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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 beContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? A couple of weeks ago–when the weather was like breathing into a plastic bag–we went camping. Maybe not the best time, but it was all that we had allotted. On hot, miserable days, I can’t recommend enough escaping the heat by a Catskills streamContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Not really the best photo, but it’s difficult to get a good one when the train is moving. I had to go down to NYC for an appointment recently; First time in over a decade! My favorite part about going to Manhattan is theContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Back in June, I showed the severe defoliation that gypsy moth were having on my white oak; They completely stripped it. As predicted, my white oak has completely refoliated. Healthy trees can withstand defoliation barring other contributing factors such as drought. Make sure toContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? As many of you might know, American beech trees have been in rough shape since the mid to late 20th century from beech bark disease (BBB). BBB normally takes them out later in life, causing abundant root sprouting that can make walking through ourContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? It’s getting kind of late now, but 2 weeks ago the mulberries were in full-swing down in the Hudson Valley. I often find them behind some gas station poking through the forest edge and into the parking lot, leaning towards the sunlight. Normally aContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Gypsy moth have run their course and defoliated most of the oak where I live. Seems like they like white oak the most. Gypsy moth larvae are metamorphosizing into little brown moths. At this time, many of our defoliated trees–which are so bad thatContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? I think part of the reason why I’ve been less squeamish about “development” in comparison to others is that I grew up seeing New York State in abandonment. There were so many abandoned farms, houses, and even large resorts where the forest was literallyContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Those of you living in the southern Catskills and Hudson Valley are aware of the severe impact gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar) are having on trees this year. Oak is their preferred species for leaf defoliation. In my yard, they have completely stripped white oak.Continue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? One of the most interested trees–for me–is surely the pitch pine. It can grow on thin “soils”, or pretty much a crack in a rock. It can withstand areas highly exposed to wind, ice, heavy snow, or fire. On better sites, it can attainContinue Reading