Where: High Falls Conservation Area, 540 Roxbury Road, Philmont, NY Join 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 […]

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. Please register here […]

Hawthorne Valley Harvest Festival Stop 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 […]

Join us for a symposium on the management of seeded meadows organized by Perfect Earth Project and Ecological Landscape Alliance to be held at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. Conrad Vispo and Claudia Knab-Vispo will be part of a panel on how to manage meadows to support different taxa, such as insects, […]

Interested in learning more about the Ancient Forests of Columbia County? Join us for a series of three guided explorations into these at-risk habitats. Discover their distinguishing characteristics, delve into land use history, and sharpen your skills in winter botany. Please email Josie to register.

Conrad and Claudia will be giving a book talk at the Mountain Top Arboretum in Tannersville, NY. If you didn’t get to join one of the talks last year, this is another opportunity to learn about our book, From the Hudson to the Taconics: An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia […]

Interested in learning more about the Ancient Forests of Columbia County? Join us for a series of three guided explorations into these at-risk habitats. Discover their distinguishing characteristics, delve into land use history, and sharpen your skills in winter botany. Registration is closed, keep an eye out for more ancient forest walks this year.

During the 2024 field season, Josie, Kyle, and Laura conducted a pilot study for the Ancient Forest Project, within the scope of a larger initiative aimed at bringing attention to underrecognized habitats in our landscape. Join us as we share the results of this pilot, highlight the insights gained and questions that remain about ancient […]

Continuing our ancient forest-themed ecology walks, we will lead a spring wildflower walk at an ancient forest with calcareous outcrops in Canaan, NY. The location is on private land and will be shared with participants once registered. The walk is full, to be added to the waiting list please email Josie; the walk is limited […]

Thanks to an ecological restoration grant from Partners for Climate Action and support from the Hawthorne Valley Association Net Positive Initiative, we have successfully assembled a deer exclosure around a grove of Leatherwood shrubs and spring wildflowers on Phudd Hill, and will soon be conducting baseline research and sharing about the project. We will be […]