739257elle.jpgJT_IMG_20170429_112739257Ellehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jt_14413.jpegJT_14413There are lots of things to explore on a fallen log, photo by Josh Teeterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1365.jpgIMG_1365Stomping in puddles is always fun! Photo by Jamie Bybeehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1254.jpgIMG_1254Ready for a hike, photo by Jamie Bybee2018-09-26T13:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/09/25/rain-gardens-state-parks-has-them-and-you-can-have-them-too/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/usda_nrcs_adamsona.jpgUSDA_NRCS_Adamsonahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/swamp-milkweed_debolt.jpgSwamp Milkweed_DeBoltSwamp milkweedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ne-aster_monarch_debolt.jpgNE Aster_Monarch_DeBoltNew England Aster is a great rain garden plant for fall color. And migrating monarch butterflies love them too! https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/liatris_swallow-tail_debolt.jpgLiatris_Swallow Tail_DeBoltRain gardens are pollinator gardens too! A tiger swallowtail is nectaring on the blazing star (Liatris spicata) in this rain garden.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/creekside-classroom-entrance-casey-holzworth-png.jpgCreekside Classroom entrance, Casey Holzworth.pngRain garden at the Creekside Classroom at Saratoga Spa State Park. Coneflowers, blazing star, black eyed Susan’s, swamp milkweed, summersweet, winterberry and more are planted in this rain garden!2018-09-26T14:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/09/18/protecting-our-waterways/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/team-in-syracuse.jpgTeam in SyracuseAIS Strike Team and Syracuse University's Team and Leadership Academy students take a break during a water chestnut pull at Fair Haven Beach State Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_0411.jpegIMG_0411Patrick Mang and Adam Lamancuso talk with fair visitors about invasive specieshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_0258-e1536843754810.jpgIMG_0258https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_0248.jpgLogan West (left) is the AIS Field Lead and oversees Billy Capton (back middle), Patrick Mang (front middle) and Adam Lamancuso. Together they make the 2018 AIS Strike Team. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_0002.jpgIMG_00022018-09-26T17:56:20+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/09/06/kayak-adventures-in-the-niagara-region/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/osprey-nesting-platform-photo-by-tina-spencer-state-parks1.jpgOsprey Nesting Platform. photo by Tina Spencer, State ParksOsprey nesting platform, photo by Tina Spencer, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/winds-and-other-traffic-add-an-element-of-difficulty-making-this-a-great-option-for-non-first-timers-photo-by-tina-spencer-state-parks.jpgWinds and other traffic add an element of difficulty, making this a great option for non-first timers! photo by Tina Spencer, State ParksWinds and other traffic add an element of difficulty, making this a great option for non-first timers! Photo by Tina Spencer, State Parks https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/water-lily-photo-by-tina-spencer-state-parks.jpgWater lily, photo by Tina Spencer State ParksWater lily in flower, photo by Tina Spence, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/twelve-spotted-skimmer-photo-by-matt-nusstein-state-parks.jpgTwelve Spotted Skimmer, photo by Matt Nusstein, State ParksTwelve-spotted skimmer, photo by Matt Nusstein, State Parks https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sunset-on-the-niagara-river-photo-by-tina-spencer-state-parks.jpgSunset on the Niagara River, photo by Tina Spencer, State ParksSunset on the Niagara River, photo by Tina Spencer, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/share-this-waterway-with-local-boat-traffic-as-the-creek-will-take-you-into-lake-ontario-photo-by-tina-spencer-state-parks.jpgShare this waterway with local boat traffic as the creek will take you into Lake Ontario, photo by Tina Spencer, State ParksShare this waterway with local boat traffic as the creek leads into Lake Ontario. Photo by Tina Spencer, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/photo-by-tina-spencer-state-parks.jpgPhoto by Tina Spencer State ParksWater lily patch, photo by Tina Spencer, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/paddle-from-tuscarora-bay-past-cattails-into-the-marsh-area-great-for-bird-watching-photo-by-tina-spencer-state-parks.jpgPaddle from Tuscarora Bay past cattails into the marsh area, great for bird watching, photo by Tina Spencer, State ParksPaddle from Tuscarora Bay past cattails into the marsh, great for bird watching. Photo by Tina Spencer, State Parks https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/oprey-in-flight-near-our-kayaks-photo-by-tina-spencer-state-parks.jpgOprey in flight near our kayaks! photo by Tina Spencer, State ParksOprey in flight near our kayaks, photo by Tina Spencer, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/looking-forward-photo-by-tina-spencer-state-parks.jpgLooking forward. Photo by Tina Spencer, State ParksLooking forward, photo by Tina Spencer, State Parks2018-09-12T18:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/08/15/stars-in-the-forest/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/earth-star-fungus-opens-with-high-humidity-and-rain-with-photo-credit.jpgEarth Star Fungus-Opens with high humidity and rain-with photo credithttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/by-andrc3a9-ph-d-picard-from-wikicommons.jpgBy André-Ph. D. Picard from WikiCommonsMushroom mycellium, photo by André-Ph. D. Picard from WikiCommons2018-09-12T18:00:44+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/09/13/macroinvertebrates-in-clay-pit-ponds-state-park-preserve/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mayfly-nymph1.jpgSONY DSCphoto by Ian Alexander: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Mayfly_nymph_dorsal_view_wing_buds_paired_gills.JPGhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mosquito-larvae-photo-by-james-gathany.jpgMosquito larvae, photo by James GathanyMosquito larvae. Mosquitos are tolerant of pollution and can indicate polluted water Photo by James Gathany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquitofish#/media/File:Culex_sp_larvae.pnghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/may-fly-adult.jpgmayflyphoto by Michael Palmer: www.photorasa.comhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/goodes-pond-photo-by-mikey-bard.jpgGoode's Pond, photo by Mikey BardGoode’s Pond is fairly healthy, based on students’ findings of macroinvertebrates. photo by Mikey Bardhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/a-stonefly-nymph-photo-by-bohringer-friedrich.jpgA stonefly nymph. Photo by Bohringer FriedrichA stonefly nymph. Stoneflies are good indicators of healthy water. Photo by Bohringer Friedrich: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plecoptera#/media/File:SteinfliegenLarve2.JPGhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/a-scud-photo-by-michael-manas.jpgA scud, photo by Michael ManasA scud. Scuds are somewhat tolerant of pollution and can be found in fairly healthy waterbodies Photo by Michael Manas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammarus#/media/File:Gammarus_roeselii.jpg2024-05-16T19:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/08/23/plover-stewards-guardians-of-the-endangered-piping-plover/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tire-tracks.jpgTire TracksSymbolic fencing setup. Photo by Keegan Mobleyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/running.jpgRunningRunning piping plover chick. Photo by Kim Rondinella.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/plover-chick.jpgPlover ChickA newly hatched Piping Plover chick! Photo by Kim Rondinella.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/least-tern.jpgLeast TernLeast tern straight ahead! Photo by Kim Rondinella. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/head-on.jpgHead OnAdult Piping Plover. Photo by Kim Rondinella.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/exclosure.jpgExclosureInstalled piping plover nest exclosure. Photo by Kim Rondinella.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/broken-wing.jpgBroken WingPiping plover broken wing display. Photo by Kim Rondinella.2018-08-09T13:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/08/07/weekend-forecast-heavy-meteor-showers/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/perseid_meteor_shower_201508130002hq.jpgPerseid Meteor ShowerIn this 20 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/direction_of_the_perseids.jpgDirection_of_the_PerseidsPerseid meteors will appear to originate near the Perseus constellation, so look to the northeastern sky for the best view. Image from NASA2018-08-03T18:54:49+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/17/help-keep-wildlife-wild/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ossining-grd-5-a-swaim.jpgOssining Grd 5 A SwaimFifth Graders bird watching at Rockefeller State Park Preserve. photo by Anne Swaim, Saw Mill River Audubon.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/state-park-signage.jpgState Park Signagehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/a_duck_and_ducklings_by_a_lake.jpgA_duck_and_ducklings_by_a_lake2018-07-16T13:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/15/monitoring-for-southern-pine-beetle/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/steven-valley-oregon-department-of-agriculture-bugwood-org1.jpgSteven Valley, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/steven-valley-oregon-department-of-agriculture-bugwood-org.jpgSteven Valley, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/spb-galleries.jpgSPB GalleriesGalleries chewed by adult southern pine beetles, photo courtesy of NY Dept of Conservation.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pitch-tube.pngPitch tubePitch tubes with southern pine beetle entering the tree, photo courtesy of NY Dept of Conservation.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/nick-and-trap.jpgNick and trapInvasive Species Project Coordinator Nick Marcet securing Lingren Funnel Trap.The yellow lure is alpha-pinene, host volatile, and the black lure behind it is frontalin, SPB sex pheromone. 2018-07-13T19:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/07/26/all-about-the-brook-trout-new-yorks-state-fish/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/young-brookies.jpgYoung BrookiesYoung brook trout, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brook_trout_in_cool_water_(7725114898).jpg. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/stonefly.jpgStoneflyStonefly, favorite prey of brook trout, gailhampshire on flickr.com, https://www.flickr.com/photos/gails_pictures/22698433814. No changes were madehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rainbow-trout.jpgRainbow TroutRainbow trout, photo taken and owned by DaveWiz84, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kern_River_rainbow_trout#/media/File:Kern_River_Rainbow_Trout.jpghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mayfly.jpgmayflyMayfly, also favorite prey of brook trout, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yellow_mayfly_on_leaf.jpghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/brown-trout.jpgBrown troutBrown trout, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oatka_Creek_brown_trout.jpghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/brookie-in-water.jpgBrookie in waterA brook trout. Photo taken and owned by James St. John on flickr.com, https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/21714855433. No changes were made. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/artist-brook-trout.jpgArtist Brook TroutAn artist’s representation of a brook trout. Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brook_trout.jpg 2018-07-09T17:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/07/03/celebrate-independence-day-with-our-national-bird/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sammi-screech.jpgSammi screechhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/peebles.pngPeebleshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/liberty-the-eagle-3.jpgLiberty the Eagle (3)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/by-cheepshot-carpentersville-dam.jpgby Cheepshot (Carpentersville Dam)https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/be-8x10.jpgBE-8x10https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bald_eagle_sage-ross.jpgBald_Eagle_Sage Rosshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bald_eagle_juvenile_lockdam14.jpgBald_Eagle_Juvenile_LockDam14https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bald_eagle_fly_by_andy-morffew.jpgBald_Eagle_Fly_By_Andy MorffewAdult bald eagle in flight, photo by Andy Morffew.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bald_eagle_subadult_on_seedskadee_national_wildlife_refuge_39752849442.jpgBald_eagle_(subadult)_on_Seedskadee_National_Wildlife_Refuge_(39752849442)Juvenile bald eagle, photo by USFWS Mountain-Prairie [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2018-06-29T14:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/partners/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2010-09-13-ganondagan-010.jpg2010 09 13 Ganondagan 010https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/spotted_salamandersmall-stock-photo-thru-pub-affairs.jpgSpotted_salamanderSmall-stock photo thru Pub. Affairs2018-06-25T19:52:22+00:00weekly0.6https://nystateparks.blog/2014/05/13/butterflies-in-your-garden/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/red_admiral_stevenanz-com.jpgred_admiral_stevenanz.comRed Admiral Butterfly. Photo by SteveNanz.comhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/eastern-tiger-swallowtail-1.jpgEastern Tiger Swallowtail 1Hello there! Eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillar. Photo by NYSParkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/eastern-tiger-swallowtail-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling-e1399667571400.jpgEastern Tiger Swallowtail-photo taken by Lilly SchellingEastern Tiger Swallowtail. Photo by Lilly Schelling.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/monarch_caterpillar1_wellesleyis_lundgren.jpgmonarch_caterpillar1_WellesleyIs_LundgrenMonarch caterpillar. Photo by Julie Lundgren, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/buttonbush_timothy-howard-nynhp.jpgbuttonbush_timothy howard nynhpButtonbush. Photo by Timothy Howard, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/painted-lady_troy-weldy-nynhp.jpgEPSON DSC picturePainted Lady. Photo by Troy Weldy, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mourning-cloak_edward-h-holsten-usda-forest-service.jpgMourning Cloak_Edward H. Holsten USDA Forest ServiceMourning cloak butterfly. Photo by Edward H. Holsten, USDA Forest Servicehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/monarch-butterfly-caterpillar-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling-2.jpgMonarch Butterfly Caterpillar-Photo Taken by Lilly Schelling (2)Monarch caterpillar. Photo by Lilly Schelling.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/monarch-butterfly-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling.jpgMonarch Butterfly-Photo Taken by Lilly SchellingMonarch butterfly. Photo by Lilly Schelling2018-06-25T19:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/06/12/leapin-lizards/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/male-coal-skink-jean-gawalt.pngmale coal skink Jean GawaltMale coal skink. Artwork by Jean Gawalt; courtesy Conservationist magazinehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/trailside-skink-robert-escott-e1528729380749.jpgTrailside Skink Robert Escotthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/trailside-skinkrobert-escott1.jpgTrailside SkinkRobert Escotthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2013-05-17-five-lined-skink-jesse-w-jaycox-01.jpg2013.05.17 Five-lined Skink Jesse W. Jaycox 01Adult five-lined skink, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2013-05-17-tr-and-fl-skink-jesse-w-jaycox-01.jpg2013.05.17 TR and FL Skink Jesse W. Jaycox 01https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/f15per51_1_3_skink2.jpgF15PER51_1_3_skink2Juvenile five-lined skink, note the blue tail. Photo by State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/trailside-skinkrobert-escott.jpgTrailside SkinkRobert Escotthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/trailside-skink-2018.jpgTrailside Skink 2018Adult five-lined skink at the Trailside Museums and Zoo, photo by State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/northern-coal-skink_us-army-corps.jpgNorthern coal skink_US Army Corpshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20170825_hudson_highlands_sp_adult_fence_lizard_amc.jpg20170825_Hudson_Highlands_SP_adult_fence_lizard_amcAdult fence lizard, photo courtesy of NY Natural Heritage Program.2018-06-12T15:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/05/10/bird-banding-at-crown-point-state-historic-site/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/third-grade-student-ready-to-release-a-mounrning-dove.jpgThird Grade Student ready to release a Mounrning DoveThird Grade Student ready to release a Mourning Dove, photo by Tom Barber, c 2015https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/first-grade-student-and-great-crested-flycatcher.jpgFirst Grade student and Great-crested FlycatcherFirst Grand Student and Great-Crested Flycatcher, photo by Tom Barber, c 2015https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/first-grade-class-presentation.jpgFirst Grade Class PresentationFirst Grade Class Presentation, photo by Tom Barber, c 2015https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/male-ruby-throated-hummingbird.jpgMale Ruby-throated HummingbirdMale Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, photo by Ellie George, C 2010https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/male-magnolia-warbler-with-band.jpgMale Magnolia Warbler with BandMale Magnolia Warbler with a band, photo by Ellie George, c 2010https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/eastern-white-crowned-sparrow-in-a-net.jpgEastern White-crowned Sparrow in a netEastern White-Crowned Sparrow in a net, photo by Ellie George, c 2010https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/banding-an-eastern-white-crowned-sparrow.jpgBanding an Eastern White-crowned SparrowBanding an Eastern White-Crowned Sparrow, photo by Ellie George, c 20102018-06-12T12:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/05/18/niagara-rocks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/last-photo.jpgLast Photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/photo-by-michael-drahms.pngphoto by Michael Drahmshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/niagara-escarpment.pngNiagara Escarpmenthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/new-picture.pngNew Picturehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/layered-rocks.pngLayered Rockshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/crinoids.pngcrinoidshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/brachiopods.pngbrachiopods2018-06-12T12:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/05/22/harmful-algal-blooms-new-york-state-takes-action-in-2018/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/alge_dc3bcne3b.jpgAlge_Düne3bhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hab.pngHAB2018-07-27T19:34:16+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/04/12/from-glass-eels-to-silver-eels-and-everything-in-between-the-life-stages-of-the-american-eel/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lept.jpgLeptThe beginning life stage of the American Eel is called a leptocephalus and these leptocephali use the current to travel to the East Coast. Kils at the English language Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/interns.jpgInternsSCA interns at the Hudson River Research Reserve help Sarah set up a silver eel fyke net. Chris Bowserhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/glass.jpgGlassThe American eel in their glass eel life stage as they arrive to the coast. Chris Bowser2018-11-27T13:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/04/03/the-coming-of-the-phoebe/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/john-burroughs-boy-and-man-by-internet-archive-book-images-no-restrictions-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgJohn Burroughs Boy and Man By Internet Archive Book Images [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/istock-522536526.jpgEastern Phoebe in TreeEastern Phoebe Bird Perched on a Branch2018-03-29T14:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/03/20/recovery-after-the-storm/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dsc_0371a.jpgDSC_0371AVolunteers plant beach grass at Jones Beach State Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rmsp-sandy-repair-2.jpgRMSP Sandy Repair -2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wetlanda.jpgWetlandaConstructing new wetlandshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wetland.jpgWetlandInstalling wetlands projecthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/river-rocks.jpgRiver RocksConstructing river rock dams to control water flowhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/project-map.jpgProject Maphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/full-project-map.jpgFull Project Maphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/debris-catchers.jpgDebris catchersConstructing a “floatables collectors'2018-03-14T17:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/03/06/fire-improves-bird-habitat-at-ganondagan-state-historic-site/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ca6b1229.jpgCA6B1229https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ca6b1223.jpgCA6B1223https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ca6b1217.jpgCA6B1217https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ca6b1202.jpgCA6B1202https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ca6b1174.jpgCA6B11742018-03-14T17:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/03/13/in-appreciation-of-skunks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/skunk-night.jpgSkunk Nighthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/snowskunk.jpgsnowskunkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/skunksurprise.jpgskunksurprisehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/skunkrhlspring.jpgskunkRHLspringhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/skunkrhlhello.jpgskunkRHLhellohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/skunkrhl.jpgSkunkRHLhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/skunknight.jpgSkunkNighthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/skunk.jpgskunkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/babyskunk.jpgBabySkunk2018-07-31T13:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/01/27/winter-tree-identification-part-i-deciduous-trees/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/john-brown-farm-winter-28-copy.jpgJohn Brown Farm Winter 2008John Brown Farm Winter 2008https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/simple-leaf.jpgSimple Leafhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-oak-ks-final.jpgRed Oak KS finalhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-oak-final.jpgRed Oak Finalhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-oak-alternate.jpgRed Oak Alternatehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-maple-tree-ls-final.jpgRed Maple Tree LS Finalhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-maple-ks-final.jpgRed Maple KS finalhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/opposite.jpgOppositehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/leaf-scar.jpgLeaf Scarhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/compound-leaf.jpgCompound leaf2018-03-01T20:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/02/27/tundra-swans-at-beaver-island-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/adult-and-juvenile-tundra-swans_p-leuchner1.jpgAdult and Juvenile Tundra Swans_P Leuchner1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/preening-tundra-swans-p-leuchner1.jpgPreening Tundra Swans P Leuchner1Adult tundra swan preening it's feathers.  During preening, or straightening and smoothing the feathers, swans distribute uropygial oil, a special oil that helps keep their feathers dry.  Swans and other water birds produce uropygial oil in their uropygial gland.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tundra-swans-p-leuchner1.jpgTundra Swans P Leuchner1Adult tundra swans along the Niagara River.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tundra-swans_p-leuchner1.jpgTundra Swans_P Leuchner1Adult and juvenile tundra swans.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tundra-swans_p-leuchnera.jpgTundra Swans_P Leuchnerahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/greenway-corridor.jpgGreenway CorridorAerial view of the Niagara Greenway Corridorhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tundra-swans-p-leuchnera.jpgTundra Swans P Leuchnerahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/preening-tundra-swans-p-leuchnera.jpgPreening Tundra Swans P Leuchnerahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/adult-and-juvenile-tundra-swans_p-leuchnera.jpgAdult and Juvenile Tundra Swans_P Leuchnera2018-02-27T19:08:21+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/02/13/staff-favorite-ski-trails/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/winter-sunset-allegan-state-park-toners.jpgWinter Sunset, Allegan State Park Tonershttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tiny-tot-clay-pit-ponds.jpgTiny Tot Clay Pit PondsFebruary is a great time to get the young explorers outdoors, photo by State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ice-fishing.jpgIce FishingSetting the 'tip-up' line at Glimmerglass State Park, photo by State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/snowshoe-fun_nia.jpgSnowshoe Fun_NiaSnowshoe lesson, photo by State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/snow-tubing-down-hill-letchworth.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/seals_maritime-aquarium-of-norwalk.jpgSeals_Maritime Aquarium of NorwalkYou may be able to see harbor seals resting at low tide during a seal walk, photo by Maritime Aquarium of Norwalk.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/moreau-snowshoe-win_0031.jpgMoreau State Park Snowshoe HikeMoreau State Park Snowshoe Hikehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/maple-sugaring.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ice-volcano-1_evangola_dave-mcquay.jpgice volcano 1_Evangola_Dave McQuayPosing inside an ice volcano at Evangola State Park, photo by State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/george-washington-portrait.jpgGeorge Washington PortraitCelebrate Washington's Birthday! Photo by State Parks.2018-02-06T18:22:06+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/02/06/skating-in-new-york-state-parks-ice-ice-baby/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/girl_skating_icepond.jpgPond skatingKids playing outside in winter.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/skating-tourney-saratoga.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHockey tournament at Saratoga Spa State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bear-mountain-state-park-ice-rink.jpgBear Mountain State Park Ice RinkOutdoor skating fun at Bear Mountain State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/riverbank-ice-rink-012a.jpgPRK_4400Skating lessons at Riverbank State Park2018-02-06T17:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/03/03/winter-tree-identification-part-ii-evergreen-trees/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/moreau-state-park-winter-snowflakes-on-pine-needles-win_0153.jpgMoreau State Park winter Snowflakes on pine needlesMoreau State Park winter Snowflakes on pine needleshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/white-pine-ls-final-2.jpgWhite Pine LS Final 2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/white-pine-ls-1-e1424286568199.jpgWhite Pine LS 1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/red-pine-tree-ls-final.jpgRed Pine Tree LS Finalhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/red-pine-ls.jpgRed Pine LShttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/needles-per-cluster-2.jpgNeedles per cluster 2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/needles-per-cluster-1.jpgNeedles per cluster 1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hemlock-ls-final.jpgHemlock LS Finalhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hemlock-ls-5-e1424286838682.jpgHemlock LS 52025-12-26T10:19:03+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/12/23/camera-trapping/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/toec-trail-camera-bobcat-coyote.jpgTOEC Trail Camera Bobcat CoyoteCamera trap at Taconic Outdoor Education Center, Fahnstock State Park2018-01-18T13:21:53+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2018/01/16/letchworth-state-park-snowmobile-trails/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/snowmobile2014-copy2.jpgSnowmobile2014 copy22018-01-16T19:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/12/26/whats-that-thats-scat/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/scat_creativecommons_flickr-comphotosbepster43762108.jpgSCAT_CreativeCommons_Flickr.comphotosbepster43762108https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/turkey-scat-both.jpgTurkey scat bothTurkey Scat (both likely female), note the footprints on left photo.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/porcupine-den-scat_m-rogers.jpgPorcupine den & scat_M RogersPorcupine den with scat (broken down) along the entrance. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/moose_m-rogers.jpgMoose_M RogersMoose scat.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mink-scat-both.jpgMink scat bothTwo photos of mink scat, note the twisted ends. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/goose_m-rogers.jpgGoose_M RogersGoose scat.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fox-scat_m-rogers.jpgFox scat_M RogersFox scathttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/deer-scat-both.jpgDeer scat bothDeer scat, fresh (right) and old (left). https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cottontail-scat_j-jaycox.jpgCottontail scat_J JaycoxCottontail scat.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bear-scat-both.jpgBear Scat bothBear scat, note the seeds in the right photo2021-04-12T20:38:34+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/12/19/first-day-hike-2018/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/allegany-centered.jpgAllegany Centeredhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/wellesley-3.jpgWellesley 3FDH are for both young and not-so young. This pair was at Wellesley Island State Park along the St. Lawrence River.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/moreau-4.jpgMoreau 4Walking through the snow at Moreau Lake State Park just north of Saratoga Springs.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/letchworth-1.jpgLetchworth 1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fort-ontario-5.jpgFort Ontario 5Join the "Military Musicology, Walking Tour of Old Fort Ontario"https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/evangola-1.jpgEvangola 1Evangola State Park FDHers, hiked along Lake Erie.2017-12-18T18:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/12/12/weathering-the-storm-by-restoring-a-native-grass/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mudflats-2017_with-photo-credit.jpgMudflats 2017_with photo creditView of mudflats looking toward bridge in 2017, two years after restoration planting of smooth cordgrass. You can see the remnants of the fencing put up to protect the young grass plants from being eaten by geese – these posts will be removed in the coming months. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dec-staffers-with-photo-credit1.jpgDEC staffers with photo credithttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mudflats-2013-with-photo-credits.jpgMudflats 2013 with photo creditsxposed mudflats in 2013, one year after Superstorm Sandy, looking toward the pedestrian bridge. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sunken-meadow-creek-after-sandy-with-photo-credits.jpgSunken Meadow Creek after Sandy with photo creditsThe remnants of the berm in Sunken Meadow Creek after its destruction by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/spartina_alterniflora-usda-photo-credit3.jpgSpartina_alterniflora-usda...photo credit2017-12-12T20:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/05/02/are-you-ready-for-i-love-my-parks-day/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/corema_conradii_gertrudesnose_073112-3.jpgCorema_conradii_GertrudesNose_073112-32017-11-27T17:01:24+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/06/03/clark-reservation-state-park-bioblitz/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/clark_long_ravine2_syoung.jpgClark_Long_Ravine2_SYoung2017-11-27T17:00:46+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/04/24/saratoga-spring/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/redwingedbb.jpgredwingedbbhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/spring_peeper_wellesleyis_lundgren.jpgSpring_peeper_WellesleyIs_LundgrenA spring peeper at Wellesley Island State Park. Photo by Julie Lundgren, NYNHP.2017-11-27T16:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/12/09/ecological-change-in-lake-minnewaska/2017-11-27T16:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/08/02/rebirth-after-fire/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/yellow-eyed-grass.jpgYellow-eyed grassInsect on a yellow-eyed grass (Xyris sp.) located in recovering wetland. Photo by Lindsey Feinberghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/trillium.jpgTrilliumThese painted trilliums (Trillium undulatum) emerged from the moist soils below the charred surface. Photo by Lindsey Feinberghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sundew.jpgSundewThe spatulate-leaved sundew (Drosera intermedia) and other plants begin to appear again in the burned wetlands. Photo by Lindsey Feinberghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rhodora.jpgRhodoraThe plants with the bluer leaves are the state-threatened Rhodora (Rhodora canadense), amidst the burned pitch pines. Photo by Lindsey Feinberghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pitch-pine_sundew.jpgPitch Pine_SundewPitch pine seedling growing next to sundews on recovering wetland. Photo by Lindsey Feinberghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pitch-pine-seedling.jpgPitch Pine SeedlingA pitch pine (PInus rigida) seedling finally appears, several months after the fire. Photo by Lindsey Feinberghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pitch-pine-cones.jpgPitch Pine ConesNewly opened pitch pine cones along the Indian Rock Trail. Photo by Lindsey Feinberghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photopt3.jpgPhotoPt3Photopoint taken 7/12/16 Photo by Lindsey Feinberghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photopt2.jpgPhotoPt2Photopoint taken 6/25/16 Photo by Lindsey Feinberghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photopt1.jpgPhotoPt1Photopoint taken 5/20/16 Photo by Lindsey Feinberg2017-11-27T16:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/09/26/from-ashes-to-awesome-sams-point/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/changes-over-time-state-parks1.jpgChanges over time, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/surveying-l-rudge.jpgSurveying, L RudgeStudent Conservation Association Interns, Park staff, and volunteer Citizen Scientists assist in studying the effects of the 2016 fire on the ecosystem, photo by Leah Rudge, SCAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sca-sampling-l-rudge.jpgSCA Sampling, L Rudgehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sampling-gear-l-rudge.jpgSampling gear, L RudgeComparing photo points, photo by Leah Rudge, SCAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pine-seedling-up-close-l-rudge.jpgPine seedling up close, L RudgePitch pine seedling, photo by Leah Rudge, SCAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/many-pine-seedlings-l-rudge.jpgMany pine seedlings, L RudgeForest regrowth, 2017, photo by Leah Rudge, SCAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/changes-over-time-state-parks.jpgChanges over time, State Parks2017-12-09T18:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/12/05/sca-service-project-at-sams-point-preserve/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/invasives-crew-on-the-trail_en.jpgInvasives crew on the trail_ENhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/invasive-plant-removal-crew_en.pngInvasive plant removal crew_ENhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/three-project-photos.jpgThree project photoshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sams-pt-view.jpgSam's Pt View2017-12-06T14:47:37+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/12/01/the-3-season-paddler-safety-tips-for-extending-your-boating-season/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0032.jpgIMG_0032A well dressed and well equipped paddler.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0031.jpgIMG_0031Subtle beauty and good companionship paddling on a grey day.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0017.jpgIMG_0017Under the bridges for a creek level view.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0004.jpgIMG_0004Kayak launch on Schodack Creek, Schodack Island State Park.2017-11-16T14:41:14+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/10/04/oh-those-autumn-leaves/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/waterson-point-sp-dsc_4572-12x18-copy.jpgwaterson-point-sp-dsc_4572-12x18-copyWalk near the St Lawrence River at Waterson Point State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/taughannock-falls-state-park-_par_0012.jpgtaughannock-falls-state-park-_par_0012Stroll at Taughannock Falls State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/red-leaf.jpgred-leafhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/moreau-sat-fall-98-99-more-contrast.jpgKayaking in the Fall - Moreau State ParkPaddle at Moreau State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/grafton-tower-_7771.jpggrafton-tower-_7771Check out the view from the Grafton fire tower, a vast hemlock-northern hardwood forest in Grafton Lakes State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ducks-in-pond-fall-b-w-davis-_0167cp.jpgducks-in-pond-fall-b-w-davis-_0167cphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/creekside_allegany-fall_t-leblanc.jpgcreekside_allegany-fall_t-leblancCamp by a stream under the color of beech, birch, and maples at Allegany State Park, photo by Tom LeBlanchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bwdavis_whtbirchpond_114.jpgbwdavis_whtbirchpond_114Walk by the ponds and elegant birch trees at Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/biker-on-trail-fall-lake-awosting-minnewaska-sp-_0053.jpgbiker-on-trail-fall-lake-awosting-minnewaska-sp-_0053https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bennington-battlefield-_7819.jpgbennington-battlefield-_7819Look up at the trees at Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site, photo by State Parks2017-11-16T14:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/11/14/a-conservation-cornerstone-celebrates-20-years/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/birdersny2_laura-mccarthy1-e1510258180735.jpgBirdersNY2_Laura McCarthyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ganondagan-photo.jpgGanondagan photoDedication of the Bird Conservation Area at Ganondagan State Historic Site, photo by Laura McCarthy, Audubon NY.