TRR photo by Sandy Long The jewel-like eyes of the Northern green frog feature a gold iris surrounding a black oval pupil. The frog can reach up to four inches in length.

Green frog greeter

This Northern green frog perched at the front entrance to The River Reporter’s offices on Erie Avenue in Narrowsburg, NY last week. Mesmerized by a gentle rainfall, the glowing green amphibian posed for a quick photo shoot before leaping down a set of stone steps leading to Little Lake Erie behind the building.

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Bamboo, bamboo,

the sweetest grass of all

“Four strips, five strips, six strips, each one different, yet all lithe and beautifully made.”

—The old grouch

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Dragonflies and damselflies

LEHMAN TOWNSHIP, PA—Botanist and biologist Bill Olson will lead a weekend of Dragonflies & Damselflies at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) in Dingmans Ferry on July Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 20.

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Also in this issue:

• Join the battle against invasive plants
• Conservation district winners announced
• Gypsy moth applications available for 2009