WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST?
I’ve been looking at this oak tree for 35 years. The first time I can consciously say I was aware of its presence was as a Kindergartner’s pressed face against a yellow school bus’s glass window. I remember staring out the window as the bus picked up its inventory of kids and thinking, “Man is that a tall, big tree.” Although I’ve grown since then, this tree is equally as impressive to me as then. It’s also just as healthy and seemingly ready for more growth.
Ryan Trapani
Director of Forest Services
Catskill Forest Association