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ganondagan-bca-photo-10-17.jpgGanondagan BCA photo 10.17https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/birdersny2_laura-mccarthy-e1510257940752.jpgBirdersNY2_Laura McCarthyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/birdersny_lauramccarthy.jpgBirdersNY_LauraMcCarthyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/birdersfilmoreglenstatepark2_jillianliner.jpgBirdersFilmoreGlenStatePark2_JillianLinerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/birdersfilmoreglenstatepark_jillianliner.jpgBirdersFilmoreGlenStatePark_JillianLinerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/birdblind-aip-ascr_laura-mccarthy.jpgBirdblind AIP ASCR_Laura McCarthyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/birdblind-aip-ascr.jpgBirdblind AIP ASCRMembers of Audubon Society of the Capital District constructing a bird blind at Schodack Island State Park, photo by Laura McCarthy, Audubon NYhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/apa_2015_charlietrapani_280883_cerulean_warbler_kk.jpgCerulean Warbler.Cerulean Warbler.2017-11-09T20:18:33+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/11/07/the-niagara-gorge-at-low-water/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/photo-by-nicole-czarnecki.pngPhoto by Nicole Czarneckihttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/niagara-river-backdrift.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nia-gorge-low-water.pngNIA gorge low waterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/great-gorge-viewing.pngGreat Gorge Viewinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/gorge-at-low-water.pngGorge at Low Waterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/giant-wave-postcard.pngGiant Wave Postcard2017-12-12T13:19:02+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/10/31/bate-and-switch/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/praying-mantis-photo-by-lilly-schelling-e1508874855542.jpgPraying Mantis-photo by Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/viceroy-butterfly-david-cappaert.pngViceroy Butterfly - David CappaertViceroy Butterfly, photo by David Cappaert, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/spicebush-swallowtail-caterpillar-jerry-a-payne.pngSpicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar - Jerry A PayneSpicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar, photo by Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pug-costume-public-domain.pngPug Costume - Public DomainSimilar to the hoverfly, domestic dogs have sometimes been known to mimic bees, though with much less success - Happy Halloween! Image - Public Domainhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/polyphemus-moth-kelsey-ruffino.jpgPolyphemus Moth - Kelsey RuffinoPolyphemus Moth, photo by Kelsey Ruffino, State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paper-wasp-david-cappaert.pngPaper Wasp - David CappaertPaper wasp, photo by David Cappaert, Bugwood.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/monarch-butterfly-david-cappaert.pngMonarch Butterfly - David CappaertMonarch Butterfly, photo by David Cappaert, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hoverfly-2-jon-yuschock.pngHoverfly 2 - Jon YuschockHoverfly, photo by David Cappaert, Bugwood.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hoverfly-1-wikimedia.pngHoverfly 1 - WikimediaHoverfly, photo from Wikimedia CCOhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/honeybee-david-cappaert.pngHoneybee - David CappaertHoneybee, photo by David Cappaert, Bugwood.2017-10-24T19:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/10/17/adventure-awaits-at-allegany/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mountain-biking_allegany-2714.jpgMountain Biking_Allegany-2714https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/xc-skier-at-summit-area.jpgXC skier at Summit areaSkiing in a winter wonderland, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/snowshoeing.jpgSnowshoeingTry your hand at snowshoeing during a snowshoe program, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/snowshoe.jpgSnowshoehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/red-house-lake-reflections.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paddle-boarding_allegany-2934.jpgPaddle Boarding_Allegany-2934Standup paddle boarding, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mountain-biking_allegany-2751.jpgMountain Biking_Allegany-2751Biking along the trails at Allegany, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mountain-biking_allegany-2715.jpgMountain Biking_Allegany-2715https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kids-fishing-allegany-3134.jpgKids fishing Allegany-3134Fishing is a great family activity, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kayaking_allegany-2912.jpgKayaking_Allegany-29122017-10-17T15:36:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/10/03/hiking-hidden-gems/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/farm-field.jpgFarm FieldViews of the northern Catskills at Robert V. Riddell State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_0818.jpgIMG_0818Point Trail, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_0817.jpgIMG_0817The 'point' at Long Point State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_0816.jpgIMG_0816A bench to enjoy Chautauqua Lake scenery, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/robert-v-riddell-dsc_8978.jpg_Robert V Riddell DSC_8978Hike the trail along Schenevus Creek, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/robert-v-riddell-_dsc_8977a.jpg_Robert V Riddell _DSC_8977aAlong the Schenevus Creek at Robert V. Riddell State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sterling-lake-desktop.jpgSterling Lake DesktopThe view from the fire tower, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/firetower.jpgFireTowerSterling Forest fire tower, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lighthouse.jpgLighthouseGolden Hill Lighthouse, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_20170621_0745183-1.jpgIMG_20170621_0745183 (1)Along the Golden Hill Creek, photo by State Parks2017-10-03T15:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/09/01/symbols-of-new-york-state-scavenger-hunt/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bluebird-istock_000001242076.jpgBluebird iStock_000001242076https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/snack-e1441041182417.jpgSnackhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rose-e1441041137474.jpgRosehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/red-spotted-admiral-e1441040251544.jpgRed Spotted Admiralhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/old-growth-maple-e1441040983579.jpgOld Growth MapleOld Growth Maple Tree, notice the uneven tree bark. "AcerSaccharum" by Cephas - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AcerSaccharum.jpg#/media/File:AcerSaccharum.jpg.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/maple_leaves-e1441040951626.jpgMaple_LeavesSugar Maple leaves. Superior National Forest (Acer saccharum 2-jgreenlee) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/female-snapper-e1441040846205.jpgFemale Snapperhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bluebird-e1441040374278.jpgBluebirdMale Eastern Bluebird. Jeff Nadler, accessed from http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/55435.html.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bluebird-female-e1441040406568.jpgBluebird FemaleFemale Eastern Bluebird. Sandysphotos2009 (20100410_16 Uploaded by Snowmanradio) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/beaver_chew2-e1441040566863.jpgBeaver_Chew2More Beaver Sign. Lilly Schelling, NYSOPRHP.2017-09-28T16:08:23+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/10/25/monarchs-migrate-to-state-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/512px-monarch_butterfly_danaus_plexippus_laying_eggs.jpg512px-monarch_butterfly_danaus_plexippus_laying_eggsMonarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Laying_Eggshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/monarch-butterfly-laying-her-eggs-on-a-swamp-milkweed-located-in-the-butterfly-garden-at-wilson-tuscarora-state-park-in-august-2016-photo-by-j-harris.jpgmonarch-butterfly-laying-her-eggs-on-a-swamp-milkweed-located-in-the-butterfly-garden-at-wilson-tuscarora-state-park-in-august-2016-photo-by-j-harrisMonarch butterfly laying her eggs on a swamp milkweed located in the butterfly garden at Wilson Tuscarora State Park in August 2016. Photo by J. Harrishttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/monarch-butterfly-and-a-bee-feeding-on-the-nectar-from-a-swamp-milkweed-in-wilson-tuscarora-state-park-in-august-2016-photo-by-j-harris.jpgmonarch-butterfly-and-a-bee-feeding-on-the-nectar-from-a-swamp-milkweed-in-wilson-tuscarora-state-park-in-august-2016-photo-by-j-harrisMonarch butterfly and a bee feeding on the nectar from a swamp milkweed in Wilson Tuscarora State Park in August 2016. Photo by J. Harrishttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/budd-termin-and-meg-janis-with-milkweed-plants-at-wilson-tuscarora-state-park-in-may-2016-photo-by-i-love-my-parks-day-volunteer.jpgbudd-termin-and-meg-janis-with-milkweed-plants-at-wilson-tuscarora-state-park-in-may-2016-photo-by-i-love-my-parks-day-volunteerBudd Termin and Meg Janis with milkweed plants at Wilson-Tuscarora State Park in May 2016 Photo by an I Love My Parks day Volunteer2017-10-02T16:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/09/19/floating-treatment-wetlands-at-rockland-lake-state-park/2017-09-19T14:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/07/07/explore-nys-parks-waterways/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/picture1.jpgPicture1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/if-found.jpgIf Foundhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/grafotn-prk_2664.jpgGrafotn PRK_2664https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dog-in-kayak-with-life-vest_lilly-schelling.jpgDog in Kayak with life vest_Lilly Schelling2017-08-15T12:46:15+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/08/08/loose-the-loosestrife/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/galerucella-beetles-feed-on-loosestrife-leaves-at-silver-lake-sp-photo-by-amy-mcginnis.jpgGalerucella beetles feed on loosestrife leaves at Silver Lake SP, photo by Amy McGinnisGalerucella beetles fed on these loosestrife leaves at Silver Lake State Park, photo by Amy McGinnis, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/several-galerucella-beetles-on-a-loosestrife-plant-at-silver-lake-state-park-photo-by-amy-mcginnis.jpgSeveral Galerucella beetles on a loosestrife plant at Silver Lake State Park. Photo by Amy McGinnisSeveral Galerucella beetles on a loosestrife plant at Silver Lake State Park, photo by Amy McGinnis, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/purple-loosestrife-beetle-photo-by-amy-mcginnis.jpgPurple loosestrife beetle. Photo by Amy McGinnishttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/loosestrife-in-bloom-photo-by-amy-mcginnis.pngLoosestrife in bloom, photo by Amy McGinnisPurple loosestrife plants in bloom at Silver Lake State Park. Photo by Amy McGinnishttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/loosestrife-flower-photo-by-a-mcginnis.jpgLoosestrife flower, photo by A McGinnisPurple loosestrife flower spikes at Silver Lake State Park. Photo by Amy McGinnishttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/beetle-on-loosestrife-at-silver-lake-sp-photo-by-a-mcginnis.jpgBeetle on loosestrife at Silver Lake SP, photo by A McGinnisGalerucella calmariensis beetle on a purple loosestrife leaf at Silver Lake State Park, photo by Amy McGinnis, State Parks2017-07-28T18:18:50+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/08/01/5-common-myths-about-our-state-park-critters/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eastern-pipistrelle-cropped-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling.jpgEastern Pipistrelle Cropped-Photo taken by Lilly Schelling????????????????????????????????????https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/skeleton_of_a_turtle.jpgSkeleton_of_a_turtleA turtle’s backbone is fused to the upper shell, shown in this drawing of a turtle’s skeleton. Photo Public Domainhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/porcupine-biodome-2.jpgPorcupine-BioDome-2Porcupines often rest in trees. Photo by J. Gloverderivative work: WolfmanSF (talk) - Porcupine-BioDome.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.5https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/paper-wasp-stinger.jpgPaper Wasp StingerA stinger’s barb size varies by species. This stinger belongs to a paper wasp. Photo by Insects Unlocked, CC BY 2.0https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/little-brown-bat-credit-usfws-ann-froschauer.jpgLittle brown bat credit USFWS, Ann FroschauerThe little brown bat is one of the most common bats in New York. Photo by Ann Froschauer, USFWShttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/honey-bee.jpgHoney BeeA honey bee can only sting once. Photo by David Cappaert, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eastern-box-turtle.pngEastern Box TurtleThe Eastern box turtle has a hinge on its plastron (lower shell). This allows it to tuck its head, arms, and legs away from predators, forming a tightly sealed “box.” Photo by John Triana, Regional Water Authority, Bugwood.orghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/american-toad-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling.jpgAmerican Toad-Photo Taken by Lilly SchellingThe American toad is one of three toad species in New York. Photo by Lilly Schelling, New York State Parks2017-07-28T16:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/07/25/busy-beavers-and-awesome-osprey-a-canoeing-adventure-on-canopus-lake/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/canoers_photo-by-aaron-donato.jpgCanoers_Photo by Aaron DonatoA beautiful day for canoeing on Canopus Lake, photo by Aaron Donatohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/canoerslifejackets_edited_photo-by-aaron-donato.jpgCanoers&LifeJackets_Edited_Photo by Aaron Donatohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/canoe2rgb.jpgCanoe2rgbhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/osprey1.jpgOspreyNorth osprey grabs a yellow perchhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/aaron-donato-and-canoeing-group.pngAaron Donato and canoeing grouphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/predaceous-diving-beetle_by-cotinis.jpgPredaceous Diving Beetle_by cotinisPredaceous Diving Beetle, photo by cotinishttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/osprey.jpgOsprey2017-07-26T14:30:25+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/07/11/help-protect-our-parks-its-invasive-species-awareness-week/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20160921_112731.jpg20160921_112731The discolored leaf from a tree in the red oak group. Photo by NYS DEChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20160921_112716.jpg20160921_112716Oak tree infected with oak wilt. Photo by NYS DEChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dont-move-firewood1.pngDon't Move Firewoodhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stop-aquatic-hitchhikers1.pngStop Aquatic Hitchhikershttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stop-the-invasion-logo.jpgStop the Invasion Logohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/play-clean-go.pngPlay Clean Gohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/oak-wilt-tree-by-william-m-ciesla.jpgOak Wilt Tree by William M Cieslahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/oak-wilt-leaf-by-ce-seliskar.jpgOak Wilt Leaf by CE Seliskarhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/giant-hogweed-by-dec.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGiant hogweed can grow more than 14 feet tall. If you see it, do not touch it! Photo by DEChttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/eab-trap-hanging.jpgEAB Trap HangingHave you ever seen a purple triangular prism hanging in the trees? It’s actually a trap for the emerald ash borer. Photo by State Parks2017-07-06T17:42:21+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/06/10/the-battle-to-save-our-bats/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/myotis_sodalis_alan-hicks-nynhp.jpgmyotis_sodalis_Alan Hicks NYNHPMyotis sodalis, photo by Alan Hicks, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/little-brownbat.jpgLittle BrownBat2019-07-09T03:29:34+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/06/12/wildlife-sighting-snapping-turtle-at-fahnestock-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/snapper.jpgsnapperhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/close-up.jpgclose up2017-07-06T17:31:37+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/06/27/did-someone-say-free-boat-wash/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6625.jpgIMG_6625What your average portable boat washing station looks like. The yellow tanks on each side hold water used for decontamination. The machine has a gas engine but uses a diesel burner to heat the water to 140o F, photo by Matt Brincka, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0160.jpgIMG_0160Lake George Parks Commission Stewards using specialty “muffs” to run the engine while also flushing it clean of any water that could be carrying invasives, photo: Matt Brincka, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0154.jpgIMG_0154NYS Parks staff working with Lake George Park Commission stewards to determine if this boat needs to be decontaminated, photo: Matt Brincka, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/boat-washing-2.jpgBoat washing 2Jake Barney, a State Parks Boat Steward, demonstrates using a Boat Washing Station.. The handle in the boat steward’s left hand is used to control the amount of pressure coming out of the hose, photo by Matt Brincka, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/11889668_10207450184282780_8820069053952744565_n.jpg11889668_10207450184282780_8820069053952744565_n2018-09-04T07:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/06/20/protecting-pollinators/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/butterfly_k-mulverhill.jpgButterfly_K MulverhillGiant swallowtail butterfly, photo by Katie Mulverhill, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bennington-battlefield.pngBennington Battlefieldhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/creekside-classroom-garden.pngCreekside Classroom GardenCreekside Classroom entrance garden, photo by Casey Holzworth, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/blue-lupine-casey-holzworth1.pngBlue lupine Casey HolzworthLupines in flower, Saratoga Spa State Park Spring 2017, photo by Casey Holzworthhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/clark-steps_k-mulverhill.jpgClark Steps_K Mulverhillhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/rockefeller-exhibit_s-antenen1.jpgRockefeller Exhibit_S Antenenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/glimmerglass-garden_ilmpd.jpgGlimmerglass Garden_ILMPDVolunteers plant native plants at Glimmerglass State Park during I Love My Park Day. Photo credit: State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/saratoga-spa_waldorf-students-planting_j-rozell.jpgSaratoga Spa_Waldorf Students planting_J RozellWaldorf School students spreading wild lupine (Lupinus perennis) seed in a cleared field in 2016 , photo by John Rozell, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/rusty-patched-lw-macior.jpgRusty patched LW MaciorThe banners will describe how NY Natural Heritage Program is partnering with State Parks to protect habitat and learn more about what pollinators are present in NY - like this rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis). Photo credit: LW Macior. