Native species are natural choices

Native species are natural choices

Native plant species are at home in local climates and soils, do not interfere with local ecosystems and need less water than exotic species.

A native tree walk

The magnolia outside of the Old Main Building. (Photos by Erin Quinn) Nature lovers need to go no further than the canopied campus of SUNY New Paltz to enjoy a rich variety of tree canopies, trunks, branches and blossoms getting ready to burst. There is a 1.5-mile self-guided tree walk through the campus that includes 25 native species of trees, all labeled on a map with their location, scientific names, a description of the tree’s bark or leave…