Studying Climate Change at Black Rock Forest with Andy Reinmann Artwork

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Studying Climate Change at Black Rock Forest with Andy Reinmann

November 19, 2021 • Nicole Asquith • Episode 39

To find out what we know about how a warming planet will affect the forests in my home state of New York, I visit Black Rock Forest, a research station in the Hudson Highlands, and talk to Andy Reinmann, Assistant Professor in the Environmental Sciences Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center of the Graduate Center, CUNY and in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Hunter College.

We talk Phenocams, melting snow packs in New England, which tree species are likely to survive a warmer climate and how trees can help mitigate the impact of erratic weather in cities and suburbs. And glory in the beauty of a New York autumn!

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to check out the Phenocam network via The University of New Hampshire: https://phenocam.sr.unh.edu/webcam/

Black Rock Forest website: https://www.blackrockforest.org