BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Farmscape Ecology Program - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Farmscape Ecology Program X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hvfarmscape.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Farmscape Ecology Program REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T110000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20241004T235807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T235828Z UID:4539-1728802800-1728817200@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Hawthorne Valley Harvest Festival DESCRIPTION:Hawthorne Valley Harvest Festival\nStop by the Farmscape Ecology Program display for a close-up look at insects through a microscope\, learn about soil organisms with an interactive poster\, and hear about our research efforts in the ancient forests of Columbia County. Our recently published field guide will also be available for purchase. We hope to see you there! URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/hawthorne-valley-harvest-festival/ LOCATION:Hawthorne Valley Farm\, 327 County Route 21C\, Ghent\, NY\, 12075\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T150000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20240815T232347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T232347Z UID:4137-1727875800-1727881200@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Book Talk: "From the Hudson to the Taconics" at the O Zone DESCRIPTION:Join authors of From the Hudson to the Taconics: An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia County\, New York for an introduction to the book and some of the habitats highlighted therein. They will also share experiences and discoveries made in the process of creating this Field Guide. \nPlease register here if you plan to attend. The O Zone\, 148 Pitcher Ln\, Red Hook\, NY 12571 URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/book-talk-from-the-hudson-to-the-taconics-at-the-o-zone/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T090000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20240815T232221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T232221Z UID:4135-1727514000-1727514000@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Habitat Exploration Walk: High Falls DESCRIPTION:Where: High Falls Conservation Area\, 540 Roxbury Road\, Philmont\, NY\nJoin authors of From the Hudson to the Taconics: An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia County\, New York for a walk exploring habitats such as floodplain forest\, hemlock forest\, and black locust forest at High Falls Conservation Area using this newly released book as a guide and resource. Whether one is already familiar with High Falls or visiting it for the first time\, this walk is designed to help everyone “see more colors” in the landscape. Participants will experience several habitats through multiple lenses\, including history\, culture\, sensory immersion\, and ecology\, and learn how to recognize patterns in the distribution of plants and the animals associated with them. \nCopies of From the Hudson to the Taconics will be available to use for the walk\, though please bring your own copy if you have one. The books will also be for sale before and after the walk. The walk is free\, but participants are requested to register. You can sign up for the walk at the Claverack Free Library or by emailing fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/habitat-exploration-walk-high-falls/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T150000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20240924T193014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T193014Z UID:4432-1727352000-1727362800@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Meadow Work Day at the Forge Project DESCRIPTION:Forge Project invites neighbors from the region to participate in a Meadow Work Day\, learning about and participating in some of the meadow tending work happening onsite. Basic plant identification will be led by allied botanists Claudia Knab-Vispo and Josie Laing of the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program. You will learn about the different management zones on the land\, which include established meadows and a savanna-like area where our task is to gently nudge the vegetation towards more diversity in native plants. You will also see a resently seeded wildflower meadow in the making. Introductions will be led at 4:15 PM and 5:45 PM – attendees are welcome to stay for the entire time. \nPlease go here to learn more about the event and to RSVP. URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/meadow-work-day-at-the-forge-project/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T140000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20240815T232129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T232129Z UID:4133-1727272800-1727272800@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Book Talk: From the Hudson to the Taconics—Looking at Our Landscape Through the Lens of Habitats in the Claverack Area DESCRIPTION:Where: Claverack Free Library\, 629 NY-23B\, Claverack\, NY\nJoin authors of From the Hudson to the Taconics: An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia County\, New York for an engaging introduction to this richly illustrated and unique new book\, which is the culmination of years of original research by the Farmscape Ecology Program and Hudsonia. Authors will share some of their experiences creating From the Hudson to the Taconics\, exciting discoveries along the way\, and how they hope to build on this work through a new habitat research and conservation initiative. The audience will also be invited to learn how one might use this book (available through the library) to become more familiar with the diverse and beautiful landscape of Columbia County and its surrounds. Authors will focus especially on some of their favorite habitats in the Claverack area. \nThis free talk can be enjoyed as a single event or paired with a Habitat Exploration Walk at High Falls Conservation Area\, in which participants will have a chance to use the book to explore in more detail the many facets of several habitats. URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/book-talk-from-the-hudson-to-the-taconics-looking-at-our-landscape-through-the-lens-of-habitats-in-the-claverack-area/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T130000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20240815T231956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T231956Z UID:4131-1726394400-1726405200@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Book Talk and Habitat Walk at Austerlitz Historical Society DESCRIPTION:Austerlitz Church\, 11550 Route 22\, Austerlitz NY \nJoin authors of From the Hudson to the Taconics: An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia County\, New York for an in-door presentation about their beautiful book. This will be followed by a leisurely stroll through the fields and along the stream behind the Austerlitz Church to experience somhttps://hvfarmscape.