The Gypsy Moth is Here By PLC Stewardship Director Ken Bridle Native to North Africa, Europe and Asia, but invasive here, the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is one of the most destructive pests of hardwood forests in the eastern US. The gypsy moth originally escaped from a silkworm breeding operation in Medford, Massachusetts in 1869, …
by Greg Keener, PLC Development Director – Let’s get this out of the way first: I’m not an accountant, though I’m thrilled to have several in my extended family. I’m not a legal expert, I trust my PLC colleagues with legal degrees on such topics. When you consider the above you might determine I’m not …
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By PLC Conservation Planner, Palmer McIntyre — I have always loved to ride my bicycle and spent many miles in the saddle during my 20s, riding the length of Vermont, down the coast of California, commuting to work in Washington DC, across North Carolina and along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But since then life pulled me …
By PLC Education & Outreach Coordinator, Lynne Dardanell — As we step into August and begin the final countdown to the end of summer (which is often unofficially over when school begins, a college semester starts, or even Labor Day weekend), we should be asking ourselves – have we spent enough time outside? Have we experienced nature, even just …
By PLC Legal Intern Mike Casterlow: A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity that many law students very rarely get to experience during an internship: I left the office to explore the outside world. Specifically, I went to visit a piece of property on which PLC has proposed to place an easement. I went …
by PLC Legal Intern Paula (Marie) Booth: Over the course of the last two weeks I had the opportunity to participate in field trips with 3rd and 8th graders at PLC’s Knight Brown Nature Preserve. The preserve is a beautiful 190-acre piece of property that has three wonderful hiking trails. Each trail had stations set …
