In 1993, Mary Byrd Davis, a researcher and conservationist, aimed to identify old growth forest sites across the eastern United States in her book, Old Growth in the East (revised in 2003). In New Jersey, she described 6 sites of less than 40 acres and 7 sites greater 40 acres…...
Cape May Hawkwatch Update: November 5th – 18th
Just like every hawkwatch in the northeastern US, the daily totals follow a bell curve throughout the fall season. They start out low in September and slowly increase until they peak in October and then slowly decrease throughout November. Unfortunately, the totals seem to be dropping rapidly during the first…...
What does “Old-Growth” really mean? It depends. (Installment 1 of 6)
We humans depend heavily on our visual senses and emotional responses. We frequently make decisions from our hearts, occasionally in defiance of data. We also tend to dislike environmental and other change. This human approach to decision-making is relevant to our definition and approach to stewarding “old-growth” forests. The notion…...
Montclair Hawkwatch Update: Oct 13th – Nov 2nd, 2021
This was another period of feast or famine at Montclair, punctuated by some weather events (in other words, a typical October). The 13th was certainly a famine, with only a single migrant Sharp-shinned counted, but accipiter numbers started to pick up the following day, and some decently large groups of…...
