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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Where: Hand Hollow (4079 County Rte 9, East Chatham, NY 12060) Participants will see how spring is progressing in diverse habitats in the landscape, including an ancient forest habitat adjacent to younger forest. […]