“In 1969, the first people stood on the moon and looked back at the earth - observing that all life was concentrated on our small planet - resulting in the environmental movement. That same year, The Catskill Center was formed. “

SnapshotGuest UserDecember 21, 2018membership. snapshot, Michael Kudish, Naturalist

The Mystery of the Glasses-Wearing Cow

“Have you ever seen a cow in spectacles?”

Catskill HistoryGuest UserDecember 20, 2018Catskills, history

An Unholy Kiss / Gossip and Religion in 1881 Roxbury

Scandal erupted in Roxbury in early 1881. At the center of it was an unlikely person: B.C. Miller, the 30-year-old Reverend of the Reformed Church of Roxbury.

Catskill HistoryGuest UserNovember 30, 2018Catskills, history

The Struggle for Women’s Suffrage in the Catskills

Catskill HistoryGuest UserNovember 6, 2018hostory, democracy, women's vote, suffrage, Catskills

DEC Reminds Public to Avoid Caves and Mines to Protect New York's Bat Populations

National Bat Week Raises Awareness That Human Disturbances Are Harmful to Threatened Bats

Guest UserOctober 29, 2018animal life, bats, bat week, catskills, leave no trace, brown bat, caves

Update: Work has Begun!

This morning, work began on a formal parking area at the Thorn Preserve! (woot woot!!)

Thorn PreserveKali BirdOctober 24, 2018Thorn Preserve, Thorn Parking Project

The Great Big Pumpkin Fight

Pumpkins: good for pies, jack-o'-lanterns, seasonal decor, and metaphors for deeply-felt anxieties over rapid political and social change.

Wait, what was that last one, again?

Catskill HistoryGuest UserOctober 18, 2018fall, autumn, catskills, pumpkin, history, catskills history, giant pumpkin, agriculture, farmer

Fall Color Progression

Most marvel at the color saturation of October’s "peak foliage"— but the astute leaf-peeper appreciates the Season’s progression of color

Get Outside, NewsletterJohn ThompsonOctober 17, 2018Catskills, Fall, autumn, leaves, leaf-peeping, color progression

2018 Fall Gala / Recap

A gentle crisp breeze, bluebird skies, and the gentle hum of the gondola’s bull wheel. As gala goers boarded the cars to reach Belleayre’s summit we kept thinking, “This is what fall in the Catskills is all about!”

FundraiserGuest UserOctober 16, 20182018, fall, Gala, fundraiser