Erik Kiviat’s Hudsonia is an important resource for environmental research and education in the Hudson Valley. Get an eyeful of his perspective here. http://www.townofdover.us/HudsoniaPresentation.pdf

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Keeping it wild: an interagency strategy to monitor trends in wilderness character across the National Wilderness Preservation System Keeping it wild: an interagency strategy to monitor trends in wilderness character across the National Wilderness Preservation System Author: Landres, Peter; Barns, Chris; Dennis, John G.; Devine, Tim; Geissler, Paul; McCasland, Curtis S.; Merigliano, Linda; Seastrand, Justin; [...]

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Firewood and Invasive Insects – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation New York’s forests are under attack from numerous invasive exotic insect pests. In years past, we have been hit with Chestnut blight, European gypsy moth, Dutch elm disease and Beech bark disease, all with devastating results. One common way many of these insect pests are [...]

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Invasive Snails Take a Toll on Native Ducks : NPR by Sea Stachura The number of lesser scaup ducks is dwindling, and it could be an invasive species that does them in. Invasive snails and parasites are attacking these and other ducks on the Upper Mississippi. All Things Considered, May 26, 2008 · Nearly 150 [...]

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More than 500 kinds of wildflowers at Sheffield site – Berkshire Eagle Online By Jessica Willis, Berkshire Eagle Staff Article Last Updated: 05/06/2008 03:21:35 AM EDT SHEFFIELD — Springtime at Bartholomew’s Cobble means a riot of wildflowers in bloom: Red-and-white trillium. Deep magenta columbine. Shiny yellow trout lilies. The delicate blue of blunt-lobed hepatica. More [...]

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