 The peaks of the Ashokan Catskills are: - Near distance (from left): Tonshi, Little Tonshi, Tice Ten Eyck - Middle distance: Little High Point, High Point, South Mt |
Although famed since the 19th Century as a classic American wonderland of peaks, forests, and waterfalls, New York's Catskill Mountains have never been the subject of a natural history. The first book of its kind, The Ashokan Catskills fills the need for a close look at Catskill flora, fauna, landscape features, and natural communities. Devoted to a representative 60-square-mile region of the eastern Catskills, this illustrated survey - with a special section on Native American prehistory - brings to light the combination of rare elements that makes the Catskills unique. Included are annotated checklists of mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, dragonflies, lichens, mosses, ferns, trees, sedges, and orchids. The work is based on a three-year research project conducted by the Olive Natural Heritage Society in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy. It is copublished by The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development and Purple Mountain Press. |
To purchase a copy of this book, visit Purple Mt. Press's web site www.catskill.net/purple
or The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development's online store.