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8cf69baa8c0d6581f3fd8e9c0&id=2efc79391d&e=fa02baabb0e of the habitats highlighted in the Field Guide and to see how the book can be used to “see more color in the landscape.” URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/book-talk-and-habitat-walk-at-austerlitz-historical-society/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240914T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240914T113000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20240813T005135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T005135Z UID:4085-1726297200-1726313400@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Climate Carnival in Chatham DESCRIPTION:Please visit the Farmscape Ecology Program display at the Climate Carnival on the Fairground in Chatham\, NY. See here for more info about the event. URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/climate-carnival-in-chatham/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240907T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240907T090000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20240813T021618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T021649Z UID:4112-1725699600-1725699600@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Habitat Exploration Walk: Palatine Park DESCRIPTION:Where: Palatine Park\, 50 Palatine Park Road\, Germantown\, NY\nJoin authors of From the Hudson to the Taconics: An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia County\, New York for a walk exploring habitats such as swamp forest\, oak-maple forest\, and pond at Palatine Park using this newly released book as a guide and resource. Whether one is already familiar with the park or visiting it for the first time\, this walk is designed to help everyone “see more colors” in the landscape. Participants will experience several habitats through multiple lenses\, including history\, culture\, sensory immersion\, and ecology\, and learn how to recognize patterns in the distribution of plants and the animals associated with them. \nCopies of From the Hudson to the Taconics will be available to use for the walk\, though please bring your own copy if you have one. The books will also be for sale before and after the walk. The walk is free\, but participants are requested to register. You can sign up for the walk at the Germantown Library or by emailing fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/habitat-exploration-walk-palatine-park/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T140000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20240813T021512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T021512Z UID:4110-1725544800-1725544800@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Book Talk: From the Hudson to the Taconics—Looking at Our Landscape Through the Lens of Habitats in the Germantown Area DESCRIPTION:Where: Claverack Free Library\, 629 NY-23B\, Claverack\, NY\nJoin authors of From the Hudson to the Taconics: An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia County\, New York for an engaging introduction to this richly illustrated and unique new book\, which is the culmination of years of original research by the Farmscape Ecology Program and Hudsonia. Authors will share some of their experiences creating From the Hudson to the Taconics\, exciting discoveries along the way\, and how they hope to build on this work through a new habitat research and conservation initiative. The audience will also be invited to learn how one might use this book (available through the library) to become more familiar with the diverse and beautiful landscape of Columbia County and its surrounds. Authors will focus especially on some of their favorite habitats in the Claverack area. \nThis free talk can be enjoyed as a single event or paired with a Habitat Exploration Walk at High Falls Conservation Area\, in which participants will have a chance to use the book to explore in more detail the many facets of several habita URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/book-talk-from-the-hudson-to-the-taconics-looking-at-our-landscape-through-the-lens-of-habitats-in-the-germantown-area/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240824T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240824T110000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20240813T021300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T021300Z UID:4108-1724479200-1724497200@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Historical Weather Station Display at Martin Van Buren NHS DESCRIPTION:Join us as we set up our historical weather station display for an “historical weather day” at the Martin Van Buren NHS. The weather station display will feature antique and replica weather instruments\, predominantly from the 19th century. The event will be an opportunity to learn about and interact with these early weather instruments\, many of which were manufactured and/or used locally. Some such tools were part of a 19th century meteorological network throughout New York State that included sites in Kinderhook\, Hudson\, New Lebanon\, Chatham\, and Spencertown. Slightly later instrumentation was used by the US Weather Bureau\, the precursor of our current Weather Service. \nVisitors will be invited to try their hand at reading the weather conditions on some of the still-functional instruments\, and learn more about their history and use. A daily almanac derived from meteorological and seasonal observations made by 19th century observers in Kinderhook and nearby towns will be available for perusing\, as well as historical weather maps. These historical weather observations provide a window into how weather and climate has changed since Martin Van Buren’s time\, and some of the local effects of those changes. URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/historical-weather-station-display-at-martin-van-buren-nhs/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240817T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240817T080000 DTSTAMP:20260726T193124 CREATED:20240813T005534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T005534Z UID:4088-1723874400-1723881600@hvfarmscape.org SUMMARY:Mushroom Walk and Ancient Forest Discussion at High Falls Conservation Area in Philmont DESCRIPTION:Where: High Falls Conservation Area in Philmont (540 Roxbury Rd\, Hudson\, NY 12534) \nWith the wrapping up of the Field Guide\, we have felt that there are a few habitats that deserve more attention and care. These include our “ancient forests\,” which are forests that have never been fully cleared for agriculture and whose soils have never been plowed. They might have been farm woodlots (providing timber and firewood)\, wooded pastures\, or were perhaps just too difficult to access. They usually lack old-growth characteristics (for example\, the individual trees might not be particularly large) and often blend in with our county’s matrix of young\, post-agricultural forests. However\, we believe these ancient forests might be islands of resilience and native biodiversity that need to be protected. \nThis year we have begun a pilot study to compare the biodiversity of certain taxa in ancient forests versus the younger\, post-agricultural forests that make up most of the county. One of the taxa we are curious about is fungi\, specifically macrofungi\, and especially mycorrhizal species. During this mushroom walk\, we will be looking for and identifying mushrooms while discussing the role of fungi in forest ecosystems and some of the observations we’ve made so far in this pilot study. \nThe walk will take place at High Falls Conservation Area\, where there are a few “varieties” of ancient forest. This is a free event and we request registration by emailing jlaing@hawthornevalley.org if you would like to attend. \n  URL:https://hvfarmscape.org/event/mushroom-walk-and-ancient-forest-discussion-at-high-falls-conservation-area-in-philmont/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR