WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST?
Got a chance to camp out for a few days around 3,500 feet. The area I was in is what some might call a “temperate rainforest.” This area of the Catskills receives over 60″ of precipitation each year. It’s a “boreal forest” where you’ll find many plants found far north of us in abundance like red spruce, balsam fir, and mountain paper birch. The lushness of this forest can’t be captured in a photo, but I can try. Just look at that dark green carpet of moss!
May the Forest Be with You,
Ryan Trapani
Director of Forest Services
Catskill Forest Association