WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST?
Beneath the mature forest canopy and just beneath the forest floor of vegetation and deepening soil still remain signs of our agricultural past. Recently, I visited this old forest of maple and beech where an old farm-site once stood. It probably ceased to be a farm since the late 1800s or very early 1900s. Many horseshoes abound in what was once a hayfield. No one I know can remember when it was a farm. I’m pretty amazed at how well this long-gone stonemason’s water-well has stood up to the test of time.
May the Forest Be with You,
Ryan Trapani
Director of Forest Services
Catskill Forest Association