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BLACK ROCK FOREST NEWS Spring-Summer 2015 Black Rock Forest Consortium Volume XXV, No.2 BLACK ROCK FOREST NEWS Spring-Summer 2015 Black Rock Forest Consortium Volume XXV, No.2 Benefit Luncheon: About Our Communicating Science . Effectively Annual Report r. Neil deGrasse Tyson, speak- tium’s research, education, and conser- f you have contributed time, services, ing in conversation with Dr. Kim vataion programs. and/or financial support to Black DKastens, was the highlight of the Sibyl R. Golden welcomed everyone, IRock Forest Consortium, this is the Black Rock Forest Consortium’s benefit thanked the luncheon’s supporters, and moment when we hope to show our luncheon and the recipient of the William told guests that the tree seedlings and appreciation formally! On pages 4 & 5, T. Golden Award, named for the Consor- tree rings at their tables came from you will find our annual report with tium’s founder, for innovative leadership Black Rock Forest. Commenting that audited financials for Fiscal 2014 and a in science and science education. Held on “communicating science effectively is summary of impact in pursuing the Con- May 4 at the Metropolitan Club, the lun- vital for the future of this country and sortium’s mission of increasing scientific cheon’s theme was Communicating Sci- indeed the world, as only informed and understanding of the natural world. ence Effectively. It was chaired by Sibyl scientifically literate people can make How well did we serve our audiences? R. Golden (chairman of the Consortium’s decisions about many of the difficult is- In education, we invested in a formal board), with vice-chairs Catherine Morri- sues we face and will face in the years evaluation of student engagement that son Golden, Samantha Kappagoda, and and decades to come,” she introduced has the potential to unite Consortium Dr. David K. A. Mordecai. The luncheon Dr. Tyson. She said that “when we first educators in conversations about how to also featured remarks by Lisbeth Uribe, came up with this year’s luncheon theme, increase effectiveness of science educa- a teacher at The School at Columbia, on we could think of no one we would rather tion. Participants in last summer’s pilot the role of teachers in communicating have speak than Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, used the consultant’s feedback to mea- science. science communicator extraordinaire.” surably improve instruction techniques. A sold-out crowd of more than 265 peo- She noted that he requested that the To improve service to researchers, ple gathered for the festivities. Many Consortium choose the format of a con- we created the Calvin Whitney Stillman member institutions took tables, as did versation, rather than a speech. Research Archive, putting the Forest’s board and Leadership Council members Dr. Tyson is the director of the Hayden long-term research data online. So far, and other friends of the Consortium. All Planetarium at the American Museum of in Fiscal 2015, scientists accessed this provided vital support for the Consor- (continued on page 3) data nearly 70 times, with a majority in January, presumably to help plan studies for the next field season which typically extends from April to October. Some of the year’s most promising developments were in conservation, as native tree saplings have sprouted abun- dantly in the Forest for the first time in decades. This is only possible when deer population size falls below a threshold level. The Consortium’s ecosystem man- agement plan includes a carefully regu- lated deer hunt, in association with the Department of Environmental Conser- vation and local hunters. It also includes protection for threatened bird popula- tions, and we have applied to become a designated Audubon IBA (Important Bird Area). Nothing achieved in Fiscal 2014 would have been possible without our Friends of the Forest. Thanks to all of you who Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Kim Kastens, in conversation. Photo: Jen Strader helped make it a great year. Black Rock Forest News Report from the Executive Director Black Rock Forest Consortium hosted its ninth Among the dozen most recent papers is one biennial Research Symposium this year on by Vladimir Ovtsharenko and colleagues docu- Monday, June 22. We invited anyone doing menting the biodiversity of spiders in Black Rock research in Black Rock Forest or elsewhere in Forest: 279 different species including some the Highlands region to attend and present a found for the first time in New York State. In a short talk about their work. The volume of pa- study of animal responses to loss of forest can- pers and posters presented at the Symposium opy trees, Katie Keck and colleagues found that has increased over time, from 10 - 20 in the small mammal diversity decreased overall but first few years to 30 - 40 or more presented at that white-footed mouse populations increased each of the last several symposia. with major canopy disturbance. In another recent Research in Black Rock Forest dates back paper by Meng Xu, Joel Cohen, and me, we found to 1930, and thanks to support provided by that Taylor’s Law, a mathematical