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By Catskill Forest Association on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 - 12:00 pm
CFA-On-The-Air: From the ForestWednesdays 6PM – 7PMWIOX ROXBURY 91.3FM or www.wioxradio.org On Wednesday, Nov. 4, From the Forest will be interviewing Professor Thomas Heberlein from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Tom is a professor of Community... Read more
By Catskill Forest Association on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 - 10:50 am
By Ryan Trapani, Education Forester, Catskill Forest Association The NYS DEC is charged with managing the deer population of New York State; a difficult task to say the least. In order to understand the magnitude of such a task, let’s try to compare how... Read more
By Catskill Forest Association on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 - 10:44 am
So, perhaps you have seen or heard about THE GROWING DEER DEBATE scheduled at Margaretville Central School on October 31st from 9AM to 4PM. What’s the “debate” about anyway? “Hey, there aren’t many deer where I live.” Or perhaps you believe, “they were... Read more
By Catskill Forest Association on Monday, Sep. 28, 2015 - 12:10 am
The Nature Conservancy has labeled deer browse as the #1 threat to the eastern forest: “…no other threat to forested habitats is greater at this point in time — not lack of fire, not habitat conversion, not climate change… We can argue about which threat... Read more
By Joanne Callahan on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 - 4:18 pm
If you are looking for complete seclusion then you've come to the right property. Perhaps you are the meditative type, well, not a sound to be heard on this beyond private parcel. A challenge to find? Good things never come easy, so toughen up, put on... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jul. 16, 2015 - 4:36 pm
A black bear cub that got its head stuck in a plastic jar was freed by Greene County DEC conservation officers after a four-hour stakeout in the Catskills hamlet of Palenville on June 30. The cub, stumbling blindly with its head stuck in a large opaque... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2015 - 9:42 am
Above: An injured eagle was found on the side of Route 17 in Sullivan County on June 9 by a passing trucker. Photo via the New York State Police. An injured male bald eagle found by the side of Route 17 in the Sullivan County town of Rockland was rescued... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2015 - 5:06 pm
A juvenile bald eagle was shot and left to starve in Otsego County last week, according to wildlife rehabilitator Wes Laraway, who runs the New York Wildlife Rescue Center in the Schoharie County town of Middleburgh.  Shooting a bald eagle is a federal... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 13, 2015 - 4:48 pm
Bear hunters in New York's Southern Zone killed a record 1,110 bears in 2014, according to harvest figures that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released on Monday, April 13. That's 12 percent more than the previous record of... Read more
By Catskill Forest Association on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 - 11:07 pm
CFA-On-The-Air: From the ForestWednesday’s 6PM – 7PMWIOX ROXBURY 91.3FM or www.wioxradio.org On Wednesday night’s show (February 18th), From the Forest will be interviewing CFA’s Executive Director, Jim Water’s granddaughter – Summer. We’ll be discussing... Read more

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