Fish talk and forest walk at Cary

MILLBROOK­ — Journalist, seafood-lover and award-winning author Paul Greenberg will discuss how large-scale commercial fishing, extensive fish farming and questionable environmental standards are pushing many wild fish populations to the brink of extinction at the Cary Institute at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17.  

In his new book, “Four Fish,†Greenberg investigates how four fish ­— salmon, cod, tuna and bass ­— have come to dominate world fish markets. His lecture will highlight the unsustainable side of commercial fishing and fish farming and the environmental standards needed to protect threatened wild fish population.

His research took Greenberg around the world from the fjords of Norway to the massive fish farms in Vietnam. Along the way he discovers that these four fish are not the healthiest or the most cost-effective forms of ocean protein. Food writer Amanda Hesser in the New York Times observed, “Greenberg will change the way you think about the fish you eat.â€

On Sunday, Sept. 19, at 10 a.m., join forest ecologist Dr. Charles Canham at the Cary Institute for a walk along the Wappinger Creek Trail. Hikers will learn how plant life reflects past land use patterns, which have transformed the landscape of the Hudson Valley from the first settlers in 1750 to today.

The adventure is part of the Hudson River Valley Ramble and will begin at the Cary Institute East Gifford House parking area. Long pants and hiking shoes are recommended for the moderate 2-mile walk through young forest, fallow fields, stream and wetlands. All Cary public events are free. For more information, visit caryinstitute.org.

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