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sometimes in winter
	I live in the Great Limestone Valley that runs along the southeast side of the Appalachian Mountains. I head out for a long winter's walk. Read the article published on December 17, 2020

Power Plants
	The forests and fields of Northwest New Jersey offer a visitor more than just a walk in the park. They are a veritable garden of Nature's edible and medicinal plants. Learn about them here and grow them in your garden. Read the article published on June 18, 2018

Fall Tapestry at Lake Scranton
	The woods are deep and colorful on the Hemlock Trail at Lake Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on this late October evening. See them here. Read the article published on November 08, 2015

Coast Redwoods - World's Tallest Living Tree
	If any one plant says “Northern California” it is the coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens. Check out this greatness here. Read the article published on August 22, 2014

A New Jersey Primeval Wood
	What does it mean to save a Primeval Forest when the nature of wild is succession and management is a forbidden word? Check here for a look at New Jersey's last piece of old-growth woodland. Read the article published on September 13, 2013

Gone Fishin’ and Plant Lookin’ Part II
	Lance & Mary go trout fishing and plant looking along the Paulinskill Trail & Paulins Kill in northwestern NJ. Check out what's blooming wild on Mother's Day. Read the article published on May 19, 2013

Gone Fishin' & Plant Lookin'
	A scanoe ride on Steenykill Lake in High Point State Park, NJ, gives an opportunity for fishing and plant discovery. Check it out here. Read the article published on July 24, 2012

Passing Nature Forward, The Making of an Ecological Landscape Architect
	So what makes one person stand away from the herd and strike out his own way? In fact, create his very path? Read here about how one farm boy became an ecological landscape architect. Read the article published on December 13, 2011

A New Landscape Architecture
	A new kind of landscape architecture is on the rise that promotes sustainability, wages war on invasive plants and critters, and saves endangered species and habitat. Check out the story of one designed Open Space here. Read the article published on December 08, 2011

Callery Pear: Perfect Street Tree or Walmart Indicator Species?
	Three researchers relate the ornamental merits and invasive potential of Callery, or 'Bradford' pear. They offer alternative trees and other suggestions for keeping it non-invasive. Read the article published on April 12, 2011

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