Bruce Kershner

Bruce S. Kershner (April 17, 1950 - February 16, 2007) was an environmentalist, author and forest ecologist.

As a child he resided in Staten Island. Bruce Kershner obtained degrees from Binghamton University and the University of Connecticut. He most recently resided in Amherst with his wife Helene.

He was a renowned old growth forest authority [ [http://www.guelphcivicleague.ca/news.php?n=12 GCL : Ancient Trees Found - A 500-Year-Old Clings To Life ] ] , and has discovered almost 300 old growth forests in Eastern North America where previously no one thought they existed. [ [http://www.sciencebuff.org/bruce_kershner.php Buffalo Museum of Science - Bruce Kershner ] ] These include the second tallest hardwood forest in Eastern North America, outside of the southern Appalachians, New York State's oldest forest, and the largest assemblage of old growth (the Niagara River corridor) ["AMERICAN FORESTS Magazine, Fall 2005"] . Kershner has published a dozen books including the "Sierra Club Guide to Ancient Forests of the Northeast" [http://www.sierraclub.org/books/catalog/1578050669.asp] and "Secret Places: Scenic Treasures of Western New York and Southern Ontario" [ [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0840391234 Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Secret Places, by Bruce Kershner, Hardcover ] ] .

Bruce Kershner has won numerous awards for his environmental activism. These include 'Environmentalist of the Year' in 1987 and 1988 from the Sierra Club (Niagara Group) and the Adirondack Mountain Club, and 'Environmentalist of the Year in New York State' in 1996 from Environmental Advocates of New York. [http://ens.alfred.edu/seminardescrip.htm] Bruce Kershner was serving as the Conservation Chair for the Buffalo Audubon Society. [ [http://www.buffaloaudubon.com/about.htm About Us ] ]

Bruce Kershner led numerous ecological studies. These have included studies of the Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, Zoar Valley, Staten Island, Allegany State Park, and the Niagara Gorge. He was working on a research study for legal proceedings associated with the Kortright Hills Community Association in Guelph, Ontario. [ [http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&actionFor=598253 Innovative Solutions Achieved in Guelph Ontario Municipal Board Resolution ] ]

Kershner died in February 2007, after battling esophageal cancer for a year and a half.

Bibliography (Selected)

*Buffalo's Backyard Wilderness: An Ecological Study of the Dr. Victor Reinstein Woods State Nature Preserve (1993) [http://wnyheritagepress.org/store/backyard_wild.htm]
*Secret Places of Western New York (1994) [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0840391234]
*Secret Places of Staten Island (1998) [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0787248916]
*Cascades, Cataracts, and Chasms: A Guide to the Waterfalls of Western New York and Nearby Ontario (1998)
*Guide to the Ancient Forests of Zoar Valley Canyon (2000)
*The Sierra Club Guide to the Ancient Forests of the Northeast (2004) [http://www.sierraclub.org/books/catalog/1578050669.asp]

References

*Obituary, Buffalo News, 18 Feb 07.

References

External links

* [http://ens.alfred.edu/seminardescrip.htm Bio from Alfred University Seminar Series]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/10/living/10TREE.html NYTimes "A Rendezvous with 2 Giant Trees"]
* [http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=56796&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 NYTimes "A High School's Teams Challenge The Mighty Oaks"]
* [http://www.buffaloaudubon.com/about.htm Buffalo Audubon Society]
* [http://www.uark.edu/misc/ents/galleries/people/rogues_gallery.htm Rogues Gallery of ENTS Members]