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Flora & Fauna at Onteora
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Onteora Scout Reservation is part of the
Eastern Deciduous
Forest biome that
occupies the eastern half of the United States and south eastern Canada.
The World Wildlife Fund defines the forest in the camp region as part of the
Allegheny Highlands ecoregion
(NA0401), which has
changed from a forest dominated by hemlock and pine to the maples, oaks, and
aspens which are prevalent in the camp currently. |
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The links on this page provide resources to explore the natural habitat of the camp. The camp is located in the Catskill Park, established by the State of New York in 1904 as a "forever wild" area so New Yorkers could enjoy the rugged beauty of the western Catskills. Use these for background information in Mammal Study , Reptile and Amphibian Study , Forestry , and Soil and Water Conservation merit badges. |
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ASTRONOMY Notes on Star Hikes (Bill Donald, OSR, 1971) BEARS Black Bear Home Page - www.bears.org BIRDS Sullivan County Audubon Society - has area list of bird species Allegheny Plateau (US Fish & Wildlife Service) FISHES Fishes of New York (Cornell University) GEOLOGY Catskill Geology (©1999 Jeff Senterman) Overview of NY Geology (adapted from NY Education Pamphlet) MAMMALS Mammals of New York (www.mammalsociety.org) LIVING WITH WILDLIFE (NWRC - USDA PDF FILES) |
GENERAL Catskill GIS Atlas (Catskill Ctr. for Cons. & Dev.) Ecological Subregions - Catskills (USFS) PLANTS AND TREES Catskills Flora Project (The Olive Natural Heritage Society) Allegheny Highlands Forests (World Wildlife Fund) Conifers of the Eastern Deciduous Forest (Neartica) Catskill GIS Atlas (Vegetation, Morphology) (Catskill Center for Conservation and Development) Life of the Forest (International Paper) WEATHER The Climate of New York (Cornell U.)
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Environmental Information Series
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Nature
in Your Backyard