November meeting:

Nov. 14: Don Leopold - Native Plants for the Naturalistic Garden


Leopold is a professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and author of Native Plants of the Northeast.

The meeting will be held at the Kenneth Post Lab on the Cornell University campus, brown bag lunch at noon, program begins at 1 p.m.

From the Timber Press website:

Donald J. Leopold has been studying native plants for nearly 30 years. He earned his Ph.D. in forest ecology from Purdue University in 1984, his master's in forest ecology from the University of Kentucky in 1981, and a B.S. in ornamental horticulture and nursery management from the University of Kentucky in 1978.

In 1985, he joined the Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. He has taught courses in dendrology, plant materials, freshwater wetland ecology, and numerous graduate seminars on conservation and restoration topics.

Currently, he is Distinguished Teaching Professor at SUNY. Dr. Leopold has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, four other books, six book chapters, five book reviews, three proceedings, and many miscellaneous publications, all generally about topics in forest and wetland ecology.

Additionally he has garnered nearly $10 million of extramural funding as principal or co-principal investigator, was editor of the Natural Areas Journal, associate editor for the Journal of Forestry, and is currently an associate editor for the Northeast Naturalist.

Donald has long been a member of the Ecological Society of America, the Society of Conservation Biologists, and the Society of Wetland Scientists.


Monday, June 8, 2009

Garden Conservancy Open Days June 13

Three gardens in the Ithaca area are open for tours this Saturday, June 13. ACNARGS plant sale coordinator David Mitchell's garden is among them. If you missed it on the ACNARGS garden tours last month, now's your chance. You won't want to miss it.

Find details at the Garden Conservancy Open Days website.
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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Garden Conservancy Open Days July 11

Two gardens in the Ellis Hollow area east of Ithaca will be open for tours as part of the Garden Conservancy Open Days July 11, in partnership with the Tompkins County Community Beautification Program:
Descriptions and directions are available at both the Open Days and TCCBP websites.
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Norbert Markert RIP

Longtime ACNARGS member Norbert Markert of Ogdensburg passed away June 3. From his obituary in the Watertown Daily Times:

Norbert's passion through the years was gardening. The garden at his home, developed in partnership with his wife Irma, has been visited by gardeners nationally and internationally. He was active in the Adirondack chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society and was active in the national organization as well. He and his wife were presented with an award for distinguished service and devotion to the Adirondack Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society. He was an honorary member of the Ottawa and Horticultural Society. He participated in many beautification projects for Ogdensburg and was presented a certificate with his wife Irma as Citizens of the Year of Ogdensburg by the Chamber of Commerce on November 15, 1997 in recognition of their outstanding community service. In 2004 he received an Award of Distinction from the Ogdensburg Garden Club in recognition of his noteworthy contribution to Civic Beautification. He and his wife gave many lectures on Rock Gardening and other topics to garden clubs and rock garden societies.
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