Lisha Kill Forest Preserve gateway to an ancient forest Niskayuna, New York PHOTO DYarrow 12/1/01

Lisha Kill
Forest Preserve
Rosendale Road
Niskayuna, New York

Second Survey Team Visit
August 31, 2002
Team Leader: David Yarrow
Assistant: Howard Stoner
Data Sheet: LishaKill-ds01

Saturday morning, August 31, four people gathered in the old Niskayuna Grange Hall parking lot on Rosendale Road.

Lisha Kill forest has a balanced mix of species:

Individual trees in Lisha Kill are very old.

Topographic Map Lisha Kill Preserve Niskayuna, New York click to enlarge

Howard Stoner measured the height of a few trees with his homemade clinometer.

Directions to Lisha Kill from Albany: I-90 west to I-87 (Northway) north to exit 6 (NY 7) west 4.4 miles to Mohawk Road right (north) .7 mile to Rosendale Rd left (west) .8 mile to River Road straight .3 mile to Old Niskayuna Grange Hall on the left, next to fire station from Saratoga: I-87 south to exit 6 then west on NY 7 as above from Schenectady: Troy-Schenectady Road (NY 7) east to Mohawk Rd turn left (north), then as above from the west: I-90 (NYS Thruway) to exit 25 I-890 to exit 2 (NY 7 east) NY 7 east to Troy-Schenectady Road, then as above

Only one

Our August survey did not provide much opportunity

for more information Patriarchs: Lisha Kill may harbor old growth majesty Schenectady Gazette, Nov. 18, 2001 Counting the forests' senior citizens Albany Times Union, Dec. 2, 2001

There is a good supply of downed trees and woody debris,

for more information on old-growth forests: www.championtrees.org/oldgrowth/

The December outing wasn't a good opportunity to assess wildlife

Lisha Kill Preserve along an ancient highway amid 100 foot trees Niskayuna, New York PHOTO DYarrow 12/1/01

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