Newleaf Environmental LLC

Tomorrow may be uncertain, but that doesn't stop us from continuing the good work.

To all of our clients, colleagues and partners who work with us to improve wildlife habitat across the region-we are dedicated to our work and will do everything in our power to protect those affected by the funding freezes. We will continue to work on current projects despite there being no guarantee of reimbursement. We will make as many calls as we can to voice our concerns. We will work to ensure contracts are upheld. And mostly, we will continue to work within our community to help landowners improve their lands. We will get through this, and we'll do it together. I have already invested hundreds of hours and tens of thousands of dollars that I may never see repaid. But this is and always has been a labor of love, one that I truly believe in. Together, anything is possible. We owe it to our children to keep trying, even when things look so very bleak. Spring is around the corner, and with it the winds of change. Lets fight to change our world for the better.

When in Rome...make shiitake logs!

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." -Chinese proverb

We're having a Native Tree and Shrub Sale on Friday and Saturday! Fall is a great time to establish trees, shrubs and perennials. We grow plants for wildlife habitat plantings and we have more than we need- so stop by on Friday or Saturday and give these plants a home. Our plants are almost from locally collected seeds and are selected due to their resilience in our climate- perfect for homesteading, permaculture plantings, and wildlife habitat.

Delivery could be available locally for larger orders so reach out if you are interested in bulk orders.

Winter offers new and swiftly changing perspectives on the forest. As snow comes and goes, it often reveals subtleties that are otherwise difficult to see. In the photo below, we noticed depressions in the ground made by fallen trees many years ago. This was probably a big storm, or windthrow event. In any case, the depressions create small vernal (or temporarily filled with water) pools that provide excellent habitat for wildlife specialized to reproduce in these types of pools, such as spotted salamanders.

Plant Sale/Swap Saturday and Sunday, May 6th and 7th
1432 Danby Rd. Ithaca, NY
9:00am - 3:00pm

We've been collecting plants for wildlife habitat plantings and have an excess we would love to offer to the community. Plants will be for sale or trade. This is the perfect time of year to get trees, shrubs, and berries into the ground!

We will also we doing sh*take log demonstrations throughout the weekend. Join us and you'll have the opportunity to take what you innoculate home with you. These logs were harvested from land we are managing for wildlife in order to open up space for other trees and succession plants.

Plants we will have available:
White Cedar
White Spruce
Japanese Larch
Redbud
Butternut
Chestnut
Apple (limited supply)
Gray Dogwood, Yellow Twig Dogwood, Red Twig Dogwood
Black Walnut
Multiple varieties of Blueberry (Duke, Draper, Northland, Sunrise, Bluejay)
Black and White Currants
Serviceberry/Juneberry
Aronia Berry/Black Chokeberry
Ramps/wild leek
Heritage Raspberry
Alpine Strawberry
Rhubarb
Horseradish

Plants are various sizes and will be fairly priced. We want to see these plants find their homes. If you would like to swap plants, take a look at our plant list and if you have something we don't have, feel free to bring it and swap for a plant of equal value! Take a look at your perennials coming up and dig up a few to bring.

Battery operated pole pruner is by far the most efficient and effective handheld brush cutting tool

Layering functions-1. Prune and release sugar maple trees to increase sugar production, 2. clear shading branches from clearing, 3. Produce 100 shiitake logs, 4. Burn branches into biochar to build soil, 5. Lick the ends of shiitake logs to collect some left over sap! All done with a battery powered chainsaw and pruner!

Thats right, folks. Honeysuckle (Lonicera tartarica) leafing out (look closely for the little green nubbins). In early January. As part of a wildlife habitat improvement project, it is our job to remove this shrub from the understory to allow space for other native shrubs that produce cover and food for many species of wildlife.