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The Huyck Preserve has reopened its request for qualifications and proposals for landscape architects to submit bids for outdoor work connected to its Davis Cottage restoration project. Proposals using the form on our website will be accepted until October 13, 2023.
Interested in learning more about what makes Davis Cottage special? Read more about the history of the cottage here. The Huyck Preserve is seeking applications for its Senior Research Fellow (SRF) for summer 2024. The SRF will spend nine weeks from June to August at the Huyck Preserve performing an independent field research project, mentoring the Preserve's 2024 undergraduate Odum Interns, and representing the Preserve's research program throughout the summer.
Applications will be accepted until November 15, 2023 or until filled. Send us your best photos taken this summer or a previous fall at the Huyck Preserve for a chance to be featured on the cover of our fall newsletter! Photo subject matter may include wildlife, landscapes, family moments, or other topics related to nature and outdoor recreation. The winning cover image will receive a Hike the Huyck car magnet Other submitted images may be selected for the inside of the newsletter.
Entries are due by October 13, 2023. Learn About Beavers with Beaver and Otter Get Along... Sort Of Illustrator Meg Sodano
September 16 | 1 - 2:30 PM At the Eldridge Research Center, 284 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville, NY Meet at the Eldridge Research Center for a reading of Beaver and Otter Get Along... Sort Of and drawing activity with illustrator Meg Sodano. Learn about the special adaptations beavers have and how their behaviors impact the ecosystem. Weather permitting, following the indoor activity, we will head outside for a hike around Lincoln Pond (0.8 miles, at a leisurely walking pace) to see the beaver lodges and other signs of beaver activity around the pond. Appropriate for children ages 6+ Parents are asked to stay with their children for the duration of the event. Registration is required. Event capped at 25 people. Event fee: $10 per participant for non-members, $5 per participant for Huyck Preserve members (Payment may be made prior to the event online or at the start of the event.) Meg Sodano grew up in Connecticut, exploring the woodlands and seashore, and drawing her favorite animals. She studied natural science illustration at Rhode Island School of Design and Animal Science at the University of Vermont. She has visited many places where beavers live, trekking across dams and listening to kits mewing inside lodges. She still marvels at the beavers’ engineering talents and their ability to create wetland habitats that benefit a whole array of wildlife. Meg currently lives in Schenectady, NY, where she creates illustrations for children’s picture books. Fall Foliage Hike October 21 | 10 AM Starting from the Eldridge Research Center, 284 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville, NY Calling all leaf-peepers! Join Stewardship Coordinator Garrett Chisholm for a fall foliage hike to view the beautiful fall colors of the Preserve and learn about seasonal changes in our region's forests. Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather. Registration is required. Suggested donation of $5; Members and children under 12 free. Inclement weather will cancel this event. Event capped at 20 people. Full Moon Hike October 28 | 7 – 8:30 PM Starting from the Eldridge Research Center, 284 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville, NY Join us for a night-time hike under a full moon. We will discuss differences in how animals perceive the world around them and how we can better use our own senses to experience the world at night. Participants should bring their own headlamp or flashlight (a red-light headlamp or flashlight is suggested for better night vision). Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather. Registration is required. Suggested donation of $5; Members and children under 12 free. Inclement weather will cancel this event. Event capped at 20 people.  Read + Hike Book ClubCome discuss themes of ecology and humanity’s relationship with nature with other book and nature lovers in this reading
and hiking club! Each meeting, we will go on a leisurely hike with stopping points for book discussion. Book club meetings take place once a month. Participants may choose to come to all the meetings, some meetings, or just one! Hikes start from the Eldridge Research Center, 284 Pond Hill Road, unless otherwise noted and meets from 3 - 4:30 PM. Please note our September 9th meeting has been canceled. Reading List and Meeting Dates MAY 6 The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain Life by Johan Eklöf Habitat loss, climate change and overuse of agricultural chemicals take a huge toll on wildlife and biodiversity. Johan Eklöf, a Swedish bat scientist, argues that the loss of darkness in our zeal for light at night is just as serious. Combining scientific evidence with rich animal behavioral description, The Darkness Manifesto outlines the global campaign against light pollution, while there’s still something left to save in the dark night. JUNE 3 Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philip JULY 9 Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration by Sara Dykman AUGUST 6 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong SEPTEMBER 9 A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars edited by Erin Sharkey OCTOBER 14 Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel by Shelby Van Pelt |
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