relationship members of the Stillman family, descendents between the mean and variance of population of the Forest’s founder Ernest Stillman, last densities, holds for groups of forest trees regard- fall we were able to provide online access to less of how they are grouped. And in another new the first 46 research papers produced in Black paper published in New Phytologist by Owen Atkin Rock Forest through our website (http:// and many co-authors including Consortium Pres- blackrockforest.org/research/environmental-data/forest-leg- ident Kevin Griffin, Black Rock Forest comprises one study site acy-data). Research topics in those early years ranged from in a worldwide plant respiration database from 100 sites. The pioneering studies of soil fertility, tree nutritional status as re- results clarify how this important parameter varies with global vealed by leaf chemical analysis, and tree root distributions and temperature and aridity patterns and will help improve models relationships with soil fungi to many practical topics in what of the terrestrial biosphere. was then the relatively new field of forestry. Black Rock Forest Consortium’s efforts to advance scientific Over time, the research programs in Black Rock Forest have understanding of the natural world include being open to new broadened and evolved, mirroring trends at other places and lines of research as they arise over time and to new ideas and institutions. As a recent report of the National Academy of methods. The Consortium’s website makes it clear that inves- Sciences stated, field stations like Black Rock Forest “place sci- tigators do not need to be affiliated with a Consortium institu- entists on the front lines of our changing Earth, helping them tion to work in Black Rock Forest; indeed anyone can propose a gather the data needed to better understand shifting climate research project which will be reviewed for compatibility with and ecosystems and make robust projections of future condi- ongoing research by Consortium scientists. The Forest’s diver- tions.” Authors of Black Rock Forest research papers in recent sity of landscapes, organisms, and ecosystem processes are years have ranged from undergraduates to seasoned scientists, available for all to study, in a permanently protected setting, time scales from nearly instantaneous to millennia, and spatial and with a great deal of background information freely avail- scales from microscopic to global. Our website now also makes able. And for so many of you with something to share with oth- many of these recent Forest research papers available online ers, we were glad to see you at the Forest on June 22. (http://blackrockforest.org/research/publications). — Dr. William Schuster Board of Directors of the Consortium The Black Rock Forest Consortium Institutional Members Teachers College Sibyl R. Golden, Chairman advances scientific understanding through American Museum of Natural History Trevor Day School Dr. Kevin Griffin, President research, education and conservation Avenues: The World School Urban Assembly for Applied Math Michael Brooks programs. It is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) Barnard College and Science Terri Carta organization supported by membership The Browning School dues, grants, and gifts. Valerie Colas-Ohrstrom The Calhoun School Editor: Sibyl R. Golden Geoffrey W. Dann, Central Park Conservancy Treasurer Design: Jenkins & Page (NYC) William T. Golden (1909-2007) Vivian Donnelley Columbia University © 2015 Black Rock Forest Consortium Christopher J. Elliman Founding Chairman Cornwall Central School District Francesco Filiaci The Dalton School Deborah Gardner Consortium Staff Hunter College Helene L. Kaplan William Schuster, Ph.D., Executive Director Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Liam Kavangh John Brady, Forest Manager Hole—The Ecosystems Center Sam Keany, Vice President Emily Cunningham, Director of External Metropolitan Montessori School Dr. Ryan Kelsey Affairs Newburgh Enlarged City School District Dr. Mary Leou, Vice President Jack Caldwell, Operations Manager New York City Department of Parks Caryn L. Magid Barbara Brady, Office Manager and Recreation David N. Redden Matthew Munson, Data/Network Manager New York – New Jersey Trail Conference Anne Sidamon-Eristoff Kate Pavlis, Research Associate/ New York University Beatrice Stern Environmental Educator Queens College 65 Reservoir Road, Cornwall NY 12518 Linda Stiiman The School at Columbia University Phone: (845) 534-4517 Lisbeth Uribe The Spence School E-Mail: brfoffice @ blackrockforest.org Christie Van Kehrberg, Secretary Storm King School Web: www.blackrockforest.org 2 Spring-Summer 2015 • Volume XXV, No.2 Benefit Luncheon (continued from page 1) Natural History and the recipient of the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. He has served on two presidential com- missions and on NASA’s Advisory Coun- cil. He has also hosted Cosmos: A Space- Time Odyssey, PBS’s Nova ScienceNow and Origins, and StarTalk Radio, and is the author of ten books, including Death by Black Hole, which luncheon guests re- ceived as a gift.
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