Michael Kudish received his PhD at the New York State College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse. His dissertation, on the history of Catskills forests, was the beginning of a lifelong study; in 2000, Purple Mountain Press published The Catskills Forest: A History. Before his retirement, he was a professor in the Division of Forestry at Paul Smith’s College. He has written four books on the vegetation of the Adirondacks, including Adirondack Upland Flora and a number of articles on forest history of both the Catskills and Adirondacks. Now living in the Catskills, he continues to research mountain bogs and write about railroad history.
Wednesday, May 31, 6 PM lecture at Ulster County Environmental Management Council, 120 Burroughs Hall, Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge. The lecture is on first growth forests in Ulster County, mainly in the Catskills.
Saturday, August 5. Raquette Lake Navigation Company, Raquette Lake, NY, has planned a field trip touring the historic abandoned Marion River Carry Railroad. This trip includes boatrides re-enacting the early 20th-century tourist route and a short hike along the railroad grade.
Thursday, August 10, 7PM. Lecture at the Lewis County Historical Society in Lowville, NY, offering highlights of Volume I of Mountain Railroads of New York State: Where did the Tracks Go in the Western Adirondacks?
Saturday, August 12, probably 8PM, at Adirondac Loj, Lake Placid, NY. Lecture on the history of the railroads into Lake Placid and some natural history as viewed from Adirondack Scenic Railroad coach windows.
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