NRC 225 1st Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last Lecture I. Loss of WoodII. How they got wood from point A to point BIII. New technologiesOutline of Current Lecture I. Catskill LocationII. Forest PreserveIII. The Push-PullIV. People and the CatskillsV. How do you get to the CatskillsVI. Tannery’s in the CatskillsVII. Catskill PreservationCurrent Lecture: Climate changeNeutral or positive outcomes-why are people fighting it?Catskill Mountains are in New York-about 3 or 4 hours from UMassLots of trees and very few peopleCatskill Forest Preserve“….where conflicting interesting must be reconciled, the question will always e decided from the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run.”-Gifford PinchotPush-PullPreservation> Conservation-> UtilizationSpiritual &Aesthetic> Necessary & Practical> History & Tradition >Existence values>Monetary ValuesNot in my backyard -> Get off my land (it’s a free country I’ll do what I want)People and the CatskillsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Europeans enter into this part of the landscape with Henry HudsonTrying to find Northwest Passage-to ChinaGot to Glen’s Fall (Albany) and had to turn aroundBegan fur trade as they went up the riverWashington Irving-First American writing of CascadesRip Van WinkleJames Fennimore Cooper another famous writer- The Leatherstocking TalesSet in Catskills-vividly described the landscapeJohn Burrows-first bonified American naturalist who perfected the style of writing in journals-publish them as essaysFriends with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey FirestoneThe Hudson River School-Thomas Cole (painter), Asher Durand (painter) all went thereThe art and the literature combine- see fictional characters in paintings of landscapesPeople can stay in Catskill Mountain House in the early 1900’s instead of campingZadock Pratt-local luminary-had very little education but rose to congressmanProposed survey for transcontinental railroadTown where manufacture was located is named after himHow do you get to the Catskill?2 weeks to get there by the Hudson River until liners came aloneBasically equivalent to modern day cruise shipsHendricks Hudson-Hudson River Day Line390 feet long, 5,200 feet long, top speed of 25 miles per hourHad a salon on the boatAnother liner-Washington Irving (writing)Writing Room in the boat very elegant-people write about how great the boat is and boat gets free advertising Ulster & Delaware Railroad List of over 1,000 hotels and boarding houses (people rent out house)3-4 hours from Penn Station in New York CityMade Catskills a lot more accessiblePut the railroad right along the riverTannery’s in the CatskillsPrattville Tannery (Zadock Pratt)-finest leather in the worldTanneries located in Catskill b/c of the acid tree bark (eastern Hemlock)250,000 hemlocks when they started and when they were done was 90% goneCalled dinosaur bones-cut trees with bark peeled offBark Peelers were very organized (like loggers)500,000 hides required 100,000 cord of bark Now it’s a virgin forest –second growthStreams said to be polluted beyond recoveryMessed up the New York water supply from dumping in waste from tanningCatskill PreservationAcquired in 1909Within 15-20 years the land started to recoverStarted the process to were we are today More and more state land addedNYC water supply is