▁environmental ▁thre ats ▁in ▁West chester ▁County ▁and ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Hills ▁and ▁High lands ▁region ▁call ▁for ▁more ▁pro active ▁land ▁management ▁practices . ▁These ▁efforts ▁include ▁setting ▁management ▁prior ities ▁and ▁dec iding ▁on ▁specific ▁responses ▁to ▁environmental ▁challeng es . ▁Te at own ' s ▁science - based ▁conservation ▁efforts ▁involve ▁staff ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁students , ▁collabor ating ▁scient ists , ▁partner ing ▁organizations , ▁and ▁volunte ers . ▁ ▁One ▁current ▁scientific ▁focus ▁of ▁Te at own ' s ▁Ste ward ship ▁Program ▁is ▁to ▁document , ▁assess , ▁and ▁begin ▁formal ▁monitoring ▁of ▁the ▁res ervation ' s ▁b iod iversity ▁and ▁natural ▁resources . ▁The ▁monitoring ▁portion ▁of ▁these ▁studies ▁will ▁be ▁on - going , ▁so ▁that ▁population ▁tr ends ▁of ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una ▁can ▁be ▁detected ▁over ▁time . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Ste ward ship ▁Program ▁team ▁will ▁be ▁foc using ▁its ▁long - term ▁monitoring ▁efforts ▁on ▁habit ats ▁and ▁organ isms ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁particularly ▁sensitive ▁to ▁environmental ▁change . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁la kes , ▁v ernal ▁po ols ▁and ▁f ens , ▁la kes ide ▁drag on f lies ▁and ▁dam self lies , ▁forest - inter ior ▁birds , ▁stream ▁sal am and ers , ▁t urt les , ▁and ▁rare ▁wild flow ers . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁B iod iversity ▁Earth ▁science ▁E col ogy ▁Natural ▁environment ▁Nature ▁S ust ain ability ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Walk able ▁West chester , ▁Jane ▁and ▁W alt ▁Daniel