Many moons ago when I was in graduate school I arranged my classes on monday and tuesday and my internship for Thursday and Friday so I had wednesdays off for writing papers. Once a month Jon’s rotating Powerplant shift matched mine and we were both off on wednesday. So this wonder became known as “Special Wednesdays” when we would go hiking to Point Reyes or Canoe up Russian River or drive up the coast to picnic on the beach or hike through douglas Iris.
Special Wednedays were magical and necessary.
Well today might be a pretty special wednsday because it’s your last chance to sign up for this.
On May 11 at 7pm ET, join Cary Institute for a virtual exploration of beaver ecology and management in Hudson Valley, NY
Join us on May 11 at 7pm ET for a virtual exploration of beaver ecology and management in the Hudson Valley. Presented by Mike Fargione, Cary wildlife biologist and Manager of Field Research & Outdoor Programs, and Dan Aitchison, Senior Curator of Wildlife for the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation.
Topics to be covered include:
- Beaver as ecosystem engineers and keystone species
- 101 on how beaver alter watersheds
- A historical perspective on beaver in New York State
- Beaver recolonization of Cary Institute: A case study
- How to coexist with beaver and mitigate conflicts
Does that sound pretty fantastic? You bet it does! Just the kind of story a girl from Martinez likes to hear from New York. So you can bet I’ll be tuning in. I hesitated when the link said ‘buy tickets’ but I finally clicked through and realized it was a free event. So Sign up and have a cocktail while you listen to the fantastic news of our New York cousins.
Dan Aitchison has worked in the wildlife field since 2009, as the Senior Curator of Wildlife for the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation. His work has focused on the study of target wildlife species and monitoring their impacts, creating and implementing adaptive management programs and strategies to mitigate human/wildlife conflicts, public education, developing working relationships with local research organizations, and acting as a liaison between the county, state and federal wildlife agencies.
Mike Fargione manages Cary Institute’s natural areas and coordinates property access and outdoor public programs. Research interests include: local predator-prey relationships, interactions between human actions and wildlife populations, and finding ways to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts. Among his active projects are managing deer impacts on forests using habitat management and controlled hunting, using trail cameras to understand wildlife distribution and abundance, and investigating the ecological role of man-made nest boxes as wildlife resources.
