Blog: On Patrol
Just a bunch of cowboy stories.
How to Get Rid of a Wasp Nest
Wasps begin scouting for new homes in early spring. They like sheltered places with easy access to food, like under a ...
Read MoreCase Study: Woodland Restoration in Stone Ridge, NY
The intermediate area between forest and yard, called an edge habitat, is typically infected with invasive vines and shrubs. This type ...
Read MoreWhy Didn’t Hudson Valley Native Americans Have Poison Ivy?
There are many things that were destroyed or changed greatly once Europeans arrived on the American continent. Healthy forests are on ...
Read MoreKeeping Glenwood Park Green With Poison Ivy Removal Services in New Rochelle
We recently had the opportunity to remove poison ivy and perform woodland restoration at Glenwood Lake Park in the City of ...
Read MoreMile-a-Minute: The NY-NJ Invasive Taking Over Your Yard
Persicaria perfoliata, or more commonly known by its catchier name, “Mile-a-Minute”, is an aggressively invasive annual vine that has recently ...
Read More12 Hudson Valley Invasives That Will Ruin Your Yard
The average American spends 70 hours a year on lawn and garden care. It’s a labor of love: 75% of homeowners ...
Read MoreA Brief History of Invasives
For 10,000 years, plants insects and animals here in the Hudson Valley region evolved together. They had an intricate interdependence. A ...
Read MoreWhat Does 7 Tons of Poison Ivy Look Like?
In our last post, I mentioned that we pulled out over 7 tons of Poison Ivy in the 2015 season. That’s ...
Read MoreWinter
We haven’t had much of a winter till recently with this cold snap. Snow? Our driveway wasn’t plowed once all winter, ...
Read MoreSeason Tip: Cover Your Gardens Before Winter
There is still time to protect your ornamental garden plants and flowers from the cold winter and prepare them for the ...
Read MoreOn Patrol: Japanese Knotweed in Ellenville, NY
We thought we’d go exploring the upper Rondout Creek and found the Sandburg Creek, where it unites with the Rondout out ...
Read MoreBittersweet, Poison Ivy & Virginia Creeper Removal in Kingston, NY
Autumn is the perfect time to save your trees from winter’s snow and ice, which can weigh down the branches and ...
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