Old Time Cold

Written By Michale Glennon

This knitted scarf depicts the declining frequency of very cold winter days at Indian Lake, NY. Each square is a February day since 1933, and those embellished with blue are days of -20F or colder. The Adirondack region does not see cold days like this as often as we used to. Inspired by our friend, colleague, and climate scientist Curt Stager who put this graphic out to the world with a challenge that it be made into art. Scarf is limited to February data and begins in 1933 only because of available yarn.

More details available here on Ravelry.

Creator: Michale Glennon

Michale Glennon

Michale Glennon serves as the Senior Research Scientist of the Paul Smith's College Adirondack Watershed Institute. She is interested in the effects of land use management on wildlife populations in the Adirondacks and is engaged in research ranging from issues of residential development to recreation ecology to climate change. She is an ecologist and previously spent 15 years as the Director of Science for the Adirondack Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society. At AWI, Michale works to support and help shape the scientific research program, provide high quality research opportunities for students, and distribute and champion AWI's work in order to enhance the use of science in the management and stewardship of the natural resources of the Adirondack Park.

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