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April 3, 2014 - 2:29pm
Event Date and Time: 
April 1, 2014 (All day) to April 18, 2014 (All day)

2014 Conservation Tree & Shrub Sale

Dear Friends in Conservation,

We are extending our ordering deadline and will continue to accept orders for our Annual Tree & Shrub Sale until each variety sells out. So please, if you haven't already done so, follow this link http://www.co.genesee.ny.us/departments/soilandwater/treeorders.html

April 3, 2014 - 2:28pm
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April 1, 2014 (All day) to April 18, 2014 (All day)

 

 

 

August 23, 2012 - 4:11pm
posted by JIM NIGRO in outdoors, nature, wildflowers.

Cardinal flowers are found in shady areas along streams and/or small creeks.

Though it grows in areas of low light, the cardinal flower is easy to spot.

Purple loosestrife has gained more than a foothold in our wetlands in recent decades.

While it's quite colorful, loosestrife is an invasive plant that can take over a wetland, choking out aquatic vegetation that is beneficial to wildlife

Bull thistle accented by a ray of early morning light

The bloom of this thistle is about maxed out -- note the snail on the thistle to the right.

A member of the sunflower family, Jerusalem artichoke has an edible root that, according to the Audubon field guide, is "highly nutritious and unlike potatoes, contains no starch but rather carbohydrate in a form that is metabolized into natural sugar." 

Queen Anne's lace amid yellow hawkweed, both are found in abundance along country roads and meadows.

Chicory is another common roadside wildflower.

This is common tansy.

September 21, 2009 - 5:40pm
posted by JIM NIGRO in outdoors, wildflowers, flora, scenery.

Barrett's Batavia Marine

With Autumn offically arriving at 5:18 p.m. tomorrow, I'd like to share these late summer photos taken last week.

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Purple asters and goldenrod are two of the more prolific wildflowers in the area.

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Note the bumble bee at the top left of the goldenrod.

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Asters close up.

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Virginia Creeper with a headstart on the autumn foliage.

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"Creeper" enveloping willow and cottonwood trunks.

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Windmill marsh as seen from observation tower on Albion Road, Oakfield.

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Backwater south of Windmill Marsh.

 

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