Hank Rope knows five streams in the Catskills region of New York state intimately. He knows when hundreds of insects hatch, when they swim to the surface, and whether they make a splash when…

Dave Bowman is both timber framer and woodlands philosopher. He seems to enjoy the solitude of his shop as much as a visit with the people that come by with a delivery, order, or consultation.…

Odell, a biologist and wetlands specialist, is Wildlife Manager of Region 8 of the New York State Bureau of Wildlife, and we were looking for signs of successful wood duck breeding in a…