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Saratoga Tree Nursery

Logging, Forestry, Wildfires & Forest Rangers: William Fox’s Legacy

May 23, 2023 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Col William F Fox Memorial Tree Nursery (courtesy DEC)Driving by the Saratoga Tree Nursery, just south of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), most barely notice the state tree nursery’s rustic entrance sign – and you need to squint to see that its full name is “Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery.” The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), which owns the nursery, considers William Fox the “father” of today’s DEC forest ranger program, as well at the guy who believed the state should raise young trees for later replanting.

Yet the story of the 19th century Ballston Spa native, who also served with valor in the Civil War, is little-known to the general public. [Read more…] about Logging, Forestry, Wildfires & Forest Rangers: William Fox’s Legacy

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Article 14, Ballston Spa, Catskills, Civil War, Forest Preserve, Forest Rangers, Forestry, Logging, Political History, Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Tree Nursery, trees, wildfires, William Fox

Annual DEC Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale Underway

January 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Staff from DEC's Division of Lands and Forests sort bare-root seedlings at the Nursery during the annual spring saleThe State’s Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery annual spring seedling sale is now open to the public and runs until May 13th.

Each year, the nursery offers low-cost, New York-grown tree and shrub species for sale to encourage conservation plantings and foster the next generation of forests. [Read more…] about Annual DEC Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale Underway

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Nature Tagged With: DEC, nature, Saratoga Tree Nursery

Seven Years Later Arbor Day Efforts Yield Results

April 29, 2021 by David Gibson Leave a Comment

Brother Yusuf BurgessApril 30th, 2021 is Arbor Day. On Arbor Day 2012, NYS DEC Forest Rangers and Foresters had recruited us to help plant young potted and bare root trees on an eroding section of Adirondack Forest Preserve south of Warrensburg in what was then known as the Hudson River Recreation Area. The saplings had come from the DEC Saratoga Tree Nursery. [Read more…] about Seven Years Later Arbor Day Efforts Yield Results

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Wild, Albany, DEC, Environmental History, Forest Rangers, Hudson River, Hudson River Recreation Area, nature, Saratoga Tree Nursery, Tivoli Lake Preserve, Warrensburg

School Seedlings, A Free Program for Educators

January 23, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

School Seedling ProgramNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that New York schools and youth organizations can apply to receive 30-50 free tree or shrub seedlings through the School Seedling Program from the Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery. [Read more…] about School Seedlings, A Free Program for Educators

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: nature, Saratoga Tree Nursery, trees

Annual DEC Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale Underway

January 7, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Staff from DEC's Division of Lands and Forests sort bare-root seedlings at the Nursery during the annual spring saleThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery has kicked off its annual spring seedling sale, which is open to the public and runs until May 12th.

Each year, the tree nursery offers for sale dozens of low-cost, New York-grown tree and shrub species to help implement large-scale conservation plantings across the state. [Read more…] about Annual DEC Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale Underway

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: gardening, Saratoga Tree Nursery, trees

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