WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? During the summer and fall you can go for a walk and find something sweet to eat hanging from a vine, bush, or tree in the form of berries, apples, or grapes. But the winter is often bleak for such sweet things. Unless youContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? The large, dark tree in the background is a red oak. All those tracks are from deer in search of last fall’s acorns. It’s amazing how roughed up the snow is from these hungry deer. All the more reason to open up your oakContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Although winter has been quite “wintry” this year and the forecast is calling for 2 more days below 0 at night, mid-February is right around the corner and showing highs in the upper 30s in central Ulster County. When those temperatures arrive, the firstContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? I’d say most of the apple trees we prune at members’ properties are less than 50 years old. Once in a while, we get to prune much older ones like this old “orchard” on an abandoned farm. Some of these trees may date backContinue Reading