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Info on Gifford Garden in Millbrook, NY here
Re The Mount:
more than 100 people attended a public forum on the future of The Mount, the Edith Wharton Estate […]

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Climate Change: State of Science & Adapting to the Inevitable Annotated
Effects on Terrestrial Environment: William Schlesinger, IES
It’s his topic, he’s the expert.

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After having been originally told that they would have their jobs until the end of June in 2008, the entire horticultural staff of Gifford Garden, was told on the Friday before New Year’s Eve to clear out by that Monday.
Does President Schlesinger’s action make it clear that he has no regard for the plant or […]

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Transcript of WAMC’s Midday Magazine
Brian Shields:
A Dutchess county environmental group is hoping to become a worldwide leader in the research into the effects of climate change but its leader says that means the gardens on the grounds will have to go first. WAMC’s Hudson Valley Bureau Chief, Susan Barnett, reports.
Susan Barnett:
The Institute of Ecosystem […]

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The Cultural Landscape Foundation - Stewardship Through Education
The goal of TCLF’s Landslide program is to draw immediate attention to endangered (or threatened) nationally significant cultural landscapes. In establishing this program, TCLF aims to serve as a catalyst for an informed discourse in the hopes of encouraging responsible community involvement and wise stewardship decisions.
 

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