The Natural Environment

The Natural Environment (HM1NZW)

Location: Croghan, NY 13327 Lewis County
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N 44° 0', W 75° 10.527'

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Although the primary focus of Heritage Park is on Canton's 19th century industries, this island offers the opportunity to observe and reflect upon various areas of scientific study. Geology is one of the physical sciences that investigate the composition, structure and history of the earth. Botony is on of the biological sciences that deal with plants and zoology is the science that deals with animals. Ecology focuses on the relationship living things have to one another and to their environment. Other life sciences concentrate on certain kinds of organisms. Ornithology is the study of birds and marine biology is the study of plants and animals in our water systems. For hundreds, even thousands of years before 1800, the island you are on and the envoronmental conditions affecting it remained fairly constant. The species of plants that grew best and produced the most viable offspring were probably the oak and maple hardwoods and several varieties of pine and hemlock. But when the environment was severely changed by the 19th century industrial activity that took place here, previously dominant species were removed or began to fail and other species gained power. Some alien species were introduced by birds, horses, or humans. These changes reflect a process known as "plant succession" or "Ecologocal succession." You can observe both the process and the consequences of succession events at various points on the Heritage Trail. For example, look for young hardwoods growing up beneath the pines. Look at where the raspberry plants are coming in. Notice the way some trees shade other species and stunt their growth. And conversely, notice how some plants offer protective shelter for others. Realize also that birds and other animals follow a pettern of succession as their food and habitats are changed. The first and probably most important step to learning to undersand and appreciate our natural environment is to look, listen, and observe closely and repeatedly. Look for change, take notes, make sketches, and take photographs. Warning: There are patches of poison ivy on these islands. Poison ivy normally has three leaves, and is usually green in the summer, and red in the fall. It may have yellow or green flowers and white berries. It may be a free-standing plant or shrub or it may appear as a ropelike vine. Don't touch it!
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Placed ByGrasse River Heritage
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Date Added Friday, September 18th, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 485933 N 4871887
Decimal Degrees44.00000000, -75.17545000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 0', W 75° 10.527'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 0' 0" N, 75° 10' 31.62" W
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Area Code(s)315
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Adirondack Park Preserve, Croghan NY 13327, US
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