The Landis Newsletter

Fall 2023

Volume 41 , Number 3

In this Issue
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· The Landis community mourns the loss of Anne Donnelly on October 4, 2023 ·

· From the Director’s Desk: Update on the Big Tree Search ·

· From the Garden: Your Autumn Garden Must Haves! ·

· Landis Portraits: A Series About the People Behind the Plants at the Arboretum - Chuck Mueller ·

· Volunteers Celebrate Meeting House Renovation ·

· Apples and Man: A Book Review ·

· Volunteers and Donors Renovate Meeting House ·

· Landis 5K: A Perennial Tradition ·

· Landis Office Hours ·

· Litter of Pigs ·

· Scenes from a Plant, Book, and Bake Sale ·

· Lichens ·


The Landis community mourns the loss of Anne Donnelly on October 4, 2023

Anne Donnelly was the first of the many friends I’ve made at the Arboretum and perhaps the dearest. It was she who kidded me that, once I agreed to chair...

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From the Director’s Desk: Update on the Big Tree Search

Landis Arboretum has successfully kicked off its most recent Big Tree Search, and the tree hunters are moving fast! Our intention is to find new NY State Champion Trees, the...

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From the Garden: Your Autumn Garden Must Haves!

It’s certainly been a rainy summer, but the rain has helped keep our plants green, growing, and blooming all season. Right now, Landis’ gardens are approaching their autumn peak, and...

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Landis Portraits: A Series About the People Behind the Plants at the Arboretum - Chuck Mueller

Chuck Mueller

Volunteering, Chuck Mueller said, “is something you have to believe in . . . . [it’s] a way to follow your passions and make an impact . ...

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Volunteers Celebrate Meeting House Renovation

Shawn Bevins, Jim Paley, Craig Blevins, Fred Breglia, and Peter Bakal

On a Sunday afternoon in late September, the Landis Board hosted its annual Volunteer Recognition event to honor its...

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Apples and Man: A Book Review

Apples and Man, by Fred Lape

“Apples and Man,” written by Arboretum founder Fred Lape and published in 1979, is an ode to the incredible genus Malus.. But it also...

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Volunteers and Donors Renovate Meeting House

Thirty-eight years ago, the Landis Conference Center (now known as the Meeting House) was completed. Since 1985, the building has been the home to Scout meetings, Star Parties, classes and...

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Landis 5K: A Perennial Tradition

On August 12th, fast feet sprinted atop pine cones, twigs, and mossy underbrush as attendees dashed to the finish line of the 17th Annual Landis Perennial Forest 5K. A total...

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Landis Office Hours

If you need to contact the Landis Arboretum, our office manager, Susan Strangia, is available in our office in the Lape Farmhouse on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 AM to ...

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Litter of Pigs

In a farming scenario no doubt familiar to him, Arboretum Founder Fred Lape’s poem celebrates the “life force” in nature. 

Litter of Pigs

On the first cold fall days...

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Scenes from a Plant, Book, and Bake Sale

If you weren’t able to make our terrific Fall Plant, Book, and Bake Sale, take a look to see some of what you missed.

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Lichens

Once you start looking, you notice them almost everywhere you walk. On trees. On rock walls. On stumps and tombstones and trees. They look like blotches of grayish-blue or yellow-green...

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Your membership dollars are critical to our economic viability and the sustainability of our collections, grounds, and educational programs. You can help by joining or renewing your membership . Consider renewing at a higher level. Encourage your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to do so as well. Give the gift of membership to the beautiful Landis Arboretum!

Our Business Members, Sponsors, and Allies

We have good friends in the community that help the Arboretum in a number of ways.
Please consider patronizing our Business Members, Sponsors, and Allies!

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