How we use information is as important as the integrity of the information itself. We’re challenged to use science as a basis of information and at the same time to help people feel a connection to the natural world. Inviting others to experience that world is also an important form of communication.

Hickory Creek specializes in interpreting scientific information for general audiences and putting it to use for natural resource protection. This includes inspiring individuals  to experience nature, to learn a little more about the natural world and how it affects our lives, and to be involved in its protection. A key component of this is to show people how the world of nature affects them personally- in terms of  health, well-being, recreation, quality of life, and sustainable communities. 

 Hickory Creek provides several avenues for outreach, including reports and articles; presentations; brochures and fact sheets; and training. 

Selected projects include:

Habitat Assessment, Ecosystems, and a New Approach for Evaluating Development Impacts (Northeast Natural History Conference)

Woodstock Wetlands and Streams: Local Protection  (brochure)

Wallkill River Corridor Study: Town of Montgomery, New York (full report)

Effective Watershed and Wetland Protection: Development of Local Laws  (Association of State Wetland Managers National Symposium)

Development of local water resource protection law (Town of Milan)

Integrating Natural Resource Protection into Land Use Decisions (Pace University Land Use Leadership Alliance Training)

In Search of Rural Character: Habitats, Watersheds, Open Space and Green Development (Wallkill Valley Land Trust)

Wetlands, Watersheds, and Fisheries (Trout Unlimited)