FARMSCAPE ECOLOGY - Hudson River Stories
https://www.hudsonriverstories.com/farmscape-ecology/
Recent biodiversity decline can be partially attributed to the impacts of farming, including habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation; pesticide-related plant and animal mortality; and the effects of a changing climate on wlidliefe, plants, soil and water quality.
For the past several years a small team of ecologists, herpetologists, micro-biologists, ornithologists, hydrologists and farmers in New York’s Hudson Valley have been trying to answer the question, “Can wildlife and farming co-exist?”
Can Farming and Wildlife Coexist?
https://therivernewsroom.com/can-farming-wildlife-coexist-farmscape-ecology-film/
My film company, Oceans 8 Films, spent six months in 2019 observing and monitoring the research done by the collaborative team, which represents a sizable swath of Hudson Valley scientists and farmers, from Hawthorne Valley, Bard College, SUNY New Paltz, Hudsonia, and the Hudson Valley Farm Hub. Our short film is called, simply, “Farmscape Ecology,” and it’s the latest in our Hudson River Stories series. The film profiles the various partners as they dig into how changes in everything from where you plant native flowers and how many insects are collected to the moisture and microbiology of the soil can impact crop growth.
Hope on the Hudson 9: Farmscape Ecology
https://vimeo.com/384666178