For Immediate Release: February 17, 2010
Contact:
Keith P. McKeever | Public Relations | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
PAUL SMITHS, NY - On Saturday, February 20, at 1:00 pm, the Visitor Interpretive Center at Paul Smiths will host a two-part lecture on snowshoe hare ecology and behavior. Recent research conducted by students and faculty at Paul Smiths College is shedding light on this common Adirondack resident. The lecture will be conducted by Paul Smiths College Associate Professor of Ecology, Celia Evans and Associate Professor of Wildlife Biology, Jorie Favreau. "The Snowshoe Hare is well studied in the Northern part of its range but research is not as extensive in the Southern edges," said Dr. Evans, "We are in a unique position to move this science forward and our students are eager to help."
Dr. Favreau will provide an overview of the natural history of the snowshoe hare including a discussion of their home ranges and habitat choices. Dr. Evans will present findings on how browse choices of snowshoe hares help shape the Adirondack forest.
A short walk to look for snowshoe hare tracks and signs will follow the lecture. The public is invited to participate in this interesting program at the Paul Smiths VIC, this Saturday, February 20 from 1 - 3:00 pm. No pre-registration is required and admission is free.
The Paul Smiths VIC is located 12 miles north of Saranac Lake on Route 30. For more information on VIC programming, call (518) 327-3000 or log on to www.adkvic.org.
The Adirondack Park Agency operates two Visitor Interpretive Centers at Paul Smiths and Newcomb. The mission of the Agency, which is headquartered in Ray Brook, is to protect the public and private resources of the Adirondack Park through the exercise of powers and duties as provided by law. For more information on the Adirondack Park Agency, call (518) 891-4050 or visit www.apa.state.ny.us.
Photo attached: Associate Professor of Wildlife Biology, Jorie Favreau releases a snowshoe hare.
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