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/northern-pearly-eye-matt-schlesinger-nynyp.jpgNorthern pearly eye, Matt Schlesinger NYNYPThe northern pearly eye (Enodia anthedon) is one of the many butterflies that occurs in the sedge meadow habitat at John Jay State Historic Site. Photo credit: Matt Schlesinger, NYNHP.2017-06-16T16:18:28+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/06/13/whos-looking-for-the-teacher/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ovenbird_tim-lenz-usfws.jpgOvenbird_Tim Lenz, USFWShttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/by-maslowski-s-u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-wo-4549-51-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgBy Maslowski, S. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WO-4549-51) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/kent-mcfarland.jpgKent McFarlandOvenbird nest, photo by Kent McFarlandhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/by-cephas-own-work-gfdl-httpwww-gnu-orgcopyleftfdl-html-or-cc-by-sa-3-0-httpcreativecommons-orglicensesby-sa3-0-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgBy Cephas (Own work) [GFDL (httpwww.gnu.orgcopyleftfdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsOvenbird, by Cephas (Own work) [GFDL (httpwww.gnu.orgcopyleftfdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons2017-06-08T12:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/05/30/saturday-june-3-2017/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/istock-537675053.jpgGroup of hikers with a dogDogs are great hiking companions, remember to keep them on a leash when you hike.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/walkway-over-the-hudson-7199.jpgWalkway over the HudsonWalkway over the Hudsonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/onondaga-branch-trail-jacqui-wensich.jpgOnondaga Branch Trail - Jacqui WensichA beautiful day for a hike, Onondaga Branch Trails, photo by Jacqui Wensichichhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/moreau-trip-on-hudson-dsc_0184comp.jpgMoreau trip on Hudson DSC_0184compExplore NY State Parks by water, Moreau Lake State Parks, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/minnewaska-carriage-ways_-6294.jpgMinnewaska Carriage ways_-6294Carriage trails at Minnewaska State Park Preserve are perfect for bicycling, photos by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/indian-ladder-trail-flw_0079a.jpgIndian Ladder Trail at John Boyd Thacher State ParkBring your family out for a day of fun, Thacher State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_20161004_140206992.jpgIMG_20161004_140206992Trail markers help guide you along, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_20160701_141119489_hdr.jpgIMG_20160701_141119489_HDRVista ahead, Minnewaska State Parks Preserve, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_20160701_125322561.jpgIMG_20160701_125322561Mountain laurel along the trail, Minnewaska State Park Preserve, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/clermont-spring_aat0011ltr.jpgSpring ClermontStroll among the late spring flowers, Clermont State Historic Site, photo by State Parks2017-06-01T14:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/05/23/harmful-algal-blooms-keep-you-and-your-pets-safe-know-it-avoid-it-report-it/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pollen-duckweed.jpgPollen Duckweedhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/blue-hab.jpgBlue HABhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/spirogyra-sp-green-algae_joe-pool.jpgspirogyra-sp-green-algae_Joe Poolhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hab-surface.pngHAB Surfacehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hab-sign.jpgHAB SignState Parks HABs alert sign. If you see this sign up, do not swim in the water! https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hab-paddle.pngHAB PaddleHABs can look like paint, oil or foam. HABs can also coat objects as a film, photo by Karen Terbush, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hab-green.pngHAB GreenHABs can occur around docks and have debris caught within them., photos by Karen Terbushhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hab-dock.pngHAB Dockhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hab-dense.jpgHAB Densehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/duckweed_kleine_wasserlinse_entengrc3bctze.jpgDuckweed_Kleine_Wasserlinse_(Entengrütze)2017-05-22T19:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/05/16/respect-for-rattlers/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mark-rogers1.jpgMark Rogershttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/amy-mcginnis.jpgAmy McGinnisYellow phase rattler, photo by Amy McGinnis, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nynhp2.jpgNYNHP2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nynhp1.jpgNYNHP1A well hidden rattler, photo by NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nynhp.jpgNYNHPCHALLENGE! Can you find the rattlesnake in this picture? Photo by NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mark-rogers.jpgMark RogersYellow phase. The rattlesnake’s pattern serves as camouflage, making it a little harder to see among the leaves or rocks. Photo by Mark Rogers, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/find-the-snake_nynhp.jpgFind the snake_NYNHPSee the nose to left and body to right under the rock? Photo by NYNYPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/amy-mcginnis-20151.jpgAmy McGinnis, 2015Black phase timber rattlesnake, photo by Amy McGinnis, State Parks, 2015https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/amy-mcginnis-2012.jpgAmy McGinnis, 2012Black phase. Notice the rattle held high here, a warning to for you to move away. Photo by Amy McGinnis, State Parks, 2012https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/amy-mcginnis-2011.jpgAmy McGinnis, 2011Timber Rattlesnake that was run over attempting to cross the road. Photo by Amy McGinnis, State Parks, 20112017-05-10T15:58:33+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/05/02/new-york-state-parks-partners-with-audubon-new-york-to-save-one-of-new-yorks-most-beautiful-songbirds/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gww_jeff-nadler_one-time-use-only_small.jpgGWW_Jeff Nadler_one time use only_smallhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/redmaple-hardwoodswampand-shrubswamp_gregedingernynhp.jpgRedMaple-HardwoodSwampAnd ShrubSwamp_GregEdingerNYNHPThis red maple - hardwood swamp with its young trees, open canopy, and abundance of shrubs and sturdy sedges (the grass like plants in the middle) is an example of the kind of Golden-winged warbler habitat that State Parks is working to protect and restore. Photo by Greg Edinger, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gww_jeff-nadler_one-time-use-only.jpgGWW_Jeff Nadler_one time use onlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gww_eric-lind_one-time-use-only.jpgGWW_Eric Lind_one time use onlyGolden-winged Warbler ready for geolocator tag, photo by Eric Lind, one time use onlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bww_eric-lind_one-time-use-only.jpgBWW_Eric Lind_one time use onlyBlue-winged Warbler with a geolocator, photo by Eric Lind, one time use only2017-05-03T17:36:58+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/03/31/native-spring-wildflowers/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/spring-beauty.jpgspring beautyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/roundlobe-hepatica.jpgroundlobe hepaticahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bloodroot.jpgbloodroot2017-05-02T12:39:36+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/05/09/earth-day-at-bear-mountain/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bear-earth-day-3.jpgBear Earth Day 3https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/3-karen-parashkevov.jpg3 Karen Parashkevovphoto by Karen Parashkevovhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2-karen-parashkevov.jpg2 Karen parashkevovhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1.jpg12017-05-02T12:33:53+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/04/25/i-love-my-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc_0294.jpgDSC_0294Filmore Glen State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/schodack6.jpgSchodack6Removing invasive species at Schodack Island State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nationalsaratoga2.jpgNationalSaratoga2Monument cleaning at Saratoga Battlefield Historic Park, photo by National Park Servicehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fireisland4.jpgFireIsland4Installing plover exclusion areas at Fire Island National Seashore, photo by National Park Servicehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/valley-stream.jpgVAlley StreamVolunteers at Valley Stream State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/staatsburgh.jpgStaatsburghWorking under the Copper beech at Staatsburgh State Historic Site, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sar1.jpgSar1Volunteers at Saratoga Spa State Parks, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/rose3.jpgRose3Commissioner Harvey laughs with volunteers, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/rc12.jpgRc12Volunteers at Roberto Clemente State Park, photo by State Parks https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/peebles_raking.jpgPeebles_rakingTrail work at Peebles Island State Park, photo by State Parks2017-04-24T15:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/04/05/springtimes-big-night/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wood-frog.jpgWood FrogWood Frog, By USFWS Mountain-Prairie (Wood Frog) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/spotted-salamander.jpgSpotted SalamanderSpotted Salamanderhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/red-eft.jpgRed eftRed Eft, By Jason Quinn (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/peeper.jpgPeeperSpring Peeper, By Justin Meissen [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/leopard-frog.jpgLeopard frogLeopard Frog, By Douglas Wilhelm Harder (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jefferson-salamander.jpgJefferson salamanderJefferson Salamander, By Unspecified (Vermont Biology Technical Note 1) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/congress.jpgCongressSpotted Salamander Congress by Hannah Long, SCA Environmental Educator Member Thacher State Park, 2016https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/blue-spotted.jpgBlue SpottedBlue spotted Salamander, By Greg Schechter [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons2017-04-22T12:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/03/22/golden-opportunities-at-betty-and-wilbur-davis-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/golden_eagle_1.jpgGolden_Eagle_1Golden eagle in flight, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Golden_Eagle_1.jpghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/looking-south.jpgLooking Southhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/looking-west.jpgLooking Westhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/restroom.jpgRestroomhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/park-office.jpgPark Officehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/aquila_chrysaetos_usfws.jpgAquila_chrysaetos_USFWShttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/diane-graf-photo.jpgDiane Graf Photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/diane_graf-photo.jpgDiane_Graf photoWind break at sunset, Diane Graf, DOAS volunteerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/golden_eagle_in_denali_national_park_and_preserve_6962303877.jpgGolden eagle in back country.Golden Eagle By National Park Service, Alaska Region [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/goldeneagle-nova.jpgGoldenEagle-NovaAdult golden eagle, By J. Glover (AUTiger). Please attribute to J. Glover - Atlanta, Georgia in usage outside of Wikimedia Foundation Projects. (en.wikipedia) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons2017-04-18T12:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/04/18/happy-arbor-day/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pileated-holes_jubilee-feist1.jpgPileated holes_Jubilee FeistThey makes these square or rectangular holes in trees., photo by Jubilee Feist.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/big-beech.jpgBig Beechhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/yellow-birch_j-lundgren.jpgYellow birch_J LundgrenYellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) in Grafton Lakes State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tulip-tree_j-lundgren.jpgTulip Tree_J LundgrenA towering tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) at Hamlin Beach State Park – a small park with spectacular trees. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tulip-tree-flower_dcrjsr.jpgTulip Tree Flower_DcrjsrBy Dcrjsr (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/serviceberry_j-lundgren.jpgServiceberry_J LundgrenServiceberry (Amelanchier arborea and A. canadensis) is common in woodlands in parks across the state, blooming in April to May before the other trees have leafed out..https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/red-maple_donald-cameron_one-time-use-for-this-blog.jpgRed maple_Donald Cameron_One time use for this blogRed maple (Acer rubrum) flowers. Photo by Donald Cameron 2017, GoBotany, used with permission.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pileated-woodpecker_lilly-schelling.jpgPileated Woodpecker_Lilly SchellingThe Pileated woodpecker is our largest woodpecker, photo by Lilly Schelling, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hemlock_j-lundgren.jpgHemlock_J LundgrenAn old-growth hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in Allegany State Park https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/canadian-serviceberry-nynhp.jpgCanadian serviceberry NYNHPCanadian serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) at Hither Hills State Park. Photo by NYNHP.2017-04-12T16:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/04/11/exploring-new-netherland/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/exhibits.jpgExhibitsTouring the exhibits at Crailo State Historic Site, (left to right) Deputy Consulate General, Jan Kennis, Cultural Officer Tessa Dikker, Crailo Site Manager Heidi Hilll, and Consulate General Dolph Hogewoninghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/consolate11.jpgConsolate12017-04-24T14:49:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/03/21/american-robin-natures-harbinger-of-spring-2/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/robin_jr_1165_smaller.jpgRobin_JR_1165_smaller????????????????????????????????????https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/american_robin_nest_with_eggs.jpgAmerican_Robin_Nest_with_EggsRobin eggs, photo by Laslovarga (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Common2017-03-22T12:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/04/14/wondrous-woodcocks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/woodcock-nesting.pngWoodcock nestinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/woodcock-dance.pngWoodcock dancehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/roosting-woodcock.pngRoosting Woodcock2017-03-20T19:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/02/03/ice-fishing-in-central-new-york/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2013-glimmerglass-matt-fendya-lake-trout_smaller1.jpg2013-glimmerglass-matt-fendya-lake-trout_smallerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-tom-hughes-northern-pike-owasco.jpg2014 Tom Hughes northern pike Owascohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-esf-forces-ice-bbq-tully.jpg2014 ESF FORCES ice BBQ Tullyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/annaizzyhughes-jan-18-2015-tully.jpgAnna&IzzyHughes Jan 18 2015 Tullyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2013-glimmerglass-stephanie-smith-pickerel.jpg2013 Glimmerglass Stephanie Smith pickerelhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2013-glimmerglass-matt-fendya-lake-trout.jpg???????????????????????????????2017-03-20T18:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/12/15/flitting-crystals/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tsuzumi-bentley-humphreys-p-210.jpgTsuzumi Bentley & Humphreys P. 210https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tabel-in-fahrenheit_lcs.jpgTabel in Fahrenheit_LCShttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stellar-hex-bentley-humphreys-p-111.jpgStellar Hex Bentley & Humphreys P. 111https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stellar-bentley-7-humphreys-p-149.jpgStellar Bentley 7 Humphreys P. 149https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/needles-bentley-humphreys-p-210.jpgNeedles Bentley & Humphreys P. 210https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hexagonal-bentley-humphreys-p-45.jpgHexagonal Bentley & Humphreys P. 45https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/formation.jpgFormationFigure 1. Snowflake shapes at different temperatures and humidity (“Supersaturation”). From: http://mrsgallscience.wikispaces.com/Snowflakes https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/columns-bentley-humphreys-p-210.jpgColumns Bentley & Humphreys P. 210https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bullet-bentley-humphreys-p-210.jpgBullet Bentley & Humphreys P. 210https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/asymmetrical-bentley-humphreys-p-210.jpgAsymmetrical Bentley & Humphreys P. 2102017-03-20T18:54:37+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/03/14/hidden-treasures-in-new-york-state-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/geocaching-0068.jpggeocaching-0068https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/geocache1.jpgGeocachehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/official-geocache.jpgofficial geocacheA geocache hidden near a tree. Geocaches can vary greatly in size and appearance. Public domain imagehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/letterboxing-stamp-photo-by-erin-lennon.jpgletterboxing stamp (photo by Erin Lennon)Stamp, inkpad and notebook by a river, photo by Erin Lennon, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cranmerepoolletterbox.jpgCranmerePoolLetterboxThe famous Cranmere Pool letterbox in England, photo by Patrick Gueulle 2017-03-08T17:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/02/28/on-land-and-in-water-2016-invasive-species-removal-efforts/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/becca-talking-to-mike-from-dec-at-buff-harbor.jpgbecca-talking-to-mike-from-dec-at-buff-harborhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/forest-health-specialists-jacob-sidey-and-abigail-pierson-prepare-to-climb-a-hemlock-at-r-treman-state-park-and-abigail-shows-how-they-climb-using-ropes-and-no-spikes-sarah-travalio-stat1.jpgforest-health-specialists-jacob-sidey-and-abigail-pierson-prepare-to-climb-a-hemlock-at-r-treman-state-park-and-abigail-shows-how-they-climb-using-ropes-and-no-spikes-sarah-travalio-state-parksForest Health Specialists Jacob Sidey and Abigail Pierson prepare to climb a hemlock at Robert H. Treman State Park and Abigail shows how they climb using just ropes and no spikes, photos by Sarah Travalio, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/left-eastern-strike-team-removes-asiatic-sand-sedge-at-jones-beach-ny-right-strike-team-member-david-hendler-removes-black-swallow-wort-photos-by-casey-bannon-state-parks1.jpgleft-eastern-strike-team-removes-asiatic-sand-sedge-at-jones-beach-ny-right-strike-team-member-david-hendler-removes-black-swallow-wort-photos-by-casey-bannon-state-parksLeft: