From The Forest

Bird Conservation With Audubon, Graham Cox & Mike Burger

Deer Biology & Management With Dick Henry

Discussion about deer management with retired NYS DEC Deer Biologist - Dick Henry. He is now with the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA).

Old Hotels Of The Catskills Trivia Quiz

Catskill History Trivia Quiz

Test out your Catskill Mountain knowledge with a Trivia Quiz led by Paul Misko

The Growing Deer Debate's Session 5 - The North American Model For Wildlife Conservation

Condensed version of Session 5 @ The Growing Deer Debate Conference (Oct.2016). The Growing Deer Debate sought to raise awareness of impacts & solutions of deer (& humans) on the environment.

The Growing Deer Debate's Session 3 Free Market Environmentalism

Condensed version of Session 3 @ The Growing Deer Debate Conference (Oct.2016). The Growing Deer Debate sought to raise awareness of impacts & solutions of deer (& humans) on the environment.

The Growing Deer Debate's Session 2 Deer, Forests, & People

Condensed version of Session 2 @ The Growing Deer Debate Conference (Oct.2016). The Growing Deer Debate sought to raise awareness of impacts & solutions of deer (& humans) on the environment.

The Growing Deer Debate's Session 1_Nature Wars

Condensed version of Session 1 @ The Growing Deer Debate Conference (Oct.2016). The Growing Deer Debate sought to raise awareness of impacts & solutions of deer (& humans) on the environment.

Birch Syrup Mike Porter

Catskill Trees With Gary Mead - Apple

Discussion with Gary Mead - Owner of Fruitful Furnishings Sawmill & Gary Mead Gallery - about the apple tree.

Jonathan Farber Landscape Architect

Jonathan’s landscape architecture practice focuses primarily on design & land management for private clients across the northeast. Examples include silvopasture, orchard management, vegetable & flower gardens, & forest management. He uses permaculture as his underlying design principle.

Fall Foliage

Acid Wood Industry

Discussion about Guy Wormuth's book on the Acid Wood Industry in Delaware County. Guy recounts his days working in the industry. He is also a distant relative of John MacNaught; a host of FROM THE FOREST.

Forest Talk with Mike Porter

All things about the forest with Mike Porter - Maple syrup, log-home building, firewood, wildlife management, forest birds, woodworking, & more.

Restoring Old Apple Trees

Discussion about restoring old apple trees.

Catskill Tanning Industry

Maple Sugaring with Mike Porter

Sonny Somelofski Catskill Outdoor Adventures

Heart Of Lion A Lone Cat\'s Walk With Author Will Stolzenburg

Interview with Author Will Stolzenburg who wrote a book about a mountain lion's trek from the Dakotas to Connecticut.

Challenging The North American Model For Wildlife Conservation

Interview with Thomas Heberlein from the University of Wisconsin about challenging the North American Model for Wildlife Conservation & comparing the hunting culture in the US &

Catskill Ginseng with Bob Beyfuss

Interview with Ginseng Guru - Bob Beyfuss

Wildlife Management With Tony DeNicola

Treating Trees Plants with Dignity with Marguerite and Lacy

Interview with Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower & Lacy Johnson about actually listening to plants; listen for yourself.

Nature Wars with Author Jim Sterba

Black Bears in the Catskills with NYS Biologist Larry Bifaro

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.