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    • NATURE'S BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN
  • PROGRAMS
    • FOREST FRIDAYS
    • HUDSON VALLEY SEED
    • NATIVE GARDEN
    • SCHOOL FOREST DAY
    • YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMIT
  • SCHOOL FOREST
    • HISTORY
    • VISITOR GUIDELINES
    • HHLT PROPOSAL
  • STUDENT RESOURCES
  • TEACHER RESOURCES
    • BOOKS & FIELD GUIDES
    • EXPLORE NATURAL SCIENCE >
      • ANIMALS
      • CITIZEN SCIENCE
      • CLIMATE CHANGE
      • GEOGRAPHY & MAPPING
      • GEOLOGY
      • INVASIVE SPECIES
      • MIGRATION
      • PLANTS
      • STREAMS, SWAMPS & VERNAL POOLS
      • TREES & FORESTS
      • WATER
      • WEATHER
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Photo © 2015 Jill Corson Lake.

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ngawangchodron. Ostrich fern photograph. Flickr. Flickr, n.d. Web. 21 March 2016. © All rights reserved by ngawangchodron.

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Photo © 2015 Stacy Ricci.

MISSION

Red tree and student. Photo © 2015 Stacy Ricci.
Students and log in forest. Photo 
© 2015 Jill Corson Lake.
Student holding leaves. Photo 
© 2015 Stacy Ricci.
Students walking into forest. Photo 
© 2015 Jill Corson Lake.

programs

Rooney, Alison. Students in Garrison School Forest. Photograph. "School's Out(side) at Garrison School Forest Day." The Highlands Current, 11 May 2013. Web. 2 April 2016.

NATIVE GARDEN

Weigel, George. Purple Coneflower. Photograph. "Black-eyed Susans Turned into Coneflowers." Penn Live. Penn Live, 16 Aug. 2013. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

SCHOOL FOREST DAY
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Ebner, Mary Ann. Pete Salmansohn Leads Stream Studies. Photograph. "Green Team Gets Hands Dirty in the Forest." Highlands Current, 22 May 2012. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

school forest

History
Stanton, John. "South Redoubt Plan from Trail Marker." Illustration.  South Redoubt - Garrison. Fort Wiki, 20 Nov. 2015. Web. 27 Feb. 2016.
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Plan of Garrison Putnam County." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1891. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.

student resources

Talbott, Hudson. Hudson River Sunset. Illustration. River of Dreams:The Story of the Hudson River. HudsonTalbott.com, n.d. Web. 2 April 2016. © 2009 Hudson Talbott. Used with permission from Hudson Talbott.
​Talbott, Hudson. Hudson River Industry and Shipping. Illustration. River of Dreams:The Story of the Hudson River. HudsonTalbott.com, n.d. Web. 2 April 2016. © 2009 Hudson Talbott. Used with permission from Hudson Talbott.


ORGANIZATIONS FOR KIDS
Pond photograph with children and net. Photo © 2015 Jill Corson Lake.
Camp Combe. Group camper photo. "Aerial Adventure." Camp Combe YMCA. Flickr. Flickr.com, 8 July 2014. Web. 19 March 2016.
Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson. Group photograph. "Currents." Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson. Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, October 2015. Web. 19 March 2016.

teacher resources

Conklin, Sarah. Collection. Photograph. Flickr. Flickr, 2 June 2013. Web. 1 March 2016. © 2013 Sarah Conklin. Used with permission of Sarah Conklin.
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BOOKS & FIELD GUIDES

Mayntz, Melissa. "Field Guides." Photograph. Choose Your Best Field Guide. About.com, 23 Sept. 2015. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.
Hernandez, Daniela. "Birds, Poop and Roadkill: A Field Guide to Field Guides." Wired, 8 March 2012. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.
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EARTH SCIENCE TOPICS

Animals
Carnathan, Brian. "Eastern Cottontail Rabbit." Photograph. The-Digital-Picture.com. The-Digital-Picture.com, 2012. Web. 26 March 2016. © The-Digital-Picture.com.
Strong, Karen. Conserving Natural Areas and Wildlife in Your Community: Smart Growth Strategies for Protecting the Biological Diversity of New York’s Hudson River Valley. Ithaca, NY: New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Cornell University, and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Hudson River Estuary Program, 2008. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.

Kraus, Shawn. Common Green Darner photograph. "An Exciting Day." New York Dragonflies, 25 June 2015. Web. 12 March 2016.
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Short-nosed sturgeon photograph. "Dinosaur Fish." Beautiful Swimmers. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, n.d. Web. 26 March 2016.
Myers, Phil. Raccoon photograph. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. Creative Commons License. Web. 12 March 2016.
Wiley, Liz. Eastern box turtle photograph. "Eastern Box Turtle." Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, 2015. Web. 26 March 2016.