Eastern Strike Team removes Asiatic sand-sedge at Jones Beach, NY; Right: Strike Team member David Hendler removes black swallow-wort, photos by Casey Bannon, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/western-strike-team-members-phil-bossert-left-and-dallas-ortel-right-remove-honeysuckle-at-john-burroughs-memorial-field-state-historic-site-sarah-travalio-state-parks.jpgwestern-strike-team-members-phil-bossert-left-and-dallas-ortel-right-remove-honeysuckle-at-john-burroughs-memorial-field-state-historic-site-sarah-travalio-state-parksWestern Strike Team members Phil Bossert (left) and Dallas Ortel (right) remove honeysuckle at John Burroughs Memorial Field State Historic Site, photos by Sarah Travalio, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/western-strike-team-member-sienna-mcdonald-conquers-a-honeysuckle-plant-dallas-ortel-state-parks.jpgwestern-strike-team-member-sienna-mcdonald-conquers-a-honeysuckle-plant-dallas-ortel-state-parksWestern strike team member Sienna McDonald conquers a honeysuckle plant, photo by Dallas Ortel, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/western-strike-team-member-phil-bossert-works-on-a-pale-swallow-wort-removal-project-sienna-mcdonald.jpgwestern-strike-team-member-phil-bossert-works-on-a-pale-swallow-wort-removal-project-sienna-mcdonaldWestern strike team member Phil Bossert works on a pale swallow-wort removal project, photo by Sienna McDonald, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-eastern-strike-team-performs-southern-pine-beetle-surveys-at-minnewaska-state-park-preserve-sara-travalio-state-parks.jpgthe-eastern-strike-team-performs-southern-pine-beetle-surveys-at-minnewaska-state-park-preserve-sara-travalio-state-parksThe Eastern Strike Team performs Southern Pine Beetle surveys at Minnewaska State Park Preserve, photo by Sarah Travalio, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-2016-western-strike-team-left-to-right-sienna-mcdonald-phil-bossert-dallas-ortel-and-melissa-kirby-state-parks.jpgthe-2016-western-strike-team-left-to-right-sienna-mcdonald-phil-bossert-dallas-ortel-and-melissa-kirby-state-parksThe 2016 Western Strike Team (left to right): Sienna McDonald, Phil Bossert, Dallas Ortel, and Melissa Kirby, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/team-members-david-hendler-and-mike-ferri-survey-for-southern-pine-beetle-at-schunnemunk-state-casey-bannon-state-parks.jpgteam-members-david-hendler-and-mike-ferri-survey-for-southern-pine-beetle-at-schunnemunk-state-casey-bannon-state-parksStrike Team members David Hendler and Mike Ferri survey for Southern Pine Beetle at Schunnemunk State Park, Photos by Casey Bannon, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/taylor-ouderkirk-casey-bannon-mike-ferri-david-hendler-by-taylor-ouderkirkstate-parks.jpgtaylor-ouderkirk-casey-bannon-mike-ferri-david-hendler-by-taylor-ouderkirkstate-parksTaylor Ouderkirk, Casey Bannon, Mike Ferri, David Hendler, photo by Taylor Ouderkirk, State Parks2017-02-27T19:07:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/08/30/best-loved-hikes-in-new-york-state-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7620.jpgIMG_7620https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/thacher-indian-ladder-trail-near-falls_0038.jpgThacher Indian Ladder Trail near Falls_0038Mother and daughter travel through time along the Indian Ladder Trail at Thacher State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/minnewaska-dsc_0101c.jpgMinnewaska DSC_0101cView of couple on red carriageway around Lake Minnewaska, adjacent to the parking area in New York's Minnewaska State Park Preserve, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gerts-nose.jpgGert's NoseA foggy, fall day along the Gertrude’s Nose Footpath, photo by Duane Kolaya https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/green-lakes-5-2008-63.jpgGreen Lakes 5-2008 (63)Strolling on the Green Lake trail at Green Lakes State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mine-kill.jpgMine KillPausing along the Schoharie Creek at Mine Kill State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/patrons-at-trail-head.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChecking out the trail map at Wellesley Island State Park, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/out-of-state-visitors-to-rht.jpgout of state visitors to RHTVisitors pause at Robert H. Treman, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/first-day-hikes-007.jpgfirst day hikes 007Traveling along the Greenbelt Trail at Connetquot State Park Preserve, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/buttermilk-trail-web.jpgButtermilk trail webAlong the trail at Buttermilk Falls State Park, photo by State Parks2017-02-08T20:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/01/24/the-return-of-the-eagle/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/croppeda-photo-by-paul-leuchner-2016.jpgcroppeda-photo-by-paul-leuchner-2016https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-photo-by-paul-leuchner-2016.jpgcropped-photo-by-paul-leuchner-2016An adult bald eagle resting on a large tree on the Niagara River. Photo by Paul Leuchner, 2016 https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/one-of-many-e2809cno-motorized-vessele2809d-buoys-located-around-the-nesting-area-photo-by-josh-wulf-july-2016.jpgone-of-many-no-motorized-vessel-buoys-located-around-the-nesting-area-photo-by-josh-wulf-july-2016One of many “no motorized vessel” buoys located around the nesting area. Photo by Josh Wulfhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/immature-bald-eagles-often-hang-out-near-the-nest-during-the-summer-notice-that-these-birds-are-all-brown-indicating-they-were-born-this-year-photo-by-state-parks-july-2014.jpgimmature-bald-eagles-often-hang-out-near-the-nest-during-the-summer-notice-that-these-birds-are-all-brown-indicating-they-were-born-this-year-photo-by-state-parks-july-2014Immature bald eagles often hang out near the nest during the summer. Notice that these birds are all brown, indicating they were born this year. Photo by State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/immature-bald-eagle-in-late-winter-notice-the-white-feathers-are-starting-to-come-in-but-the-bird-still-lacks-the-white-head-of-the-adults-photo-by-gary-mcdannel-2014.jpgimmature-bald-eagle-in-late-winter-notice-the-white-feathers-are-starting-to-come-in-but-the-bird-still-lacks-the-white-head-of-the-adults-photo-by-gary-mcdannel-2014Immature bald eagle in late winter. Notice the white feathers are starting to come in, but the bird still lacks the white head of the adults. Photo by Gary McDannel, 2014.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/an-adult-bald-eagle-resting-on-a-large-tree-on-the-niagara-river-photo-by-paul-leuchner-2016.jpgan-adult-bald-eagle-resting-on-a-large-tree-on-the-niagara-river-photo-by-paul-leuchner-20162025-11-09T12:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2017/01/10/keep-an-eye-out-for-hwa/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/kelly-oten-nc-forest-service.jpgkelly-oten-nc-forest-servicehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hwa-survey-with-bob-o-alyssa-reid-state-parks.jpghwa-survey-with-bob-o-alyssa-reid-state-parksState Parks Invasive Species Field Control Director, Bob O’Brien, demonstrates surveying techniques to volunteers at Allegany State Park. Photo of Alyssa Reid, State Parks.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hwa-survey-alyssa-reid-state-parks.jpghwa-survey-alyssa-reid-state-parksHWA surveys are an important way to help out, while exploring New York’s winter wonderland. Photo by Alyssa Reid, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hwa-survey-participants-alyssa-reid-state-parks.jpghwa-survey-participants-alyssa-reid-state-parksVolunteers at Allegany State Park employ an innovative technique to reach a hemlock branch and check for HWA. Photo by Alyssa Reid, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hwa-eggs-alyssa-reid-state-parks.jpghwa-eggs-alyssa-reid-state-parksHWA egg sacks on an Eastern Hemlock branch. Note the two white lines on the underside of the needles. Photo by Alyssa Reid, NYS Parks.2017-01-03T16:21:32+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/12/27/first-day-hikes-2/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/moreau_fdh.jpgMoreau Lake State ParkMoreau Lake State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/knox_farm_fdh.jpgKnox Farm State ParkKnox Farm State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/letchworth_panorama.jpgLetchworth State ParkLetchworth State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/woth_fdh_crowd_walking.jpgWalkway Over the Hudson State Historic ParkWalkway Over the Hudson State Historic Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/two_rivers_fdh.jpgTwo Rivers State Park Recreation AreaTwo Rivers State Park Recreation Areahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/taughannock_fdh_4.jpgTaughannock Falls State ParkTaughannock Falls State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/taconic_fdh.jpgTaconic State ParkTaconic State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sackets_fdh_1.jpgSackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic SiteSackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Sitehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/nissequogue_fdh_1_.jpgNissequogue River State ParkNissequogue River State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/montauk_pt_fdh_5.jpgMontauk Point State ParkMontauk Point State Park2016-12-23T14:02:32+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/12/16/wildlife-spotlight-pine-grosbeak/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pine-grosbeak-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling.jpgPine Grosbeak-Photo Taken by Lilly Schelling2016-12-20T17:22:53+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/11/03/nature-in-autumn-what-to-look-out-for-in-the-ecological-world/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/puff-ball.jpgPuff ball mushroomPuff ball mushroom. Photo by April Thibaudeau, Thacher Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/burr-oak.jpgBurr Oak NutBurr Oak nut showing the cupule of the acorn, which protects the fruit while it grows and matures. Photo by Ben VanderWeide, Oakland https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/broadwing.jpgBroadwing HawkBroad Winged Hawk. Photo by April Thibaudeau, Thacher Park.2016-11-29T13:19:41+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/11/17/sampling-wildlife-populations-in-state-parks-white-tailed-deer/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rattle-snake-schunnemunk-7-lilly-schelling.jpgRattle Snake Schunnemunk 7 - Lilly SchellingThis rattlesnake was about 3ft long and slowly slithered across the woods road in front of our vehicle.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/erin-lennon-2-lilly-schelling.jpgErin Lennon 2- Lilly SchellingErin Lennon monitoring deerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/erin-lennon-lilly-schelling.jpgErin Lennon - Lilly SchellingParks staff Erin Lennon uses a laser rangefinder to find the distance, in yards, that the deer below is from the vehicle, while someone else holds the spotlight on the deer. Note the protractor mounted on the window to determine the angle.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/equipment.jpgEquipmenthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/equipment-crop.jpgequipment cropFrom left to right are the spotlight, rangefinder and protractor used in the survey.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/distance-survey-schunnemunk-5-lilly-schelling.jpgDistance Survey Schunnemunk 5 - Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/distance-survey-schunnemunk-4-lilly-schelling.jpgDistance Survey Schunnemunk 4 - Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/distance-survey-schunnemunk-3-lilly-schelling.jpgDistance Survey Schunnemunk 3 - Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/distance-survey-schunnemunk-2-lilly-schelling.jpgDistance Survey Schunnemunk 2 - Lilly SchellingThe deer will usually stop when the light is shining on them, but not for long! So surveyors must be quick at getting a group count, an angle, a distance, and determining the age and sex of the deer. Often other animals are observed as well. On this particular survey evening we saw two red foxes, a skunk, a raccoon, a rattlesnake and a copperhead snake. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/distance-survey-schunnemunk-lilly-schelling.jpgDistance Survey Schunnemunk - Lilly Schelling2016-11-29T13:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/12/06/nature-times-spotlight-can-you-guess-what-the-name-of-this-winter-guest-is/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/tom-koerner-usfws.jpgtom-koerner-usfwsRough-legged hawk in flight, photo by Tom Koerner, US Fish and Wildlife Servicehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/roughlegged_hawk_usfws.jpgroughlegged_hawk_usfwshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/roughlegged_hawk_soaring_usfsw.jpgroughlegged_hawk_soaring_usfswRougy in flight - notice the dark feathers in the middle of the wings and the white feathers on the chest. Photo by US Fish and Wildlife Service2016-11-28T20:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/11/29/working-with-beavers-to-minimize-negative-impacts/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lcs-13-crop.jpglcs-13-crophttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lcs-11-water-level-drop.jpglcs-11-water-level-drophttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/after-installation_lcs.jpgafter-installation_lcshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-06-30-school-mountain-rd-bridge-2b.jpg2016-06-30-school-mountain-rd-bridge-2bhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cover-photo-lcs-17-crop.jpgcover-photo-lcs-17-crophttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/10-lcs-crop.jpg10-lcs-cropTrapezoidal Fence after installation on Beaver Pond Trail at Glimmer Glass State Park, photo by Lilly Schelling.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/9-lcs-8.jpg9-lcs-8Photo by Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/8-prior-water-level-crop.jpg8-prior-water-level-cropPhoto by Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/7-rr-16.jpg7-rr-16Occasionally, with very persistent beavers, the two deceiver methods may need to be combined (i.e. a Trapezoidal Fence with a Pond Leveling Device attached). This picture is the installation of the combined devices at the culvert under Route 301 on Canopus Lake in Clarence Fahnestock State Park. A boat was needed to move the dome and pipe around in the deep water.  Photo by Lilly Schellinghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/6-lcs-4.jpg6-lcs-4The deceivers, trapezoidal and pond leveling were completely constructed on land before they were placed into the water, photo by Lilly Schelling.2016-11-23T17:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/11/22/delicious-nutritious-and-oh-so-sweet/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dry-cran-vines.jpgdry-cran-vinesAmerican cranberry, https://maudestandard.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/dry-cran-vines.jpghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/photo-by-keith-weller-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commons.jpgphoto-by-keith-weller-public-domain-via-wikimedia-commonsAmerican cranberry, Photo by Keith Weller [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2017-08-11T07:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/10/18/japanese-barberry-not-an-average-landscape-shrub/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/thicket.jpgthicketThicket of Japanese Barberry in a forest community, photo by Amy McGinnis, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/leaves.jpgleavesBarberry in fall, photo by Amy McGinnis, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/digging.jpgdiggingDigging out a barberry, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bush.jpgbushphoto by Amy McGinnis, State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/berries.jpgberries2016-09-30T17:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/06/16/geology-exposed-at-chimney-bluffs-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/chimneybluffsparkmap.jpgChimneyBluffsParkMaphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/map.jpgmaphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150517_124556.jpg20150517_124556https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150517_123506.jpg20150517_123506Chimney Bluffs State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150517_120933.jpg20150517_1209332022-01-12T23:06:05+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/11/18/wildlife-spotlight-least-terns/2016-09-29T17:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/10/11/summer-stewards-of-hudson-highlands/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-trail-map-info-tent-with-mike-orellana-and-dan-marshall-photo-by-katie-tarsiewicz.jpgcropped-trail-map-info-tent-with-mike-orellana-and-dan-marshall-photo-by-katie-tarsiewiczTrail map info tent with Mike Orellana and Dan Marshall, photo by Katie Tarsiewiczhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/trail-map-info-tent-with-mike-orellana-and-dan-marshall-photo-by-katie-tarsiewicz.jpgtrail-map-info-tent-with-mike-orellana-and-dan-marshall-photo-by-katie-tarsiewiczhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/mike-orellana-playing-guitar-on-a-slow-day-photo-by-katie-tarsiewicz.jpgmike-orellana-playing-guitar-on-a-slow-day-photo-by-katie-tarsiewiczMike Orellana playing guitar on a slow day, photo by Katie Tarsiewiczhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/info-board-photo-by-katie-tarsiewicz.jpginfo-board-photo-by-katie-tarsiewiczInformation Board, photo by Katie Tarsiewiczhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/hudson-highlands-photo-by-penelope-guccione.jpghudson-highlands-photo-by-penelope-guccioneHudson Highlands, photo by Penelope Guccionehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/breakneck-photo-by-penelope-guccione.jpgbreakneck-photo-by-penelope-guccioneBreakneck, photo by Penelope Guccionehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/breakneck-sunset-photo-by-karoline-nowillo.jpgbreakneck-sunset-photo-by-karoline-nowilloBreakneck Sunset, photo by Karoline Nowillo2016-09-29T17:45:29+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/09/20/twelve-years-and-counting-allegany-state-park-celebrates-national-public-lands-day/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_4009_smalll.jpgimg_4009_smalllClearing the vista at Quaker Run, photo by Tom LeBlanchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/photo12.jpgphoto12 Refurbishing the garden outside the Quaker Rental office, photo by Tom LeBlanchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_9426.jpgimg_9426Painting the inside of St. John’s in the Woods chapel, photo by Tom LeBlanchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_4049.jpgimg_4049Litter pick up on ASP Route 3, photo by Tom LeBlanchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_4014.jpgimg_4014Picnic table assembly, photo by Tom LeBlanchttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_4009.jpgimg_4009Clearing a vista on Quaker Run Creek2016-09-16T13:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/08/09/2622/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/letchworth-3189.jpgLetchworth-3189Relaxing after a program at Letchworth State Park, OPRHP photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/letchworth-family-by-stream_jr_3513.jpgMinnewaska carriage waysWater explorations, Letchworth State Park, photo by OPHRPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1803.jpgIMG_1803Humphrey Nature Center, photo by Elijah Krugerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1800.jpgIMG_1800https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1795.jpgIMG_1795https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1792.jpgIMG_1792State Park educators lead a tour of the Humphrey Nature Center, photo by Doug Kelly2016-08-09T16:46:35+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/07/12/new-york-state-invasive-species-awareness-week-2016/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/stop-the-invasion2.jpgStop the invasionhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/water-chestnut.jpgWater ChestnutWater chestnut (Trapa natans) is a submerged rooted plant that can densely cover shallow areas. This not only deprives the water from dissolved oxygen and other essential nutrients, but can also get tangled in boats, swimmers, and fishing line. On an economic stand point, aquatic invasive species like water chestnut, if not treated, can lower shoreline property values. Photo by: By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/japanese-knot-weed.jpgJapanese Knot WeedJapanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) forms a dense cover that can crowd out native vegetation. This species can greatly affect the biodiversity in habitats. Photo by: By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/boat-stewards.jpgBoat StewardsOver the years, NYS Parks has organized invasive species pulls to help lower the effects of invasive species in our parklands. Pictured above is Boat Stewards pulling Water Chestnut from Selkirk Shores State Park. Photo by Meg Phillips OPRHP2016-07-07T15:23:46+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/06/28/celebrate-your-freedom-in-a-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sunset-golden-hill.jpgSunset, Golden HillOr enjoy a quiet evening sunset, Golden Hill State Park, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fireworks_prt0033.jpgFireworks_PRT0033See the fireworks at many parks across the state, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/finger-lakes-boating1.jpgFinger Lakes BoatingGo boating in the Finger Lakes, Allan H. Treman State Park, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/boy-salamander.jpgBoy SalamanderGet to know the residents, salamander program at Allegany State Park, photo by Tom LeBlanc OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/trees.jpgTreesMarvel at old-growth trees in Allegany State Park along the Conservation or Eastwood Meadows Trails – photo of old-growth ash tree in Allegany State Park by J Lundgren, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/rockland-lake-golf-dsc_9783.jpgRockland Lake Golf DSC_9783Try your hand at golfing at Rockland Lake State Park, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/grafton-bike-event_2267-copy.jpgGrafton Bike event_2267 copyGo biking at Grafton Lakes State Park, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gorge.jpgGorgeEnjoy a cool gorge in the Finger Lakes Parks or at Whetstone Gulf State Park - photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/glimmerglass-state-park-9-picnic-area.jpgGlimmerglass State Park summer 2008Picnic by the lake, Glimmerglass State Park, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cherry-plain-camping_aat0238-web.jpgCherry Plain Camping_AAT0238 webCamp at Cherry Plain State Park, photo by OPRHP2017-01-25T13:10:41+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/06/21/plants-for-our-pollinators-2/2017-05-15T11:57:35+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/06/07/attention-boaters-stop-aquatic-hitchhikers/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/plants-on-rake.jpgPlants on rakeRemoving autotroph aquatic invasive plants, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/corey-entering-data.jpgCorey entering datahttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/completing-survey.jpgCompleting surveyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/becca-talking-to-mike-from-dec-at-buff-harbor.jpgBecca talking to Mike from DEC at Buff Harborhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sarah-in-ais-disposal-box.jpgSarah in AIS disposal boxAIS disposal boxes are great places to put any plant or animal species you find on your boat 2016-06-13T14:28:04+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/05/24/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-cap-volunteer-camper-assistance-program/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/moreau_may_2008_31_.jpgMoreau_May_2008_31_Moreau Lake State Park, OPRHP photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hamlin-camping-genesee-reg_1249a.jpgHamlin Camping Genesee Reg_1249aHamlin Beach State Park, OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hamlin-beach-6447.jpgHamlin Beach-6447https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hamlin-beach-6441.jpgHamlin Beach-6441https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/golden_hill_0822a_copy.jpgGolden_Hill_0822a_copyGolden Hlll State Park, OPRHP photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fe2fb17b-9b84-4ca7-91b0-44f87e3e2f60_1024.jpgfe2fb17b-9b84-4ca7-91b0-44f87e3e2f60_1024https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cayuga-lake-38.jpgCayuga Lake (38)Cayuga Lake State Park, OPRHP photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cap-photo-for-the-web.jpgCAP photo for the webhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2-girls-tent-istock.jpg2 girls tent-istockCamping Fun!2016-05-19T15:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/05/03/i-love-my-park-day-2016/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/stats.jpgStatshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/valley-stream.jpgValley StreamBring your friends to ILMPD! Taking a break at Valley Stream, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/thacher.jpgThacherTrail maintenance at Thacher State Park, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sunken-meadow.jpgSunken MeadowGetting ready for beach time and lifeguards at Sunken Meadow, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/old-croton.jpgOld CrotonHabitat enhancement/invasives removal at Old Croton Aqueduct, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/moreau.jpgMoreauConstructing a bird blind at Moreau Lake State Park, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ilmpd-logo.jpgILMPD LOGOhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/genesee-valley-greenway.jpgGenesee Valley GreenwaySpring garden cleanup along the Genesee Valley Greenway, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gantry.jpgGantryA family helps out with landscaping at Gantry Plaza State Park, photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fdr.jpgFDRConstructing picnic tables at Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park, photo by OPRHP2016-05-06T12:45:01+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/04/26/hailing-more-snails/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/this-coas-is-laying-an-egg-mass.jpgThis COAS is laying an egg mass!This COAS snail is laying an egg mass! photo by Cody Gilbertsonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/the-famous-hatch-at-21-mm-13-sixteenths.jpgThe famous 'Hatch' at 21 mm! (13 sixteenths)The famous "Hatch" 21mm long! (about 13/16") photo by Cody Gilbertsonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/snails-in-the-frig.jpgSnails in the frigSnails in the lab are kept in a variety of plastic Tupperware within and incubator which protects them from drying out or getting too hot. photo by Cody Gilbertsonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hatch-at-8-mm-bit-more-than-quarter-inch.jpg'Hatch' at 8 mm bit more than quarter inch"Hatch" at 8mm (slightly longer that 1/4"), photo by Cody Gilbertsonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hatch-active-and-growing-approximately-12-mm-0-5-inches-shell-length.jpg'Hatch' active and growing approximately 12 mm 0.5 inches shell length"Hatch" active and growing approximately 12mm (about a 1/2") in shell length. photo by Cody Gilbertsonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gilbertson-with-hatch.jpgGilbertson with 'Hatch'Gilbertson with “Hatch” photo by Cody Gilbertsonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1-mm-adorable-baby-coas-snails-on-a-leaf.jpg1 mm adorable baby COAS snails on a leaf1 mm adorable baby COAS snails on a leaf. photo by Cody Gilbertson2016-04-13T19:32:32+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/07/04/happy-independence-day/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bald-eagle-nest.jpgBald eagle nest2016-04-12T12:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/11/27/happy-thanksgiving/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/witu2.jpgWITU2photo by NYS Parks2016-04-12T12:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/04/19/happy-second-birthday-nature-times/2016-04-07T18:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/05/06/cleaning-up-phragmites/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/phrag1.jpgphrag1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/phrag-moreau-before-and-after.jpgPhrag Moreau Before and After2016-03-25T16:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/10/20/painted-turtles-of-point-au-roche-state-park-in-clinton-county-new-york/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/shells.jpgPainted turtles have beautiful shell markings and also have growth annuli (rings) on their plastron (turtle shell bottom) that look like square ridges (visible mid-portion of plastron at top). (Danielle Garneau) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ryan.jpgRyan Ackerman measuring pre-cloacal (distance from cloaca (place where turtles mate/release waste) to edge of shell) tail length, a measurement used to determine gender in turtles. (Danielle Garneau) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pond.jpgLower pond site at Point Au Roche Park where all 4 turtle hoop traps are set. (Danielle Garneau) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/josh-and-gillian.jpgJosh Cummings and Gillian Dreier-Lawrence (Point Au Roche Park naturalist) determining what unique marking this painted turtle should have for mark-recapture estimates. (Danielle Garneau) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/emily-and-brittany.jpgEmily Hastings and Brittany Cole measuring plastron (bottom of turtle shell) length with a caliper to help in determining turtle age. (Danielle Garneau) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/connor-and-emily.jpgConnor Ramsdell and Emily Hastings with their painted turtles in the foreground, as Gillian Dreier-Lawrence, Point Au Roche Park naturalist (background), collapses trap until next session. (Danielle Garneau) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/colleen.jpgColleen McAdams measuring carapace (top of turtle shell) length to aid in turtle age determination. (Danielle Garneau) https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/basking.jpgPainted turtle basking on a log with VHF transmitter glued to carapace (top of shell) at the golf course site (urban). Transmitters are used to track animal locations and note movement behavior, nest site selection, and overwintering spots. Note the shedding of scutes (keratin layers) on the top of the turtle shell, which occurs in the middle of summer as turtles grow. Days later this transmitter device fell off the turtle and was relocated along the pond shore. (Danielle Garneau) 2016-03-14T19:44:13+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/03/29/tracking-the-elusive-new-england-cottontail/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/releasing-the-rabbit1.jpgReleasing the RabbitReleasing a New England Cottontailhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/new-england-cottontail1.jpgNew England CottontailNew York's rarest native rabbit, the New England Cottontail, photo by Amanda Cheesemanhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/camouflage1.jpgCamouflageA well camouflaged New England Cottontail. Can you see the antenae? photo by Amanda Cheesemanhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/predator-coyote1.jpgM2E47L120-120R399B307Camera trapped eastern coyotehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/predator-bobcat1.jpgM2E60L173-173R394B315Camera trapped bobcathttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ek000090.jpgM2E76L208-209R352B339Camera trapped red foxhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7893a1.jpgIMG_7893aYoung New England Cottontail, photo by Amanda Cheesemanhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/new-england-cottontail.jpgNew England CottontailNew England Cottontail hids under a rock, photo by Amanda Cheesemanhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/juvenile.jpgJuvenileMeasuring a juvenile New England Cottontail, photo by Amanda Cheeseman2016-03-14T19:40:04+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/01/06/ice-is-nice/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/minelot-falls-thacher-sp-ethan-duffany-sca.jpgMinelot Falls, Thacher State Parkphoto by Ethan Duffanyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/indian-ladder-trail_thacher-sp_ethan-duffany-sca.jpgIndian Ladder Trail, Thacher SP_Ethan Duffany SCAphoto by Ethan Duffanyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/indian-ladder-trail-6_thacher-sp_ethan-duffany-sca.jpgIndian Ladder Trail, Thacher State Parkphoto by Ethan Duffanyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/indian-ladder-trail-5_thacher-sp_ethan-duffany-sca.jpgIndian Ladder Trail, Thacher State Parkphoto by Ethan Duffanyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/indian-ladder-trail-4_thacher-sp_ethan-duffany-sca.jpgIndian Ladder Trail, Thacher State Parkphoto by Ethan Duffanyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/indian-ladder-trail-3_thacher-sp_ethan-duffany-sca.jpgIndian Ladder Trail, Thacher State Parkphoto by Ethan Duffanyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/indian-ladder-trail-2_thacher-sp_ethan-duffany-sca.jpgIndian Ladder Trail, Thacher State Parkphoto by Ethan Duffany2016-03-03T19:22:22+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/05/16/salamander-migrations/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/spotted-salamander-2.jpgspotted salamander 22016-03-03T15:33:29+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/03/13/spring-tales-about-springtails-friends-not-fleas/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo1.jpgphoto1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/early-spring-springtails.jpgearly spring springtailsA mass of live springtails in early spring. Photo by Greg Edinger, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/red-eft-at-thacher-photo-by-lilly-schelling.jpgRed Eft at Thacher -Photo by Lilly Schelling2016-03-03T15:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/04/28/celebrate-i-love-my-park-day/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cake.jpgcakeI Love My Park Day cake at Fair Haven Beach State Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wedding-photo.jpgWedding photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/i-love-my-park-logo.jpgmyparkday_leafchange2016-02-19T18:41:55+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/02/23/does-parks-do-invasive-species-work-in-the-winter-2/2016-02-17T20:13:23+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/02/14/celebrating-150-followers/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/niagara-falls-fireworks.jpgNiagara Falls FireworksFireworks at Niagara Falls State Park. Photo courtesy of OPRHP.2016-02-12T18:45:20+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/02/09/ice-fishing-101/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/auger.jpgAugerDrilling the hole with an auger, by https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Kairaus_%28edit%29.jpghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2011-glimmerglass-ice-fishing-011.jpg2011 Glimmerglass ice fishing 011Perch, photo by State Parkshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/perch-on-ice.jpgPerch on icehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ice-fishing-sunrise-tporkorny.jpgIce fishing sunrise - TPorkornyIce Fishing at sunrise, photo by DEC Fisherieshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tp-ice-perch.jpgTP Ice perchA successful ice fishing day https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2015-2-18-casterline-ice-clinic-41.jpg2015-2-18 casterline Ice clinic (41)Placing the tip-up, photo by DEC Fisherieshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2015-2-18-casterline-ice-clinic-40.jpg2015-2-18 casterline Ice clinic (40)Tip-up ready to catch a fish, photo by DEC Fisherieshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fish_hook.jpgFish_Hook2016-02-01T17:12:24+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/02/02/the-uniqueness-of-water/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/h2o-molecule.jpgH2O MoleculeDiagram of a water molecule. Figure by Melyssa Smith https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/waterstrider_wiki.jpgWaterstrider_wikiA Water Strider, kept afloat by the surface tension of water. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/WaterstriderEnWiki.jpg https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/surface-tension-2-_lilly-schelling.jpgSurface Tension 2 _Lilly SchellingSurface tension in a glass of water: Left glass is filled over the rim with water, right glass is empty for comparison. Photo by Lilly Schelling, OPRHP https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2013-letchworth-falls-downstream-winter.jpg2013 letchworth falls downstream winterA frozen Letchworth Falls, Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY. All three physical states of water are present: solid (ice and snow), gas (air) and liquid (stream below). Photo by OPRHP https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/surface-tension-4-_lilly-schelling.jpgSurface Tension 4 _Lilly SchellingClose-up of water being held together by surface tension. Photo by Lilly Schelling, OPRHP 2016-02-01T14:12:27+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/01/26/explore-ny-state-parks-on-snowmobile/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/prk9387.jpg_PRK9387Snowmobilers enjoying some of New York's 100,000 miles of snowmobile trails. Photo by OPRHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/prk9368.jpg_PRK9368Photo by OPRHP2016-02-01T14:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2016/01/19/neither-asleep-nor-awake-female-black-bears-in-wintertime/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/possible-featured-image.jpghttps://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/black-bear/mothers-raise-cubs.html?start=4https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nap_time_6862200783.jpgNap_time_(6862200783)By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters (nap time Uploaded by Dolovis) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/photo-1-resize-in-publisher-e1452026998624.jpgPhoto 1 resize in Publisherhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/photo-1-resize.jpgPhoto 1 resizehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/photo-11.jpgPhoto 1Photo 1, by Patty Wakefield-Brown.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cover-photo.pngcover photoPhoto courtesy of aclib.us.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/photo-21.jpgPhoto 2Photo 2, by Patty Wakefield-Brown.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/photo-7.jpgPhoto 7Photo 5, by Patty Wakefield-Brown.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/photo-6.jpgPhoto 6Photo 4, by Patty Wakefield-Brown.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/photo-5.jpgPhoto 52016-01-21T20:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/08/04/invasive-mussels-snails-of-lake-champlain/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/zm.jpgzmZebra Mussels attached to a piece of driftwood at the Point Au Roche State Park boat launch on Lake Champlain. Photo by Megan Phillips, OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bms.jpgbmsPhoto of a Banded Mystery Snail collected from the Point Au Roche State Park boat launch, submitted by watercraft inspection steward Ariana London. Identification confirmed by specialists at SUNY Oneonta. