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.
Adirondack Forest Preserve - The Adirondack Forest Preserve is defined as the 2.6 million acres of state land within the Adirondack Park. Catskill Forest Preserve - The Catskill Forest Preserve is defined as the 286,000 acres of state land within southeastern New York's Catskill Park.