Citizen Science
Phinizy Center for Water Sciences. Water monitoring photograph. "World Water Monitoring Day." Education Blog. Phinizy Center for Water Sciences, 17 Sept. 2015. Web. 18 March 2016.
Fenceviewer. "FrogWatch: Citizen Science at SERC Institute." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 17 May 2013. Web. 17 March 2016.
Thelen, Brett Amy. Spotted Salamander photograph. "Long Winter Challenges Amphibian Migration." Charleston Gazette-Mail. Charleston Newspapers, 27 April 2015. Web. 17 March 2016.
Rubbo, J./Cary Institute. Phenology Trail Fern Glen photograph. "Phenology: Telling Time by Nature's Clock, with Cary Institute." A Way to Garden.com. Margaret Roach Inc., 9 March 2015. Web. 17 March 2016.
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Climate Change
Hornady, Jack. "Sick Earth." Illustration. "The UN Climate Change Summit: Questions and Answers." ​Dan Klotz. DK Content & Media, 4 Jan. 2015. Web. 2 April 2016.

Geography & Mapping
U.S. Geologic Survey. West Point, N.Y. Map. Libre Map Project. Libre Map Project, n.d. Web. 1 April 2016. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Commission for Environmental Cooperation. North American Forests, 2011. Map. North American Environmental Atlas. Commission for Environmental Cooperation, n.d. Web. 2 April 2016. 
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Plan of Garrison Putnam County." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1891. Web. 2 April 2016.
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​Geology
Agostaro, Russell. Gneiss. Photograph. Earth Science Digital Image Library — Gneiss. Standards Aligned System, n.d. Web. 31 March 2016.
McGuire, Thomas. "Glacial Legacies of New York State." The Paleontological Research Institution. The Paleontological Research Institution, n.d. Web. 31 March 2016. Powerpoint file.
Pumpelly, Raphael. United States. Department of the Interior, Census Office. Report on the Mining Industries of the United States (Exclusive of the Precious Metals), with Special Investigations into the Iron Ore Resources of the Republic and Into the Cretaceous Coals of the Northwest. Washington: GPO, 1886. Web. 29 March 2016.
Smock, John C. New York State Museum, Department of Mineralogy and Economic Geology. First Report on the Iron Mines and Iron-Ore Districts in the State of New York. Albany: Charles Van Bethuysen & Sons, 1889. Web. 29 March 2016.

Invasive Species
Zebra Mussels photograph © U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
D'Annibale, John Carl. Eurasian boar photograph. "Wild Boars Go Hog-Wild as Upstate Threat." Times Union. The Hearst Corporation, 13 Aug. 2011. Web. 11 March 2016.
Japanese Barberry photograph © 2013 Southbury Land Trust.
Beckerman, Janna/Purdue Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. Late blight on tomato plant photograph. "Late Blight Disease Found on Indiana Tomato Samples." Purdue Today. Purdue University, 21 Aug. 2013. Web. 11 March 2016. 
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Migration
Smith, Kim. Monarch Butterflies Gloucester Massachusetts, 2006. "Monarch Butterflies." TES.com. TES Global Ltd, n.d. Web. 17 March 2016.
Jacobsen, Frode. Male Cerulean Warbler. "Natural History." Cerulean Warbler Conservation. Cerulean Warbler Conservation, n.d. Web. 17 March 2016.
Waldman, John R. 2006. "The Diadromous Fish Fauna of the Hudson River: Life Histories, Conservation Concerns, and Research Avenues." The Hudson River Estuary. Eds. J.S. Levinton and J.R. Waldman. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. 171-188. Web. 19 March 2006.  
Candlewick Press. "Think of an Eel by Karen Wallace." Online video clip. Vimeo. Vimeo, LLC, 27 Feb., 2013. Web. 16 March 2016.
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Streams, Swamps & Vernal Pools
Lai, Jennifer. "Blueberry Swamp." Photograph. "Hiking in Garrison NY." On Assignment in Melbourne, 22 March 2011. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.
Fir0002 at English Wikipedia. Stream. Photograph. "Stream bed." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 12 Feb. 2016. Web. 3 Apr. 2016. CC BY-SA 3.0.
Levy, M. Bear Swamp Preserve. Photograph. "New York: Bear Swamp Preserve." The Nature Conservancy. The Nature Conservancy, n.d. Web. 3 April 2016.
Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies. Frog in pool. Photograph. "Small Wetlands Support Biodiversity and Freshwater Resources." Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies. Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, 5 April 2009. Web. 3 April 2016.

