Left:  A restored section of the Batavia Kill using natural channel design principles will be highlighted in the Guided Stream Walks

  2nd Annual Batavia Kill Stream Celebration

Saturday, August 9, 2008

10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Rain date Sunday, August 10, 2008
Text Box: The 2nd annual event celebrating the famed Catskill Mountain streams will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2008, with a rain date of August 10, 2008, in the town of Ashland, Greene County. Born through a collaborative effort involving public, private, government, educational and non-profit institutions, the 2nd annual Batavia Kill Stream Celebration (BKSC) is being planned to promote and celebrate the natural environment through watershed stewardship and education. The FREE event will be held on the property of Country Suite Bed and Breakfast which is adjacent to the Ashland Connector - a major stream restoration project designed and supervised by Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District and sponsored by New York City Department of Environmental Protection. While the event will offer many “festival activities” including interactive displays, active programs, games, great food, prizes, and music, the Celebration will also promote environmental awareness by stressing the importance of the Batavia Kill Stream as a valuable natural resource for the local communities and the region as a whole, particularly New York City. One of many streams West of the Hudson supplying NYC’s water, the Batavia Kill is in fact a precious commodity to millions, and the Celebration is designed to emphasize this interdependency & connectedness between upstate-downstate residents, and how everyone has a stake in maintaining this essential resource. The full-day event offers: ► Interactive and educational displays on stream stewardship and natural resource protection and awareness ► Active educational programs for kids and adults to learn about stream dynamics, such as what makes a stream healthy, how they function, what they mean to the broader environment in which we live, and what aquatic and terrestrial species are native to the area. Guided hikes along the Batavia Kill, fly fishing demonstrations, and plant identification walks will also be featured. ► Food, music, and performing arts. A feature performance will be the Arm of the Sea Theater, a renowned not-for-profit organization that performs environmentally aware theatrics throughout the Hudson Valley and tri-state region.

 

The Country Suite B & B is located at the intersection of State Route 23 and County Route 17 in the Town of Ashland, two miles past Windham heading west on State Rte. 23

At the Country Suite Bed & Breakfast in Ashland, NY

For more information call the GCSWCD Watershed Assistance Program at 518-589-6871, or

e-mail  michelle@gcswcd.com

 

 

 

Watershed Assistance Program

 

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Right:   Ben Murdock from the Catskill Center for Conservation & Development teaches visitors of all ages What’s in the Water

Above: A painting of the Batavia Kill by local artist Peter Liman of the Windham Arts Alliance

Come Join Us for the 2nd Annual

Batavia Kill Stream Celebration!

With Special Thanks to our Sponsors:

                              

Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District

New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Catskill Watershed Corporation

Greene County Tourism & Promotions

Town of Ashland NY

Town of Lexington NY

Windham Mountain

Price Chopper

Williams Lumber

Katterskill Associates

Fastracs Inc.

National Bank of Coxsackie

Central Hudson

Marshall & Sterling Insurance

Stewart’s Shops     

Bank of Greene County

Peckham Industries

Method

Evergreen Mountain Construction

Christman’s Windham House