Ashokan Watershed Program Barbecue

I thought this might be interesting to the streamside homeowners in the valley.

Ashokan Watershed Program to Host Open House and Barbecue

The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program will host an open house and barbecue on Friday, August 21 from 3:00pm to 8:00pm at their new office located at 6375 Route 28 in Phoenicia.

Meet the program’s helpful new staff members, tour a streamside wetland and forest along the Esopus Creek, and browse interactive displays. The stream-related displays will include aerial videos of local streams, a flowing stream model and demonstrations of computer mapping software. Formerly the Black Bear Hollow Café, the remodeled office space was designed by students of the SUNY Ulster Drafting and Design class in the spring of 2009.

The watershed program is a partnership between Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District, and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). With funding from DEP, the program supports landowners, municipalities and agencies to coordinate more effective stream stewardship practices.

RSVP required by Tues., August 18. Please call Colleen Griffith at (845) 688-3047 or email cas55@cornell.edu.