“The Black Rock Forest Consortium is a unique alliance of colleges and universities, public and independent K-12 schools, and leading scientific and cultural institutions that operates the nearly 4000-acre Black Rock Forest, located 50 miles north of New York City in the Hudson Highlands, as a field station for scientific research, education, and conservation.The Forest features dramatic topography with over 1000 feet of relief, numerous lakes and streams, and high habitat and species diversity.”