Flora
If you’re here, you’ll probably also enjoy the fauna tag.
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Catskills & Adirondacks Fall Foliage Reports 2023
The best Catskills Fall Foliage Report because it’s direct from the Catskills!
![oak apple made by apple gall wasp](https://mountain-hiking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Oak-Apple-Gall-Wasps-0728-460x300.jpg)
Gall Wasps & Oak Trees: A Hiker’s Guide
Unpacking the mysteries of gall wasps and their unique, creepy-beautiful galls
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Catskills & Adirondacks Fall Foliage Reports 2022
The best Catskills Fall Foliage Report because it’s direct from the Catskills!
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Should We Stop Bushwhacking the Catskills?
I asked, “How can hikers best use the mountains right now, in terms of bushwhacking? Should we cool it for a while?”
![Chaga Fungus Tea 2746 hiking trail](https://mountain-hiking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chaga-Fungus-Tea-2746-460x300.jpg)
This is How You Make Delicious Chaga Tea
Chaga tea offers many health benefits. This is how you make it. Two methods.
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How to Make Pine Needle Tea
This article explains how to harvest various kinds of pine needles and turn them into deliciously distinctive teas in your kitchen — in just a few minutes!
![hand holding Shagbark Hickory bark](https://mountain-hiking.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Shagbark-Hickory-Syrup-7633-460x300.jpeg)
How to Make Shagbark Hickory Syrup
This article describes how to harvest shagbark hickory bark sustainably to whip up a ridiculously tasty syrup at home.
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DEC Update on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment
Approximately 2,500 hemlock trees were treated to kill any present HWA and protect from any future infestations.
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Catskills Hemlocks Under Threat
Spend any time in the Catskills and you’ll see how special our hemlock groves are, and how unique their micro-environment is. Learn about Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and how you can help.