Kingston Land Trust The Kingston Land Trust is a 501c3 non-profit organization committed to the protection and preservation of open space, historic sites, wetlands, scenic areas, and forests in the City of Kingston and the surrounding region to include the Town of Ulster and the Town of Kingston. Programs Include: South Pine Street City Farm […]
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Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work and Play (CH...
COUNTY EXECUTIVE MIKE HEIN AND CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ULSTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LYDIA M. REIDY ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF A MILLION DOLLAR ANTI-OBESITY EFFORT FOR ULSTER COUNTY AND THE GREATER ELLENVILLE COMMUNITY County Executive Mike Hein, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County (CCEUC) Executive Director, Lydia M. Reidy and Ulster County Public Health Director Dr. LaMar […]
The Kingston Land Trust forms a natural playscape committee to create a structure at the GW Elementary Schoo...
nterested volunteers committee members being sought. Kingston – The George Washington Elementary School is collaborating with the Kingston Land Trust in creating a natural playscape outside of the Children’s House classrooms. A natural playscape is an outdoor play environment featuring natural elements like logs, boulders, trees, plants, and water that encourage active play, and at […]
Eastern NY Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Proje...
Eastern New York Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Project “Help us track the distribution of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Eastern NY!†The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys (StÃ¥l) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive species that made its way from Asia to North America and was first officially documented in Allentown, PA in 2001 […]
WSW ArtFarm Volunteer Need...
Wanted: A volunteer visionary! An art&agricultural auteur! A grand poobah of growing! Here’s the deal: For several years now, The Women’s Studio Workshop has experimented with growing sustainable fibers for hand-made paper on its ArtFarm. Plants like abaca, flax and even iris greens make incredible art papers. Some are prized for their versatility and sculptural […]
Got Gardening Questions? Horticulture Hotline & Diagnostic Lab Reopens for 2011 Growing Seas...
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s (CCEUC) Master Gardeners will help anxious gardeners prepare for the 2011 growing season by re-opening their Horticulture Hotline on Wednesday, March 2 for the season. Experts at the Master Gardener office located at 10 Westbrook Lane in Kingston will be available to answer home horticulture questions on Mondays, Wednesdays […]
