Spring has sprung in the Catskills, and with the reemergence of our native flora and fauna, invasive species are also happy to awaken. Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP) Director John Thompson joins the Kaatscast to tell us what to watch out for, how to report our findings, and what we can do to stem the tide of invasive pests. Plus, two emerging invasives to add to our radar!
Report your findings at: www.nyimapinvasives.org/
Read MorePete Salmansohn started with fish, as an angler. Connie Mayer-Bakall started with wolves, as an educator. But after decades of enjoying the outdoors, each was drawn to birds.
“There’s something comforting and soothing about realizing that while our whole world has gone crazy and surreal, the birds are still doing what they’ve done for millions of years,” says Mayer-Bakall, president of the Putnam Highlands Audubon Society, after checking the feeders in her yard. (Current sightings: Four rose-breasted grosbeak males and a couple of females, blue-winged warblers, an indigo bunting, and a northern oriole.)
Read MoreMichael Tessler, a biologist at the American Museum of Natural History, holding waterwheels, a carnivorous aquatic plant, in Big Pond near New York’s Catskill Mountains.
Photo Credit: Brittainy Newman/The New York Times
Read MoreWith so many areas of American life seemingly spinning out of control, there’s a contrary example in the Otsego Lake Association (OLA).
Its “100-percent volunteers,” according to Jim Howarth, co-president with David Sanford, are focused on a common mission: “Protecting the health, beauty and wellbeing” of the lake.
Read MoreThe New York City Department of Environmental Protection has a new way to combat invasive species. The DEP installed a boot brush station at the foot of a trail in Delaware County. It is believed to be the first such station in the Catskills. WAMC’s Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne was there for
Read MoreNARROWSBURG, NY — Invasive species of plants and insects are one of the impactful issues for both flora and fauna, as well as human health, environment and economies, according to John Thompson, who is the coordinator of the Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP) at the Catskill Center in Arkville.
Read MoreARKVILLE — In an effort to stop the spread of invasive species that threaten our region’s ecosystem, raise awareness about invasive species and encourage the public to participate in the study of invasives, the Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP) is seeking projects to fund in 2018.
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