The CaryArboretum ® 
of The New York Botanical Garden 
A Newsletter published for Friends of the Arboretum March-April, 1979 
by the Public Affairs Department. 
Box AB 
Millbrook, N.Y. 12545 
Volume V, Number 2 
In This Issue : 
Trails for All Seasons Transportation of Liquid Coal Peekskill Tree Survey 
“Spring Thing” Coming Soon From Botany to Basketry Urban Forestry Workshop 
Death of Frank Stubbs People at the Arboretum 
Trails for 
All Seasons 
— 3 Arboretum Nature Trails 
! “Nature’s classroom” is currently expanding 
I at the Cary Arboretum with the development 
of three nature walks. Each of the nature 
trails offers something special to both the 
dedicated nature lover and the casual walker, 
and .all are as unique as nature itself. 
The Wappingers Creek Trail, which has 
recently been completed, was developed 
through the efforts of Eagle Scout candidate 
Bill Brenner and Keuka College freshman 
A winter scene along the Wappinger’s Creek 
trail looking north. Brightly colored trail 
markers are keyed to descriptions in a 
leaflet for visitors. 
(contiqued on page 2) 
Transportation of Liquid Coal 
“Spring Thing” 
Ecologists are preparing for an eventual 
transition from the use of oil to coal by 
researching the concept of coal slurry 
transportation, according to Dr. Gus Tillman 
of the Arboretum staff. 
As a member of the Man and Biosphere 
program*(MAB) of UNESCO (United 
Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural 
Organization), Dr, Tillman recently 
attended a meeting in Houston, Texas, 
where he and other MAB ecologists 
discussed the subject. 
Coal slurry is, in effect, a watery suspension 
of pulverized coal which, it. is believed, 
could readily be pumped through existing 
oil pipelines. Research on the transportation 
of such slurry began about five years ago, 
and is currently being tested in the Black 
Mesa region of, the southwestern United 
States. 
As petroleum becomes less available, the 
United States may grow increasingly 
dependent on the use of coal, according to 
Dr. Tillman. UNESCO hopes that a change- 
over to coal could be accomplished with 
minimum construction of new facilities. 
which would minimize the environmental 
impact. 
Dr. Tillman also recently completed a 
report for the Library of Congress on 
how Latin American governments are 
organized to deal with environmental 
problems. 
The report, which was commissioned by 
the U.S. Agency for International 
Development (AID), will be consolidated 
with similar reports on the Middle East, 
Asia and Africa. The survey was initially 
requested by President Career, and will be 
submitted to Congress for use in evaluating 
world environmental conditions. 
SUMMER CONCERTS 
The music committee announces 
five concerts in June and July: 
Three outdoors and two in the 
Plant Science Building. Details 
in our next issue. 
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The Cary Arboretum will celebrate Spring 
on the weekend of April 14th at both the 
Greenhouse and Gifford House with the 
second annual “Spring Thing.” 
Saturday, April 14th at the Greenhouses on 
Route 82 there will be a day of repotting, 
spraying, and free plant care consultations 
between 10 AM and noon for Friends of 
the Cary Arboretum and between 1 PM and 
3:30 PM for the general public. During these 
times, Cary members are invited to bring 3 
plants for spraying and repotting (up to a 
12” pot or 1 large tub) free of charge. Non- 
members will be charged $ 1 .00 for each 
repotted plant (up to a 12” pot) and a small 
fee for the spraying of diseased plants. 
The Gifford House Education and Visitor 
Center on the Sharon Turnpike will also 
welcome Spring with a plant and shop sale 
on Saturday, April 14 between 10 AM and 
5 PM, and on Sunday, April 15 between 
1 and 5 PM. Plants, gardening supplies, 
books, posters, and dozens of unusual items 
will be on sale just in time for Easter. A 10% 
discount on all purchases will be given to 
“Friends of the Arboretum.” For more 
information, please call 677-5358. 
