VOLUME XXXI No. 23 Narrowsburg, NY June 9 - June 15, 2005
 

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Spring winds down

TRR photo by Ed Wesely
Red efts—the red-orange color is muted in my photograph—are members of a specialized salamander group called “newts.” They spend several years on land before returning to water to breed and live as adults.

Spring winds down

A sure sign of late spring is the appearance of giant silk moths on woodland paths and around lights. The cecropia moth in last week’s column and its relative, the Polyphemus moth, are the two largest family members.

We also encounter red efts on woodland trails, and an occasional wood frog that’s returned home after its perilous journeys in April to-and-from breeding pools.

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Mentors teach youth about gardening

LIBERTY, NY—In collaboration with the Center for Workforce Development and the Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Sullivan Renaissance is providing paid internships to 17 youths in support of the work of Category B projects.

The interns will work 10 hours per week for 10 weeks between now and Labor Day. Each participant receives advice from a gardening mentor to learn how to plant, weed, water and care for the gardens in their project.

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