FEP researcher Kyle spoke with Tim Kennelty and Jean Thomas earlier this year about his work and fascination with ants. Listen in on their conversation in this Nature Calls podcast published by Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Discussion of Native Plants at Arthur’s Point Farm
On September 13th, Claudia was a part of a panel discussion at Arthur’s Point Farm during their final Open Nursery Weekend. She discussed the ecological role of native plants in gardens, including how diversity of flowering times, flower morphology, and genetics can support pollinators and other insects, and broader landscape health. The talk was livestreamed and recorded on Instagram and can be accessed here.
Glimpses of the Natural History of a Farm
As a guest writer for the Hudson Valley Farm Hub blog, Conrad offers a glimpse of the on-farm ecology research at the Farm Hub that we conduct and help facilitate. This piece introduces the research collaborative, describes the aims and scope of this work, and illustrates brief results and findings from all of the collaborators. Check it out to learn more!
Northeast Natural History Conference Recordings
In early April, researchers involved in the Applied Farmscape Ecology Research Collaborative (AFERC) at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub presented at the Northeast Natural History Conference in Springfield, MA. The title of this session was “The Habitat Ecology of a Farm: Learning from a Multiorganismal View of the Ecology of a Single Hudson Valley Farm.”
Recordings of presentations from Conrad, Claudia, Kyle, and Kenny are now available below.
Wildflower Meadows: Eight Years of Vegetation Monitoring by Claudia
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Remarkable Wasp Fauna of a Hudson Valley Farm and Q&A Here by Kenny
Learning from a Multiorganismal View of the Ecology of a Single Hudson Valley Farm by Conrad
Ancient Forest Project Presentation Recording
On March 13th, Kyle, Laura, and Josie presented the preliminary results from the 2024 pilot study in person and on Zoom and gave a first look at the in-progress “Map of Potential Ancient Forests of Columbia County.” Below is a link to the recording of the talk and a PDF of the presentation slides. Take a look for background on what ancient forests are, what the Ancient Forest Project entails, and our plans for continuing this work into the future!
Year-in-Review 2024
Our yearly report is ready! Please enjoy this illustrated and detailed narrative of the work we have accomplished this year. Year-in-Review 2024