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SUNY ESF grads gathered at Skidmore 2016 ReLeaf conference for a group photo, with ESF President Emeritus Neil Murphy at center. Photo by Mary Martin
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Board members Karen Arent (left), a landscape architect from Goshen, and Karen Emmerich, an environmental consultant from Warwick.
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NYS DEC Saratoga Tree Nursery’s Brian Phillips gave a terrific tour of the facility. Founded in 1911, the nursery produces 1.5 million seedlings representing over 50 species annually.
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At the Saratoga Tree Nursery, Brian Phillips gave us a fascinating look inside the seed processing facility.
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At the Saratoga Tree Nursery, we got to see rooted cuttings from the Balmville tree that had to be taken down last August. The Balmville tree legacy lives on!