From The Forest

Stories from the Forest with Hoppy Quick

Guest - Hoppy Quick - talks about the stories he heard about while growing up in the woods of West Shokan, Ulster County in the Catskill Mountains.

Saving American Chestnut Using Biotechnology With SUNY ESF\'s Andrew Newhouse

Andy Newhouse (SUNY ESF) explains how Genetic Modification in American chestnuts might save the tree.

Free Market Environmentalism with PERC

Turkey Hunting with Patrick Davis and Daughter Angela

Local Hunter - Patrick Davis - talks about hunting turkeys in the Catskill Mountains.

Preserving Oak a Valuable Resource

Red oak; good for wildlife & good for you.

Dave Johns Procurement Forester @Cannonsville Lumber Schaefer Logging

Interview with Schaefer Logging's Procurement Forester - Dave Johns.

Al Cambronne Author of DEERLAND

Author Al Cambronne discusses his book "Deerland - America's Hunt for Ecological Balance & the Essence of Wildness."

The Columbian Exchange with Charles Mann

Changes in the Catskills with Len Utter

FROM THE FOREST interviews long-time local - Len Utter - about his observations of the many changes that have occurred in these Catskill Mountains.

2019 Backyard Maple Sugaring Report

The 2019 maple season is coming to a close. Both Ryan & John made some syrup on a backyard scale. Many of CFA's members also got into the backyard maple sugaring business as well. We'll discuss how the season went, things we learned and potential tips for making improvements.

Ryan Trapani has been backyard sugaring since 2007. John MacNaught used to manage Paul Smith College's maple sugaring operations while a student there. He now has 1,000 taps he currently manages where he grew up in Delancey, Delaware County; John sells the sap there to commercial maple producers, while making some syrup where he lives on a backyard scale.