WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST?
It’s amazing just how ignorant one can be about what’s going on, on the other side of a mountain. I recently had a Consultation on a member’s property that had me driving down from the Ashokan Reservoir towards Lomontville. Holy cow, they had some winds there the week before that devastated the place. Trees had snapped, bent, cracked, and uprooted all over. Negatively, some houses were damaged, but on the positive side there will be some more sunlight in places to add growing space for shade-intolerant plants, cover and food for wildlife too.
Ryan Trapani
Director of Forest Services
Catskill Forest Association