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ariana-inspection.jpgariana inspection2016-01-20T14:17:40+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/03/24/winter-scat-identification/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blk-bear1.pngblk bearhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wild-turkey.jpgwild turkeyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/white-tailed-deer.jpgwhite tailed deerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/raccoon.jpgraccoonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/domestic-dog.jpgdomestic doghttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/coyote.jpgcoyotehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cottontail-rabbit.jpgCottontail rabbithttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blk-bear.pngblk bear2020-12-28T15:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/12/29/first-day-fun-in-nys-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/whirlpool-first-day-hike-1.jpgWhirlpool First Day Hike 1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/walkway-fdh-panorama-pic-taken-by-tom-lepre.jpgWalkway FDH panorama pic taken by Tom LepreFirst Day Hike, Walkway Over The Hudson. Photo by OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/taughannock-labeled_credit-josh-teeter.jpgTaughannock Labeled_Credit Josh Teeterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/taconic-labeled.jpgTaconic Labeledhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/saratoga-spa-labeled.jpgSaratoga Spa Labeledhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sackets-harbor-labeled.jpgSackets Harbor Labeledhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/resolutions.jpgResolutionshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/minnewaska-labeled.jpgMinnewaska Labeledhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/connetquot-labeled.jpgConnetquot Labeledhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/allegany-labeled_credit-john-snyder.jpgAllegany Labeled_Credit John Snyder2015-12-17T17:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/12/08/the-history-of-hiking-in-new-york-state/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/towpath-hiking-biking-trail1.jpgTowpath Hiking & biking trailView of the Towpath hiking and biking trail from Schoharie Crossing. Photo by OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ccc-photo1.jpgCCC photoPromotional poster for the CCC. Source: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvcccfhr/history/3ccc.htm.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/black-diamond-trail-volunteer-work-day.jpgBlack Diamond Trail Volunteer Work Dayhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/at-map1.pngAT maphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/800px-adirondack_mountain_club_hikers_atop_mount_vanhoevenberg_look_out_over_the_high_peaks_region_to_the_south_in_the-_-_nara_-_5546721.jpg800px-ADIRONDACK_MOUNTAIN_CLUB_HIKERS_ATOP_MOUNT_VANHOEVENBERG_LOOK_OUT_OVER_THE_HIGH_PEAKS_REGION_TO_THE_SOUTH_IN_THE..._-_NARA_-_554672Adirondack Mountain Club hikers atop Mt. VanHoevenberg. Source: WikiCommons.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/towpath-hiking-biking-trail.jpgTowpath Hiking & biking trailhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/peebles-bridge_dsc_0012.jpgPeebles Bridge_DSC_0012https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ccc-photo.jpgCCC photohttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/at-map.pngAT maphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/800px-adirondack_mountain_club_hikers_atop_mount_vanhoevenberg_look_out_over_the_high_peaks_region_to_the_south_in_the-_-_nara_-_554672.jpg800px-ADIRONDACK_MOUNTAIN_CLUB_HIKERS_ATOP_MOUNT_VANHOEVENBERG_LOOK_OUT_OVER_THE_HIGH_PEAKS_REGION_TO_THE_SOUTH_IN_THE..._-_NARA_-_5546722015-12-08T21:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/08/18/four-legged-grounds-crew/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sheep3.jpgsheep3https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sheep2.jpgsheep2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sheep1.jpgsheep12015-11-25T16:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/10/13/forces-college-students-support-stewardship-in-new-york-state-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/the-first-annual-forces-trainapalooza-photo-by-forces-visual-media-steward-michael-gill-cazenovia-college.jpgThe first annual FORCES Trainapalooza. Photo by FORCES Visual Media Steward Michael Gill (Cazenovia College)The first annual FORCES Trainapalooza. Photo by FORCES Visual Media Steward Michael Gill (Cazenovia College). https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/forces-stewards-morgan-nivison-le-moyne-college-and-haixu-zhao-suny-esf-remove-garlic-mustard-at-green-lakes-state-park.jpgFORCES Stewards Morgan Nivison (Le Moyne College) and Haixu Zhao (SUNY ESF) remove garlic mustard at Green Lakes State ParkFORCES stewards Morgan Nivison (Le Moyne College) and Haixu Zhao (SUNY ESF) remove garlic mustard at Green Lakes State Park. Photo by FORCES Visual Media Steward Michael Gill (Cazenovia College). https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/forces-stewards-maggie-terry-suny-esf-and-jake-barney-ithaca-college-pull-water-chestnut-at-fair-haven-beach-state-park-photo-by-becky-sibner.jpgFORCES Stewards Maggie Terry (SUNY ESF) and Jake Barney (Ithaca College) pull water chestnut at Fair Haven Beach State Park. Photo by Becky SibnerFORCES stewards Maggie Terry (SUNY ESF) and Jake Barney (Ithaca College) pull water chestnut at Fair Haven Beach State Park. Photo by Becky Sibner.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/forces-staff-and-stewards-prepare-for-a-chittenango-ovate-amber-snail-survey-photo-by-forces-visual-media-steward-michael-gill-cazenovia-college.jpgFORCES Staff and Stewards prepare for a Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail survey. Photo by FORCES Visual Media Steward Michael Gill (Cazenovia College).FORCES staff and stewards prepare for a Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail survey.2015-09-28T14:36:02+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/09/22/see-through-the-eyes-of-the-seneca-at-the-ganondagan-grassland-management-area/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8876.jpgIMG_8876Seed heads of Indian grass (left) and big bluestem grass (right). It is easy to tell the different species apart in these tall warm-season grasses! Photo by Whitney Carleton.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8865.jpgIMG_8865South facing panoramic view of one halve of the grassland management area. Warm season grasses dominate and give off the blue/red hue, while goldenrod provides a yellow color in the lower height range. Line of goldenrod helps to indicate one of the areas not originally seeded for the project, this area is overrun with beautiful purple lupine blooms in the spring and early summer! Photo by Whitney Carleton.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_8859.jpgIMG_8859Southwest facing photo of eye-level view of the grassland management area. Big bluestem grass showing dominance in this area, reaching heights of 7 feet or more. Photo by Whitney Carleton.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/big-blue-stem.jpgBig Blue StemBig Blue Stem Tim McCabe / Photo courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service., via Wikimedia Commons.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/aster1.jpgAsterSmooth Blue Aster https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S_laeve_habit.jpg.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tall-white-beardtongue.jpgTall White BeardtongueBeardstongue https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penstemon_digitalis1.jpg.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/grasses-in-falla_alexis-van-winkle.jpgGrasses in Falla_Alexis Van Winklehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/grasses-in-fall_alexis-van-winkle-e1442598157563.jpgGrasses in Fall_Alexis Van Winklehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/aster.jpgAster2015-09-22T12:16:51+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/09/15/forest-health-specialists-climbing-in-pursuit-of-invasive-insects/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/5.jpg5https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/4.jpg4https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/3.jpg3https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2.jpg2An adult Emerald Ash Borer emerging from an ash tree. Note the “D” shaped hole the insect has created, which is a sure sign you’ve found EAB.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1.jpg1Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on hemlock stems. Look for small, white, cotton-like blobs on the underside of hemlock branches, right at the base of the needles.2015-09-10T13:52:34+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/09/02/predator-study-at-state-parks/2015-09-01T15:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/09/09/100-years-at-thacher-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/indianladderladiesenhanced.jpgIndianLadderLadiesEnhancedA 1920s postcard showing the original ladder on the Indian Ladder Trail.2015-09-01T15:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/09/23/hail-the-snails/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/captive-coas_cody-gilbertson_sunyesf.jpgCaptive COAS_Cody Gilbertson_SUNYESFhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/coas-1_cody-gilbertson_sunyesf.jpgCOAS 1_Cody Gilbertson_SUNYESFThe Chit in its natural habitat, by C. Gilbertsonhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/snail-survey-team-e1410806336393.jpgSnail survey teamThe team scrambles over rocks! By P. Harperhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/chittenango-falls-1.jpgChittenango Falls 1Not a bad field site! By P. Harperhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/coas-on-leaf-e1410806037182.jpgCOAS on leafThe Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail in its natural habitat, by P. Harperhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/chittenango-falls-2.jpgChittenango falls 22018-06-25T19:55:22+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/08/11/looking-at-the-big-picture-implementing-ecosystem-based-management-in-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ecosystem-based-management-education-panel_2.jpgEcosystem Based Management Education Panel_2Ecosystem Based Management Panels at Sunken Meadow State Park on Long Island.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ecosystem-based-management-education-panel_1.jpgEcosystem Based Management Education Panel_12015-08-10T18:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/07/21/finding-the-footpaths-creating-trail-maps-for-new-york-state-parks/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/trimbles.jpgtrimbleshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mapping-2.pngmapping 2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mapping-1.pngmapping 1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/maddy-1.jpgmaddy 1Maddy Gold mapping trails2015-07-21T12:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/07/14/one-fish-two-fish-small-fish-big-fish-the-recent-story-of-fish-in-lake-minnewaska/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/view-of-lake-minne.jpgMinnewaska State Park PreserveMinnewaska State Park Preservehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/snakes-in-water-e1436291030557.jpgsnakes in waterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/signage.jpgsignage2019-04-17T19:09:32+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/07/10/on-the-front-lines-in-the-battle-against-invasive-species-strike-teams/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/5.jpg5https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4.jpg4https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/3.jpg3https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2-e1436201195788.jpg2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1.jpg12015-07-07T14:33:28+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/06/23/staff-spotlight-what-it-means-to-be-a-boat-steward/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/zm1.jpgzmhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/zm.jpgzmhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tara-inspect.jpgtara inspecthttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/s-poweres.jpgs powereshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ms-and-al.jpgms and alhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mock-inspect.jpgmock inspectBoat Stewards practicing boat inspectonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/clp.jpgclphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ais-hands-on.jpgais hands on2015-06-09T19:15:15+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/06/19/the-birds-and-the-bees-beetles-butterflies-and-moths-a-salute-to-our-native-pollinators/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/snowberry-clearwing-moth.jpgsnowberry clearwing mothhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/small-black-bee.jpgsmall black beehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ruby-throat-hummingbird.jpgruby throat hummingbirdhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/q-mark-butterfly.jpgq mark butterflyhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/paper-wasp.jpgpaper wasphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/e-eyed-click-beetle.jpge eyed click beetle2015-06-09T16:24:07+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/06/09/plant-eats-bug-new-yorks-carnivorous-plants/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pinguicula-vulgaris_troy-weldy.jpgPinguicula vulgaris_Troy WeldyThe species we have in NY has purple flowers. Photo by Troy Weldy, The Nature Conservancy. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/flower-sarracenia_purpurea_andrew-nelson_58.jpgFLOWER Sarracenia_purpurea_Andrew Nelson_58Purple pitcher plants have tall stalked flowers, keeping pollinators away from the hungry mouths of the pitchers. Weldy, Troy, David Werier, and Andrew Nelson. 2015 New York Flora Atlas. [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (original application development), USF Water Institute. University of South Florida]. New York Flora Association, Albany, New York. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bladderwort-flower-utricularia_gibba_andrew-nelson_020919_02.jpgbladderwort flower Utricularia_gibba_Andrew Nelson_020919_02Bladderworts primarily have one flower per stalk. Most species in NY have yellow flowers. Weldy, Troy, David Werier, and Andrew Nelson. 2015 New York Flora Atlas. [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (original application development), USF Water Institute. University of South Florida]. New York Flora Association, Albany, New York.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sundew_lilly-schelling.jpgSundew_Lilly SchellingSundew. Photo by Lilly Schelling, OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/round-leaf-sundew-carnivorous-plant-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling.jpgRound-leaf Sundew-carnivorous plant-photo taken by Lilly SchellingRound-leaf sundew. Photo by Lilly Schelling, OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/purple-pitcher-plant-carnivorous-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling.jpgPurple Pitcher Plant-Carnivorous-Photo Taken by Lilly SchellingPurple pitcher plant. Photo by Lilly Schelling, OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pinguicula_vulgaris_kim_smith_oprhp-nynhp.jpgPinguicula_vulgaris_Kim_Smith_OPRHP-NYNHPInsects are caught and digested on the sticky leaves of the butterwort. Photo by Kim Smith, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/common-bladderwort-a-carnivorous-plant-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling.jpgCommon bladderwort-A Carnivorous Plant-Photo Taken by Lilly SchellingBladderwort get their name form the bladder of the shaped traps they catch prey with. Photo by Lilly Schelling, OPRHP.2022-03-11T14:55:13+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/06/02/lace-up-those-boots-for-national-trails-day/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_1348.jpgIMG_1348SCA Hudson Valley AmeriCorps members working to replace interpretive signage along the trail at Esopus Meadows Preserve.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_1299.jpgIMG_1299SCA Hudson Valley AmeriCorps members are all smiles after completing a new section of trail including split rail fencing at Saratoga Spa State Park.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hrpt2.jpgHRPT2SCA Hudson Valley AmeriCorps members remove invasive species in the Habitat Garden at Hudson River Park in Manhattan.2015-06-01T20:44:13+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/05/26/staff-spotlight-water-quality-unit/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/melyssa-and-dan_minnewaska-june-6.jpgMelyssa and Dan_Minnewaska June 6Melyssa Smith and Dan Munsell monitor water quality on Lake Minnewaska. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2012-09-25_gci_lauren-taking-notes-fl-trip.jpg2012 09 25_GCI_Lauren taking notes FL TripLauren Townley records water quality data in the Finger Lakes region.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2012-07-02-lake-minnewaska_karen-with-kestrel.jpg2012 07 02 Lake Minnewaska_Karen with Kestrelhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/109.jpg109Karen Terbush assists with a mycelium installation project at Lake Erie State Park. The aim of the project is to reduce bacteria levels in a stream that feeds into the former beach area.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherry-plain-beach-_aat0054.jpgCherry Plain Beach _AAT0054Cherry Plain Beach in the Saratoga-Capital Region.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sandy_isl_beachprk_2128ed.jpg_Sandy_IsL_BeachPRK_2128edSandy Island Beach in the Central Region.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/moreau-beach-2007_aat0265.jpg_Moreau Beach 2007_AAT0265Moreau Beach in the Saratoga-Capital Region.2015-05-26T17:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/05/12/getting-to-know-the-karner-blue-butterfly/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/saratoga-earth-day-2015-05.jpgSaratoga Earth Day 2015 - 05Waldorf School students spreading blue lupine seed at Saratoga Spa State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/saratoga-earth-day-2015-01.jpgSaratoga Earth Day 2015 - 01https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lupine-1.jpgLupine 1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/larva-2.jpgLarva 2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/karner-5.jpgKarner 5Underside of the Karner blue butterfly. Photo by USFWS; Phil Delphey.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/karner-4.jpgKarner 4Female Karner blue butterfly. Photo by Paul Labus, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/karner-3.jpgKarner 3Male Karner blue butterfly. Photo by Paul Labus, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana.2015-05-11T14:03:38+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/05/19/895/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/water-chestnut.jpgwater chestnutInvasive water chestnuts collected from a watercraft in the Thousand Islands region during a routine inspection in 2014. Photo courtesy of OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/map.jpgmaphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/karissa.jpgkarissaA Parks Boat Steward conducting a watercraft inspection at Keewaydin State Park. Photo by Megan Phillips, OPRHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/handouts.jpghandoutsAIS watch cards and other educational materials are available at the Boat Steward stations. Photo courtesy of OPRHP. