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The Highlands Current - News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

October 22, 2020

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Pamela Doan

Pamela Doan

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Doan, who resides in Philipstown, has been writing for The Current since 2013. She edits the weekly calendar and writes the gardening column. Location: Philipstown. Languages: English. Areas of expertise: Gardening, environment

Around Town
Pumpkin Glow, Oct. 25

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | October 16, 2020

Calendar highlights from Oct. 17 to 25

Columnists
Watercress

Roots and Shoots Q&A: Fall Planting and Foraging

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | October 13, 2020

It’s not too late for new plantings

Around Town
Tilly Foster Farm

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | October 9, 2020

Calendar highlights from Oct. 10 to 17

Around Town
Fairy Walk

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | October 2, 2020

Calendar highlights from Oct. 3 to 10

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shitake mushrooms in basket

Roots and Shoots: Foibles with Fungi

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 29, 2020

How to grow mushrooms

Around Town
Good Trouble

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 25, 2020

Calendar highlights from Sept. 26 to Oct. 4

Around Town
Dough

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 18, 2020

Calendar highlights from September 19 to 26

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garlic

Roots and Shoots: Fall Gardening

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 14, 2020

A different, more thoughtful pace

Around Town
College Behind Bars

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 11, 2020

Calendar highlights from Sept. 12 to 19

Around Town

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 4, 2020

Calendar highlights from Sept. 5 to 13

Columnists
Downed tree

Roots and Shoots: Windows in the Canopy

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 1, 2020

How to create “little pockets of regeneration” after a storm

Around Town
Bannerman's Island Dinner

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 28, 2020

Calendar highlights from Aug. 29 to Sept. 5

Around Town
Noel Anderson

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 21, 2020

Calendar highlights from Aug. 22 to 30

Around Town
Sebene Selassie

The Week Ahead

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 14, 2020

Calendar highlights from Aug. 15 to 22

Columnists
rocky stream bed

Roots and Shoots: Planting for the Frogs

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 11, 2020

Native plants that love stream banks and rain gardens

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