 The map indicates such information as the location of landslides, burned over areas, and virgin forests (first-growth forest). |
The forest map is included with the book The Catskill Forest: A History, written by Dr. Micheal Kudish. This 36" x 27" full-color map is printed on coated stock, and shows the Catskills' first, second, and third growth forest; burned areas; agricultural lands; landslides, and reforested areas. On the reverse is a map in two colors showing present and former forest-product industries: bluestone quarries, tanneries, sawmills, factories, charcoal factories, cooperage mills, pulp/paper mills, and acid wood plants. |
 The Catskill Forest : A History - by Dr. Michael Kudish |
"Rarely, a guide to understanding a classic American landscape comes along. The Catskill Forest: A History is Michael Kudish's account of his life-long pusuit of how climate, soils, plant biology, and people have affected the Catskill forest since the last glacier retreated 10,000 years ago. It's all here: Native Americans, European settlement and agriculture, early forest industries. Dr. Kudish guides us into the mountain ranges one by one. Pick your favorites - Slide, Bearpen, Peekamoose, Kaaterskill High Peak, Shokan High Point. Go out on the trails. Explore the long history of connection between the Catskills and the people fortunate to inhabit or visit these enchanted mountains." - Morton S. Adams, MD, Olive Natural Heritage Society and Catskill Institute for the Environment |
To purchase a copy of this book (map included),
visit Purple Mountain Press's web site www.catskill.net/purple
or The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development's online store.