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/buff-harbor-disposal.jpgbuff harbor disposal2015-05-06T19:23:06+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/05/05/mayflies/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/family-baetidae-acentrella-sp.jpgFamily Baetidae Acentrella sp.Family: Baetidae (Acentrella sp.) Source NYS DEC http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7470.htmlhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/eurylophella-sp.jpgEurylophella sp.Eurylophella sp. Source: NYS DEC http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7470.htmlhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cloeon-dipterum.jpgCloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum By André Karwath aka Aka (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons2015-04-29T11:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/04/21/happy-1st-birthday-blog/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/woodlawn_frog_eggs1_nynhp1.jpgBirthday post galleryWoodlawn frog eggs. Photo courtesy of NYNHP. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/white-throated_sparrow_thowardnynhp1.jpgWhite-throated_sparrow_THowardNYNHP1White-throated sparrow. Photo by T. Howard, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/shadbush_amelanchier_s-young_nynhp1.jpg?????????????????Shadbush Amelanchier. Photo by S. Young, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/moss_jlundgren1.jpgmoss_JLundgren1Moss. Photo by J. Lundgren, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/indiancucumber_afterminnewaskafire_jlundgren1.jpgIndianCucumber_afterMinnewaskafire_JLundgren1Indian Cucumber after Minnewaska fire. Photo by J. Lundgren, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/hermit_thrush_nest_afterminnewaskafire_jlundgren1.jpgHermit_thrush_nest_afterMinnewaskafire_JLundgren1Hermit thrush nest after Minnewaska fire. Photo by J. Lundgren, NYNHP.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/hepatica_triloba_jlundgren1.jpgHepatica_triloba_JLundgren1Hepatica triloba. Photo by J. Lundgren, NYNHP.2015-04-30T13:35:58+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/03/17/citizen-science-spotlight-monitoring-for-hemlock-woolly-adelgid/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mark-whitmore.jpgmark whitmoreMark Whitmore, of Cornell University, gazing at a hemlock in serious decline at Minnewaska State Park Preserve. https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/map.pngmaphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hwa.jpgHWAHemlock Woolly Adelgid appears as white fluffy balls on the underside of hemlock branches during the cooler months.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bob.pngbobSurvey technique demonstration for volunteers in Allegany State Park.2015-03-17T13:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/03/10/subnivean-life-a-world-beneath-the-snow/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tunnels2.jpgTunnels2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tunnels1.jpgTunnels1https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tree-damage.jpgTree damagehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/meadow-vole.jpgMeadow VoleMeadow vole Photo courtesy of www.fcps.edu.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/grass-tunnels.jpgGrass Tunnelshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/grass-entrance.jpgGrass entrancehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/entrance.jpgEntranceEntrance hole in the snow.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cute-voles-eating.pngCute voles eating2015-03-09T16:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/02/17/safety-streams-salt/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/snowfall-at-allegany_kh.jpgsnowfall at Allegany_KHhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cleared-roadway-over-stream-xing_allegany_dm.jpgCleared roadway over stream xing_Allegany_DM2015-02-17T13:14:23+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/02/13/special-sighting-a-crested-caracara-at-bear-mountain/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/crested-caracara-wikicommons.jpgcrested caracara wikicommons2015-02-10T17:12:03+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2015/01/20/take-a-friend-snowmobiling-day/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/prk9401-2.jpg_PRK9401 (2)2015-01-15T20:18:13+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/12/30/first-day-hikes/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/moreau-snowshoe-youth-116_0018-copy.jpgMoreau State Park Snowshoe Hike2015-01-06T16:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/09/30/spotting-the-leopard-frog/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/swamp_south_of_purgatory_road_aug08_2.jpgSwamp_South_of_Purgatory_Road_Aug08_2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/northern_leopard_frog_rpipiens_bloomingdalebog_aug2014_mattschlesinger.jpgNorthern_Leopard_Frog_Rpipiens_BloomingdaleBog_Aug2014_MattSchlesingerThe deceptively similar northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens), by M. Schlesingerhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/leopard_orange3_newspecies_mattschlesinger.jpgLeopard_Orange3_newspecies_MattSchlesinger2014-10-30T18:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/10/28/witch-hazel/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hamamelisvirginiana_tgh_tim-howard.jpgHamamelisVirginiana_tgh_Tim HowardPhoto by Tim Howardhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hamamelis_viginiana_vern-wilkins.jpgHamamelis_viginiana_Vern WilkinsVern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org2014-10-29T16:03:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/10/21/hellbenders-salamanders-in-peril/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ischua_creek_andrea-m-chaloux_nynhp.jpgIschua_Creek_Andrea M Chaloux_NYNHP2014-10-22T13:34:45+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/11/11/bees-in-the-butterfly-garden/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0139.jpgDSC_0139https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0110.jpgDSC_0110https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0206.jpgDSC_0206https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0177.jpgDSC_0177https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0157.jpgDSC_0157https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0100.jpgDSC_0100https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0090.jpgCarder bee on black eyed susan.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0071.jpgDSC_0071https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0120.jpgDSC_0120https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0237.jpgDSC_02372014-10-08T18:22:42+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/10/14/endangered-species-parade/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/endangered-speceis-parade-5.jpgendangered speceis parade 5photo by Karen Parashkevovhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/endangered-speceis-parade-4.jpgendangered speceis parade 4photo by Karen Parashkevovhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/endangered-species-parade-3.jpgendangered species parade 3photo by Karen Parashkevovhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/endangered-species-parade-2.jpgendangered species parade 2photo by Karen Parashkevovhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/endangered-species-parade-1.jpgEndangered species parade 1by Karen Parashkevov2014-10-08T18:21:41+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/11/25/hemlock-wooly-adelgid/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hwa.jpgHWAHemlock wooly adelgid egg sacs on the underside of a hemlock branch. Photo by NYS Parks2014-10-08T16:49:18+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/04/22/the-year-of-the-salamander/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/red-eft.jpgRed Eft2014-10-08T16:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/08/08/blue-green-algae-alert/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bga2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABlue Green Algae leaves a scummy layer on the shorelinehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bga3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABGA leaves swimming areas unsafe for humans and animalshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bga5.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2014-10-03T15:40:58+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/08/19/grassland-conservation-at-green-lakes-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bobolink-brook-farm-6-1-05-dj-0010.jpgBobolink Brook farm 6-1-05 DJ-0010Bobolink, photo by NYS Parks2014-10-03T15:40:40+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/09/12/wildlife-spotlight-bee-fly/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bee-fly-2.jpgbee fly 2We think these guys are the cutest fly species! Photo by Paris Harper2014-10-03T15:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/10/07/milkweed/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wild-parsnip-varigated_pastinaca.jpgWild Parsnip Varigated_PastinacaWild parsnip - beware! by Steve Young, NYNHPhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/031-e1412261647195.jpg031A far-off bobolink thrives in the grassland, by Melissa Plemonshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/028.jpg028https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/024.jpg024https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/006.jpg0062014-10-02T16:27:18+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/09/24/new-york-state-removing-sandy-marine-debris-from-10-sites/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/damage-to-shacks.jpgDamage to shackshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0551.jpgDSC_0551https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0533.jpgDSC_0533https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0546.jpgDSC_0546https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0520.jpgDSC_0520https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0509.jpgDSC_05092014-09-24T18:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/09/16/protecting-mud-lake/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/riddell_skunk_cabbage_parisharper.jpgRiddell_Skunk_cabbage_ParisHarperhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/riddell_pitcherplant2_parisharper.jpgRiddell_PitcherPlant2_ParisHarperPitcher plants grow out of peat moss, which is lower in nutrients than regular soil. Pitcher plants capture and digest insects to make up for this!https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/riddell_mudlake2_parisharper.jpgRiddell_MudLake2_ParisHarperhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/riddell_mudlake1_parisharper.jpgRiddell_MudLake1_ParisHarperThe peat will hold up up, but not without getting your shoes wet!https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/riddell_boardwalk_survey_mudlake_parisharper.jpgRiddell_boardwalk_survey_mudlake_ParisHarperSurveyors at work on Mud Lake2014-09-17T16:04:41+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/07/29/green-parking-at-fdr-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/green-parking-2.jpggreen parking 2Bioswales are landscape elements designed to filter silt and pollution from surface runoff water.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/green-parking-1.jpggreen parking 12014-09-02T15:55:21+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/07/01/bird-banding-at-toec/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/veery-banding-2-gerry-katzban.jpgveery banding 2 gerry katzbanThe presenters delicately attach a band to the leg of a small veery before releasing it. Photo by Gerry Katzban.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/veery-banding-gerry-katzban.jpgveery banding gerry katzban2014-09-02T15:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/07/15/be-a-good-egg/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/least-tern-nesting1_audubonny.jpgLeast Tern nesting1_AudubonNYhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/piping-plover-chick-credit-patrick-comins.jpgPiping Plover chick Credit-Patrick CominsPiping Plover Chick, photo by Patrick Cominshttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/oystercatcher-chick-lonely_audubonny-e1404329452104.jpgOystercatcher chick, lonely_AudubonNYAn Oystercatcher chick, photo by New York Audubon.2014-09-02T15:53:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/07/22/bioblitz-results/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/invertbrate-team1.jpginvertbrate teamThe invertebrate team working hard at Clark Reservation. Photo by Julie Lundgrenhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/rhodora_alyssa.jpgRhodora_AlyssaRhodora (Rhododendron canadense), a rare plant documented at Minnewaska. Photo by Alyssa Reidhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/minne_spring_azure2_mike_adamovic.jpgMinne_spring_azure2_mike_adamovichttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/painted-turtle_matt-schlesinger.jpgpainted turtle_matt schlesingerPainted turtle, by Matt Schlesinger, NYNHP2014-09-02T15:53:20+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/05/27/deer-survey-at-schunnemunk-mountain/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/schunnemunk-summit-e1402408670233.jpgSchunnemunk summithttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/schunnemunk-measuring-distance-e1402408617518.jpgSchunnemunk measuring distancehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/schunnemunk-transect-map.jpgSchunnemunk transect maphttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/schunnemunk-top.jpgschunnemunk tophttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/schunnemunk-diagram.jpgSchunnemunk diagramhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/schunnemunk-deer-pellets-e1399663272223.jpgSchunnemunk deer pellets2014-07-31T19:59:21+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/08/05/benthic-barriers-in-rudd-pond/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-29-rudd-pond-benthic-mat-installation-placing-mat-1.jpg2014 05 29 Rudd Pond Benthic Mat Installation Placing Mat (1)The mats were assembled on land, and then the water quality unit placed them in the waterhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-29-rudd-pond-benthic-mat-installation-mat-placement-plans-e1402498803825.jpg2014 05 29 Rudd Pond Benthic Mat Installation Mat Placement PlansThe benthic barrier mats were placed all around the swimming area.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-29-rudd-pond-benthic-mat-installation-shoreline.jpg2014 05 29 Rudd Pond Benthic Mat Installation ShorelineEurasian watermilfoil and water chestnut grow densely along the shoreline of Rudd Pond.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-29-rudd-pond-benthic-mat-installation-underwater-curly-leafed-pondweed-2.jpg2014 05 29 Rudd Pond Benthic Mat Installation Underwater Curly Leafed Pondweed (2)2014-07-31T19:55:06+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/08/01/95-years-of-environmental-education/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lake-kanawauke-museum.pngLake Kanawauke Museum2014-07-31T19:54:47+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/07/08/invasive-species-awareness-week/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/water_chestnut2.jpgWater_chestnut2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hydrilla.jpgHydrilla2014-07-09T15:37:49+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/07/11/imapinvasives/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/polygonum_cuspidatum_d2.jpgEPSON DSC picture2014-07-02T19:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/06/24/277/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/moreau-turtle-berlin-painted-turtle.jpgMoreau turtle Berlin painted turtlehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/moreau-turtle-daryle-eastern-box-turtle.jpgMoreau turtle Daryle eastern box turtle2014-06-26T12:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/06/17/wetland-mitigation-at-evangola-state-park/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2010-07-28-evangola-wetland-work-3.jpg2010 07 28 Evangola wetland work (3)July 28, 2010 - the project area at the beginning of construction - not very impressive, is it?https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2011-09-09-evangola_wtld.jpg2011 09 09 Evangola_wtldThe beautiful wetlands, finally completed.https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/evangola-wetland.jpgEvangola wetlandThese Canada geese were some of the first creatures checking out the new real estatehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2010-08-02-evangola-_check-dam-2.jpg2010 08 02 Evangola _check dam (2)The project, well underway!2014-06-18T12:07:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/04/22/emerald-ash-borer-and-the-polar-vortex/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2009-06-eab-burrowing-randolph-dec.jpg2009 06 EAB burrowing Randolph - DECDamage to an Ash trunk by Emerald Ash Borer larvae2014-06-02T19:03:09+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/04/22/35/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hailes-bat-gate.jpgHailes bat gatehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eastern-pipistrelle-photo-taken-by-lilly-schelling-e1391624526418.jpgEastern Pipistrelle-Photo taken by Lilly Schelling2014-06-02T19:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/06/06/nys-parks-wins-great-lakes-grant/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2005-07-13-lake-erie-swim-area-southwest.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe swim area at Lake Erie State Parkhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/glri.jpgGLRI2014-05-30T14:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/05/20/bear-tagging/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bear-tagging-2.jpgbear tagging 2https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bear-tagging-4.jpgbear tagging 4https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bear-tagging-3.jpgbear tagging 32014-05-20T15:01:29+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/04/29/bird-box-bonanza/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/woodduck_stevenanz-com.jpgwoodduck_stevenanz.comPhoto by stevenanz.comhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/eabl-e1398274222964.jpgEABLhttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tree-cavities_d-brzozowski-e1398273250767.jpgtree cavities_D BrzozowskiPhoto by Deb Brzozowskihttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/girl-with-nest-box_d-brzozowski-e1398275533434.jpggirl with nest box_D BrzozowskiPhoto by Deb Brzozowskihttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/boys-with-box_d-brzozowski-e1398275540883.jpgboys with box_D BrzozowskiPhoto by Deb Brzozowskihttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bob-and-box_d-brzozowski-e1398273303681.jpgbob and box_D BrzozowskiPhoto by Deb Brzozowski2014-05-20T14:57:50+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blog/2014/04/22/spring-ephemerals/https://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sanguinaria-canadensis-manfred-mielke-usdaforestservice.jpgSanguinaria canadensis Manfred Mielke USDAForestServiceBloodroot, <i>Sanguinaria canadensis</i>. photo: Manfred Mielke, USDA Forest Servicehttps://nystateparks.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hepatica-nobilis-josephobrien-usdaforestservice.jpgHepatica nobilis JosephOBrien USDAForestService<i>Hepatica nobilis</i> photo: Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service2014-04-22T15:23:10+00:00monthlyhttps://nystateparks.blogdaily1.02026-03-20T18:48:02+00:00