▁protect ▁the ▁e colog ical ▁communities ▁and ▁enh ance ▁Te at own ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁local ▁nature ▁conservation . ▁Long - term ▁e colog ical ▁monitoring ▁using ▁scientific ▁method ologies ▁will ▁track ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁conservation ▁efforts ▁and ▁allow ▁for ▁on - going ▁adjust ments ▁and ▁improvements . ▁Scient ists ▁call ▁this ▁environmental ▁ste ward ship ▁process ▁adapt ive ▁management . ▁ ▁Str ength ening ▁nature - friend ly ▁living ▁through ▁improved ▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁private ▁lands ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁key ▁to ▁ens uring ▁regional ▁sust ain ability . ▁Hence , ▁Te at own ▁hopes ▁to ▁develop ▁models ▁that ▁other ▁land ▁hold ers ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁count ies ▁of ▁Hudson ▁Hills ▁and ▁High lands ▁may ▁learn ▁from ▁and ▁follow . ▁ ▁Science ▁in ▁a ▁living ▁labor atory ▁▁ ▁The ▁Ste ward ship ▁Program ▁requires ▁Te at own ▁to ▁conduct ▁its ▁own ▁scientific ▁studies ▁of ▁the ▁res ervation ' s ▁habit ats , ▁plants , ▁and ▁animals . ▁Te at own ' s ▁Ste ward ship ▁Program ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁many ▁scient ists ▁for ▁its ▁general ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁physical ▁world ▁( e . g . ▁ge olog ists ▁and ▁hydro log ists ) ▁and ▁the ▁bi ological ▁world ▁( e . g . ▁bi olog ists ▁and ▁e colog ists ). ▁This ▁program ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁work ▁of ▁modern ▁conservation ▁e col ogy . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁spraw ling ▁development , ▁climate ▁change , ▁invas ive ▁species , ▁and ▁other