Water
Disney Educational Productions. "Bill Nye the Science Guy®: Water Cycle - Video." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 2 Dec. 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.
National Science Foundation and NBC Learn. "The Water Cycle." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 12 July 2013. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

Weather
Imagine Publishing Ltd. Lightning. Photograph. "Can Glass be Made from Lightning Hitting Sand?" How It Works. Imagine Publishing Ltd., 3 May 2015. Web. 26 March 2016.


HEALTH & SAFETY
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Sachs, Jonathan. Poison ivy in spring. Photograph. "Poison Ivy in Spring." Poison Ivy.org. Poison-ivy.org, n.d. Web. 3 March 2016. Copyright Jonathan Sachs Graphics.
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HUDSON HIGHLANDS TOPICS
Stone wall photograph. © 2015 Taggart Lake.
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Hudson Highlands Folklore
Lumley, Arthur. "The Culprit Fay." Illustration. In Drake, Joseph Rodman. The Culprit Fay and Other Poems. New York: Carleton, 1867. Nudelman Rare Books. Nudelman Rare Books, n.d. Web. 25 March 2016.

Hudson River
Maplogs.com. Hudson Highlands. Photograph. Elevation of Woodbury, NY, USA. Worldwide Elevation Map Finder, 2016. Web. 28 March 2016.
Dun, Clare and Lana Lau. Hudson River Watershed. Illustration. The State of the Hudson 2015. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 2015. Web. 28 March 2016.
Environmental Response Television. "Returning a River to Health: Dredging the Upper Hudson." Online video clip. Environmental Response Television. Environmental Response Television, 2010. Web. 29 March 2016.
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Robert Fulton's "Clermont," first Vessel Ever Propelled by Steam, 1807" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1790 - 1813. Web. 29 March 2016.
Thomas Cole National Historic Site. "Thomas Cole: Painting the American Landscape." Online video clip. Thomas Cole National Historic Site. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 2009. Web. 29 March 2016.
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Local Conservation History
New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Storm King Mountain photograph. Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve. New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, n.d. Web. 12 March 2016.
Dunwell, Frances F. The Hudson Highlands. New York: Columbia University Press, 1991. Print. p. 231.
Lathrop, Richard G., Ed. Highlands : Critical Resources, Treasured Landscapes. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2011. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 3 March 2016.

Revolutionary War History
Hinncks, John. Sketch of West Point. 1783. Map. Library of Congress. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 3 April 2016.
Plan de West Point du nord, levé a vue. [178-?, 1780] Map. Library of Congress. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 3 April 2016.
Pass Found on Major John Andre. New York State Archives. New York (State). Governor (1777-1795 : Clinton). Papers found on British spy Major Andre ("Andre Papers"), 1780. Series A4681-99, Anderson Pass Front. n.d. Web. 15 March 2016.
Details on West Point's Redoubts, circa 1780. New York State Archives. New York (State). Governor (1777-1795 : Clinton). Papers found on British spy Major Andre ("Andre Papers"), 1780. Series A4681-99, Construction 1. n.d. Web. 15 March 2016.
Paulding, John, David Williams and Issac Vanwart. Capture of Major John André. Print. New York: Sowle and Shaw, c, 1845. Library of Congress. Library of Congress. n.d. Web. 15 March 2016.

LESSON PLANS
Gaalee'ya STEM. Teacher and girl. Photograph. "Future Alaskans in Fisheries and Marine Science." Gaalee'ya STEM. Gaalee'ya STEM, 26 Feb. 2010. Web. 2 April 2016.
Ricci, Stacy. Seeds in children's hands. Photograph. © 2015 Stacy Ricci.
Eric Carle Museum. Child displaying mask. Photograph. "Making Nature Faces." Making Art with Children. carlemuseum.org, 9 Sept. 2013. Web. 5 April 2016.
Appalachian Mountain Club. Children hiking. Photograph. "Kids' Hike this Sunday." Hike the Highlands. Appalachian Mountain Club, 20 March 2012. Web. 5 April 2016.
Roberts, Pauline. Girls testing water. Photograph. "I Made it to the Weekend." Not Just a Teacher. Not Just a Teacher, 21 April 2012. Web. 5 April 2016.

ORGANIZATIONS





Garrison Union Free School, 1100 Route 9D, Garrison, NY 10524
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