“That’s not a Christmas tree,” Mike said. “That’s Abies balsamea subspecies decapitata.”

http://willnixon.com/into-the-firs-with-mike-kudish-catskills-forest-historian

Excerpt from “Into the Firs”
with Mike Kudish, Catskills Forest Historian
by Will Nixon, Woodstock Times

"The preserve is a living tribute to one of Turan and Keck’s greatest mentors and close friend Michael Kudish."

http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2011/08/18/the_mountain_eagle/news/doc4e4d265c107cf369542015.txt

Excerpt from "Preserving the Heritage of the Catskill Mountains" by Erika Eklund, Mountain Eagle