Lake Skannatati in the foreground, Lake Kanawauke in back. Photo by Uli Lorimer.
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An Adventure into Harriman State Park


BBG and the Greenbelt Native Plant Center often partner for joint scouting and seed collection trips to natural areas within the metropolitan region of New York City. Recently we headed to Harriman State Park on an expedition to find Carex appalachica (Appalachian sedge). Read about our hunt for this common but elusive species.

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