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Welcome to The Nature of Things, one of LoHud’s new blogs. By its title, you should get some idea of what will go on around here, namely, “a chance to talk about the wild denizens that share the Lower Hudson Valley with us and the natural settings that make this place home for everyone.”
We’re hoping it’s a chance to marvel at mysteries like this:
TJN photographer Frank Becerra spied this bobcat about to cross Federal Hill Road in Southeast back in October. He said he slowed his car down, turned around and parked, figuring the animal wanted to cross the road and would do so when it felt comfortable. His patience paid off.
Then, there are mysteries like this: (Warning, it’s kind of graphic.)
The photo comes courtesy of Bud Taney of Patterson. It shows a moose leg and some hair – the remains of a young male moose found in December in the Great Swamp in Patterson. State conservation police are investigating the matter (shooting a moose in Putnam County is illegal). Last we knew, two officers paddled into the swamp last week to retrieve the remains. Taney, like others in town, was appalled at the crime.
So, my colleagues Greg Clary and Ken Valenti will also be posting tidbits here. Valenti is steeped in Long Island Sound lore and Clary, the paper’s environmental reporter, dabbles in almost anything. Naturally, feel free to shoot us an e-mail, which you can find by clicking on the poster’s name below each blog item.
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Journal News staff writer Greg Clary writes Earth Watch, reporting on environmental issues in the lower Hudson region. Clary has been a reporter, editor and columnist at the Journal News since 1988 and has covered police and courts, transportation, municipal government, development and the environment in the Lower Hudson Valley, among other topics. 
Laura Incalcaterra covers the environment, open space and zoning and planning issues for The Journal News. A Boston College graduate, Laura grew up in Rockland, attended East Ramapo schools and has worked for The Journal News since 1993. Laura has written features and covered North Rockland, crime, government and a host of other issues.
Mike Risinit covers Patterson and Kent in Putnam County, as well as environmental topics touching on the Hudson River and the Great Swamp. Risinit has been a reporter at The Journal News since 1998.
Good luck, Ken and Greg and Mike. I’ll be watching (in a good way of course).