From its wilderness source to its meeting with the Ausable River, Styles Brook is scarcely five miles long, yet within its scenic, rugged watershed, award-winning author Lorraine Duvall has discovered a lifetime of stories that characterize the Adirondack condition. In Where the … [Read more...] about Award-Winning Local Author Lorraine Duvall Turns to Her Styles Brook Home in Her Latest Book
Nature
Caterpillars Vouch for Success of Adirondack Garden Club Native Plant Project
The Adirondack Garden Club’s native plant garden at Families First on Water Street in Elizabethtown is in only its first year, but the number of Monarch caterpillars (and others) calling the garden plot home this season are a clear indication of the project’s success. “Because … [Read more...] about Caterpillars Vouch for Success of Adirondack Garden Club Native Plant Project
Adirondack Garden Club Awarded Grant to Restore Native Plants
The Adirondack Garden Club (AGC) has been awarded a $3,000 Partners for Plants (P4P) grant from the Garden Club of America’s Civic Improvement Committee for 2023, followed by the opportunity for an additional $3,000 in 2024 and 2025. P4P grants facilitate hands-on projects … [Read more...] about Adirondack Garden Club Awarded Grant to Restore Native Plants
Adirondack Garden Club Presents “The Forest Beneath Our Feet” Lecture
While many of us in the Adirondacks have long been familiar with forests and have a good working knowledge of forest ecosystems, there’s a growing interest in what we can’t see below the surface in the forest soil, notably a wide array of tree and plant roots, fungi, bacteria and … [Read more...] about Adirondack Garden Club Presents “The Forest Beneath Our Feet” Lecture
April 2023 Proclaimed New York Native Plant Month
The 23 Garden Club of America member clubs in the state of New York, of which the Adirondack Garden Club is a member, are pleased to announce the official designation of April 2023 as “New York Native Plant Month.” The signed proclamation by Governor Hochul will follow by April … [Read more...] about April 2023 Proclaimed New York Native Plant Month