Dietary fiber or roughage is the indigestible portion of food derived from plants. It has two main components: Soluble fiber, which dissolves in water, is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts, and can be prebiotic and viscous.
Bullfrogs, tree frogs, green frogs, newts and salamanders live in the Catskills too. Birds Many birds of prey call the Catskill Mountains home, in addition to a multitude of common bird species such as cardinals, chickadees, warblers, sparrows, woodpeckers, swallows and thrushes.
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST FEATURE: FUN FACTS ABOUT THE CATSKILLS. If you have fun facts that you would like to add send us an email. On April 5, 1904, the Catskill Park was created by an act of the State Legislature to extend protection and recognition to this mountainous region of New York State.