Winter Ecology Students Experience the Snowy Central Adirondacks

Photo: Winter Field Ecology, group photo. © Ashley Goncalves

Hike in the Adirondack Mountains.

Photo: Winter Field Ecology. © Ashley Goncalves

After a one year hiatus, the January Intersession of 2017 found Rutgers DEENR students back in the snowy environs of the central Adirondacks. We spent a week studying the influence of snow and cold on plants and animals, as well as snowshoeing, tracking and just enjoying the great outdoors. Darrell Jones composed this song Life in the Cold about the week long experience.

Life in the Cold Song (You Tube link)

Photo: Adirondack Mountains landscape. © Ashley Goncalves

Photo: Hiking in the Adirondack Mountains. © Ashley Goncalves

Photo: Black Capped Chickadee in the Adirondack Mountains. © Ashley Goncalves

Photo: Adirondack Mountains landscape, view from Goodnow Mountain. © Ashley Goncalves

Photo: Hike in the Adirondack Mountains. © Ashley Goncalves

February 2017