Saturday, August 5th was a busy day at the Wild Museum in Tupper Lake. Many visitors went and walked the trails and exhibit hall. At 11 am there was a slide presentation on mosses (little forests) and at 1 pm there was a walk to see the real thing in the Adirondacks. The museum is a mixture of disturbed land (from building), an abandoned farm, and forest along the river oxbow with marshes. Many different types of mosses are available to study and touch. You must look closely to observe.
Robin Kimmerer, an biological ecologist from SUNY Environmental and Forestry School presented the information, her life's work and research. She has written a book, Gathering Moss which contains many of her ideas, which she presented yesterday with much enthusiasm
My daughter is doing a research project next year with Dr. Kimmerer. I have been hearing alot about mosses and research from her.
I came away from yesterday's lecture and walk with new appreciation for the little forests. I will be making a trip to EMS in Lake Placid very soon for an appropriate magnifying lense to observe the mosses and small creatures living in their world.
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