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 stream beneath some hemlock. Cool air sinks at night and hemlock trees keep things cool and shady throughout the day. Despite getting into the 90s in most parts of the Catskills that day, our morning saw 59 degrees due to that cool air sinking, when most parts barely got below 70! Kids weren’t a hot, sweaty mess either.
May the Forest Be with You,
Ryan Trapani
Director of Forest Services
Catskill Forest Association