January 30, 2020

Jay Archer Testifies on Behalf of Int.1524 Banning Pesticides in NYC Parks

Yesterday was a historic day for New York City! The city council held a public hearing for Int.1524-2019, a bill to ban Glyphosate on New York City parks or any land owned or leased by the city, sponsored by council members Ben Kallos and Carlina Rivera. It was introduced on April 18, 2019, not long after two separate juries attributed the 

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December 27, 2019

Evolution of a Wetland | Naturalist Tour w. Jay Archer [VIDEO]

Naturalist and Landscape Ecologist Jay Archer takes us on a tour of a twenty-two acre wetland that abuts his property. Jay observes the wetland daily and notices the ebbs and flows of the area day to day and season to season. In this video, filmed in August 2019, Jay describes the impact of a heavy rain year on plant communities 

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April 25, 2019

Earth Day Events: April 27-28th 2019

Earth Day was Monday (April 22nd), but we’re celebrating all week long, especially this weekend! You can catch us at several events throughout the weekend: Saturday April 27: Green Ossining  10 AM – 5 PM Louis Engel Waterfront Park Ossining, NY The largest Earth Day festival of it’s kind in Westchester! Enjoy live music, on-site food, and a the county’s 

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February 11, 2019

Working Towards a Common Goal Healing the Waters, Caring for the Land

If we are going to have any positive effect on our environment we are going to need to unite the tribes! We have a lot of work to do to improve the health of our landscape environment! It’s work! It takes focus and consistent commitment and sustained time and energy. I don’t know about anybody else, but for me, if 

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January 23, 2019

Highlights from the 30th Annual New Directions in the American Landscape Symposium 2019

Last week we had the pleasure of attending the 30thannual New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) two-day conference at Connecticut College. Founded by Larry Weaner Landscape Associates, NDAL has a stacked history of assembling leaders in ecology, restoration, landscape architecture/design, sustainable agriculture, and community development, to name a few. This year was no exception—the speakers were informative, inspiring and grounded 

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