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SUMMARY:Exploring The Life Underground:  The Fungus Among Us
DESCRIPTION:Curious about the life underground?   Join us for a tour of the subterranean at West Hills County Park!   Trees and plants grow from soil of course\, but what is soil in fact?  It is not merely dirt\, but a thriving ecosystem.   There are billions of microbes in just a teaspoon of healthy soil\, and those microbes are what make all that grows from that possible. \n \nFrank Piccininni\, Co-Founder of The Long Island Conservancy\, will guide us through the forest of West Hills County Park and share his insights into how fungal networks within the soil interplay with the tree and plant populations within the forest. \n  \nFungal networks\nWhat sorts of soil do oaks\, beeches and other native trees prefer?  What happens to soil when it is disturbed by construction\, or by invasive plants or insects?  How can restoring soil health aid us in combating invasive plants\, pathogens and invasive insects?   We are just scratching the surface! \nThe Long Island Conservancy is exploring these connections\, leading us to a better understanding of the life underground\, and “laying the groundwork” for the future of forest management.   Nature works holistically.  Our approach is habitat restoration “from the ground up.” \nThere are a number of scholarly articles on mycorrhizal networks in soils.  Here one such article that is often cited: Dual mycorrhizal networks: their ecology and relevance.
URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/life-underground-fungus-among-us/
LOCATION:West Hills County Park\, Ridge Drive and Overhill Road\, Melville\, NY\, 11747\, United States
CATEGORIES:Forest Ecology,Invasive Removal,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Mother Nature Day
DESCRIPTION:“Mother Nature Day” At The Science Museum of Long Island! \nOn the Saturday May 10th between 10-2 PM\, The Long Island Conservancy will be hosting “Mother Nature Day” at The Science Museum of Long Island. \nHow do you replant a forest? \n\nTour this “work in progress” and see what is possible in habitat restoration. \nWe will be selling an assortment of native plants to celebrate Mother’s Day as a celebration of Nature. \nGolden Alexander\, Wild Geranium\, Threaded Goldenrod\, Foxglove Beardtongue\nAt Mother Nature Day\, we will offer visitors a tour of the grounds so that you can see for yourself the work being done at Leeds Pond Preserve to restore Nature.  What native plants and trees have been planted?  What invasive plants are being removed? \nHere\, you can learn what we are doing to bring back The American Chestnut on their grounds.   A blight brought in by a Chinese Chestnut tree in 1904 wiped out several billion of these trees within a couple of decades\, but through a scientific advance\, there is now hope that we can return this majestic forest giant.  That could start right here on Long Island.  The story of the American Chestnut is a tragic one\, but we are resolved in our efforts to bring back this forest giant. \n \nCome join us then at The Science Museum of Long Island\, located in Leeds Pond Preserve in Port Washington\, on Saturday\, May 10th from 10 to 2.  Reacquaint yourself with Mother Nature\, and bring some Nature home for your mother and for our pollinators! \n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Pink moss phlox (Phlox subulata) McDaniel’s Cushion bloom in a garden in May\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Hackberry\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Pale purple and white penstemon\, also known as foxglove beardtongue ‘Alice Hindley’ in flower.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				smooth sumac\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				An Assortment of Natives\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Closeup of Columbine flower (Aquilegia Canadensis) Little Lanterns. Pink flowers with soft focus brown background.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Euthamia graminifolia – Grass-leaved Goldenrod Native North American Wildflower\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Beautiful purple flowers of Geranium \n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Sweet Birch\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				eastern black swallowtail butterfly on golden alexanders flowers\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Hibiscus \n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Prickly Pear\n				\n		\n\nLearn why it is so important to plant native plants.  In short\, our local wildlife depends on us.  We must take care of Mother Earth. \n \nSMLI is the premiere center for environmental education for Nassau County families.  Click here to learn more about their extensive programs. \n\nThe Long Island Conservancy has been a long time supporter of SMLI.   In conjunction with Spadefoot Design and Construction\, we have been active in invasive plant removal\, and in the planting of natives\, and in donating to them in support of their programming. \n \n  \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n					\n						\n							\n							\n						\n						\n						\n						\n						\n							\n								\n									\n										\n										\n									\n									\n										\n										\n									\n								\n							\n						\n						\n							\n								\n									\n									\n										\n									\n									\n									\n								\n							\n						\n					\n				\n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n			\n				\n					\n						\n						\n						\n					\n				\n				\n			 \n	\n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n			\n				\n					\n						\n						\n						\n					\n				\n				\n			 \n	\n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n			\n				\n					\n						\n						\n						\n					\n				\n				\n			 \n	\n\n\nMessage\n\n \n			\n				\n					\n						\n						\n						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n	\n	\n\n				\n					\n				\n						Submit		\n		\n		\n	 \nΔ
URL:https://longislandconservancy.org/event/mother-nature-day/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Long Island\, 1526 North Plandome Road\, Manhasset\, NY\, 11030\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Chestnut,Gathering,Invasive Removal,Plant Sale
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