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The Highlands Current - News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

December 02, 2023


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Out There

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“How long has that been there?” dennings point

Out There: Vanishing Point

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | December 1, 2023

The disorientation of late autumn

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The Soon is Now festival at Long Dock Park was flooded on Oct. 1. Photo by Flynn Larsen

Out There: The Rainy Season

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | November 3, 2023

Planning events in a climate crisis

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Cory Tiger of the Hudson Highlands Land Trust discusses habitat linkage at the edge of Fahnestock State Park. Photo by B. Cronin

Out There: Following the Forest

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | October 20, 2023

Mapping project seeks community scientists

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Asylum Brook was rerouted to empty into Fishkill Creek below the Roundhouse dam.

Out There: The Buried Streams of Beacon

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | October 6, 2023

Uncovering the history of Asylum Brook

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Tools of the trade Photo by B. Cronin

Out There: Rocks on My Mind

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | September 8, 2023

A chance to pitch in

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An invitation, or a trap? Photos by B. Cronin

Out There: If a Tree Falls in the Woods…

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | August 11, 2023

A path appears to Fairy Island

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Female spongy moths laying eggs on Mount Beacon

Out There: Mount Beacon Brown-Out

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | July 28, 2023

What’s behind those patches on the mountain?

Columnists
Vlosky prepares a breakfast burrito.

Out There: Angels In The Outdoors

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | July 14, 2023

A little Trail Magic goes a long way

Columnists
An unfiltered view of last week’s unfiltered sky Photo by B. Cronin

Out There: Welcome to the Age of Fire

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | June 16, 2023

When it’s hot and dry enough, anything will burn

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Alexa Rosales (foreground), the founder of the Body Liberation Outdoor Club, leads a hike on Storm King. Photo provided

Out There: Liberating the Outdoors

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | May 19, 2023

Expanding access with the Body Liberation Outdoor Club

Columnists
Penny Adler-Colvin of the Mohonk Preserve trains volunteers to observe peregrine falcons nesting on the ridgeline in the distance. Photo by B. Cronin

Out There: Take to the Sky

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | April 21, 2023

Keeping an eye on peregrine falcons

Columnists
Wildflower: Snowball Sand-Verbena Photo by Amy Washut

Out There: Guidebooks for a Warming Planet

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | March 24, 2023

The next generation of Audubon guides forge a new path

Columnists
game image

Out There: Snow Job(less)

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | February 24, 2023

Winter in black and white 

Columnists
Can you spot the smeuse? Photo by B. Cronin

Out There: Thunderstruck

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | January 27, 2023

Why the right word matters

Columnists
Deer, like people, enjoy a good run now and then.

Out There: This Deer World

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | December 30, 2022

How the presence – or absence – of deer changes the landscape

Columnists
The summit at Sugarloaf has been closed since 2019 because of damage from a wildfire.

Out There: Season of Sanctuary

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | December 2, 2022

Leaving well enough alone

Columnists
Mushrooms abound in Fahnestock (but leave them there). Photo by B. Cronin

Out There: Eyes of the Woods

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | November 4, 2022

Making room for mushrooms

Columnists
The view from Storm King; are we in for a “classic fall” this year? Photo by B. Cronin

Out There: The Return of the Crisp

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | October 7, 2022

Climate change, changing leaves and getting weird

Columnists
A tree-lined street in Newburgh

Out There: Seeing the City for the Trees

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | August 12, 2022

New map shows the value of Newburgh’s greenery

Columnists
Marcos Antonio, the owner of Rincon Argentino, recorded this black bear outside a home on Main Street in Cold Spring early on a Saturday in May.

Out There: Bear With Me

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | July 15, 2022

On the recent rash of sightings

Columnists
Pete Seeger had hoped that Little Stony Point would someday be an official swimming spot on the river.

Out There: Swimming in the Hudson

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | June 17, 2022

Where you can — and can’t

Columnists
Don’t blame me — I’m a pollinator.

Out There: Bugging Out

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | May 20, 2022

Reconsidering the humble mosquito

Columnists
A reasonable ramp harvest

Out There: Off Ramp

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | April 22, 2022

Navigating the written and unwritten rules of foraging.

Columnists
Mountain Lion

Out There: Ghost Cats

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | March 25, 2022

The enduring mystery of mountain lions

Columnists
Nelsonville woods

Out There: Tree’s a Crowd

By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | February 25, 2022

The past and the future of the Nelsonville Woods

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