From the Hudson to the Taconics
From the Hudson to the Taconics
An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia County, NY
Release Party!
Join the authors on May 5th, 2024 at the Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School’s Pavilion (330 CR 21C, Ghent) at 2pm to celebrate the release of this new guide!
Can’t make the release party or want to attend other events exploring the themes of the book? Visit our Events page or Farmscape Ecology Program’s website for other upcoming events!
This richly illustrated and easy-to-use Field Guide is an invitation to explore the ecological and cultural fabric of a diverse Hudson Valley landscape, describing many of the ecological communities in the county, past and present uses of the land, and aspects of people’s interactions with the natural world. Informed by decades of original research by the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program and Hudsonia Ltd., it provides readers with the tools to recognize and get to know more than 34 distinct habitats, and includes—
Information on how to identify and distinguish each habitat in the landscape
Maps of public areas where habitats can be experienced
What to look for, including lists of associated wild plants and animals
Stewardship ideas and considerations
Habitat history in the context of human history
Perspectives from people interacting with the habitats
Interactive suggestions for engaging with different habitats
From the Hudson to the Taconics is for anyone who inhabits, visits, or loves this landscape. Casual readers, naturalists, biologists, educators, policy makers, and land managers alike will find in it ample resources to deepen a personal relationship with this land and an understanding of the wild plants and animals who share it.
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