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.
While Ulster offers proximity to the Catskill Park, downhill skiing at Belleayre and in nearby Greene County, and the Hudson River, the county has very few lakes, and country property within the boundaries of Catskill Park or near the New York City reservoirs can be hard to come by.