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Our Newsletter back issues, 2015 - 2016 with an Index to articles on plants and people. 
Click on the colored text link to access the issue or individual articles within the issue, all on our Newsletter website.

Winter 2015
From the Director's Desk: Sustainability
Second Sunday Snowshoe!
In the Greenhouse:  Propagation Afoot!
From the Garden
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Ever Green
Time to Think about Membership Renewal
The Great Oak - Then and Now
Landis Portraits:  Anita Sanchez
What’s Up (and Around) at the Meeting House
The Golf Cart:  New Accessibility for All!
Landis Links: to the Schoharie Valley Association
Photo Essay:  Landis in Winter


Spring 2015
From the Director's Desk: Springing Forward
From the Garden: Landis Plant Sale Welcomes Novice Gardeners
Buds: Springs Yet to Come
Landis Portraits:  Ann Bevins
Behn's Best for Landis
Ferns Added to Miller Native Plant Trail
Highlights in Landis' Dark Skies
Date Changes in 2015 Activity Calendar

Announcing the Winner of our Photography Contest

Summer 2015
From the Director's Desk: Mulch - The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
From the Garden - Themed Planters at Landis
Ed Miller Receives MHLC Award
Landis Portraits: Karl Gustafson
S'cary Leg Runners Anticipate Landis 5K
Nature's Crayons
Landis Gardens at the Bull's Head Inn
Going Native with Fiddlehead Creek
Native Plants for Rain Gardens
Spotlight on Allies: Schoharie Chamber of Commerce
Landis is Ready for her Closeup!
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: A Message from "The Bookies" 
Upcoming Events
Scenes from the Spring Plant, Book, and Bake Sale
Our Business Members, Sponsors, and Allies


Fall 2015
From the Director's Desk: An Obituary
From the Garden: Dividing Perennials
Landis Portraits: Jeanne Post-Sourmail
Sculpture Installation at the Arboretum
Focus on Supporters:  Dr. Russell Newkirk
Fur- and Family-Friendly Landis
An American Garden
Oaks: An Appreciation
Harvest Time Restoration Wellness Retreat
2015 Landis Volunteer Appreciation Event
The 2015 Forest Perennial Forest 5K Walk / Run
ARC:  Our Partner through the Years
The Mohawk-Hudson Land Conservancy
Winter 2016
From the Director's Desk - the latest on NYS;s top ten insect pests
From the Garden:  Bringing the Outdoors In
New Year's Resolutions
In the Winter Sky
Landis Portraits:  Florence Grimm
An Awareness, an Avowal - and an Appeal
Landis in 2025: The "Futuring" Project
Spotlight on Allies: The NYS Bluebird Society_
Celebrate the End of Gardening Season: Recipe
Birds who Call Landis Home
Video Focuses on Thacher Park
Don't Know When to Quit - The American Beech
Almost Time for Second Sunday Snowshoe!
Landis Through the Seasons  - a Slideshow


Spring 2016
From the Director's Desk/From the Garden: Essential Tools for Gardening and Pruning
Lichens: Nature’s Pollution Monitor
Celebrate the Spring Gardening Season:  Asparagus Rarebit
Save the Date: The Landis Signature Spring Plant, Book, and Bake Sale
From the Meeting House Deck:  A Geologist’s View
Landis Portraits: Chandra and Emma Burkhart
Landis 2016: The Calendar!
Propagation Update
Spotlight on Sponsors:  NBT of Duanesburg
Everything was About the Kids
Membership: Renewing or Joining

Summer 2016
From the Director's Desk: The Right Tree for the Right Site
Royal Beauty: Marie Antoinette . . . and Poison Ivy?
From the Garden: Volunteers in the Garden, Human and Otherwise
A Message and an Invitation
Volunteerism: a Poem
Attracting Attention
Landis Portraits: Darcy and Chet Zink
Volunteer Appreciation Party
Memorial Trees
Bake Sale Faves - Gluten Free Carrot Cake
From the Meeting House Deck: A Birder's View
It's a Summer Picnic at Landis!
New Arboretum Gate Policy
Creature Creations - Larger Than Life - at the Arboretum


Fall 2016
From the Director's Desk: The Death and Rebirth of Our Great Oak
A Remembrance
Mowing the Meadow
Gail Browning, Peter Rumora Receive Volunteer Awards
From the Garden: A Busy Year - And It's Not Over Yet!
Landis Portraits: Peter Rumora
From the Meeting House Deck: A Writer's View
Duck Weed:  Not Just for Ducks
Find Your Sweet Spot at Landis Come Spring
Spotlight on Sponsors: Fenimore Asset Management and FAM Funds
Fall Plant Sale a Riot of Color, Blessed by Good Weather
Another Successful Landis Perennial Forest 5K Run-Walk