The Landis Newsletter

News & Muse from the Bluebird Trail

All nest monitoring is conducted in accordance with The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’sNestwatch Nest Monitoring Manual. All monitoring data is entered into the Nestwatch database,and an end-of-year summary is submitted...

Spotlight on Sponsors: Townline Equipment

Although Townline Equipment serves six locations across New York, Vermont, and NewHampshire, at its heart it remains a family-owned and operated business that truly cares aboutcommunity.

The Marazzo family purchased the...

Landis Portraits: Terrence Bevins

Terrence Bevins speculated that he has been coming to the Arboretum “almost sincebirth.” The youngest in a family of veteran Arboretum volunteers, he imagined that hismother Ann carried him to...

From the Garden: Where Are the Peonies?

It started slow, as is often the case when you take something for granted withoutrealizing it. Then suddenly there is an undeniably change that demands a radicalchange your plans. No...

From the Director’s Desk: Needle Cast and Other Conifer Threats

Scientists estimate that 1 in 6 US tree species are at risk of extinction, largely due topests, disease, and climate change, according to a recent study published in the journal“Plants...

Ragged Sailors and Path Wardens

Swine’s Snout and Witches’ Gowan and Priest’s Crown, Gill-Over-the-Ground, and Robin-Run-Up -the Hedge: I love all those old time, almost forgotten names for wildflowers. They give plain old dandelions and...

Landis Celebrates its Volunteers: Awards at Annual Recognition

There is something special about the Arboretum in the fall: the quality of the light, thechanging colors of the foliage – and the annual gathering of volunteers. As Board President...