Tree planting along the rondout creek

and

20^th anniversary annual meeting

of the

rondout esopus land conservancy

on May 3, 2008

 Please join us and bring a shovel!

On Saturday, May 3, 2008, the Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy (RELC) will celebrate its twentieth anniversary.  RELC is a charitable organization working with the local community to protect land in Ulster County. 

The day will start with planting of native species trees on RELC’s property along the Rondout Creek in Alligerville (Rochester),  in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New York (DEC) and its “Trees for Tribs Initiative,” a program designed to protect streamside  buffers and help improve water quality.   Participants are asked to bring a shovel but the holes in which the trees will be planted will be dug in advance -- no actual digging is involved, only planting and watering.

After the tree planting, RELC will hold its annual public meeting and lunch will be available.  After lunch, Glenn Hoagland, the Executive Director of the Mohonk Preserve, the largest nonprofit nature preserve in New York State, will offer remarks entitled “Farsighted Actions by Private Landowners: The Key to Success of Our Land Trusts”

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SCHEDULE

 

Date:    Saturday, May 3, 2008

 Time:    Tree Planting 10:30 -12:00

            Picnic Lunch  12:00-12:30 PM

            Meeting  12:20-1:00 PM

            Address by Glenn Hoagland, 1:00-1:30 PM

 

Place:   RELC Office at 17 Creekside Road, Alligerville, Marbletown (diagonally opposite the Alligerville Firehouse).  Creekside Road is a turn from County Route 6 just to the west of the Rondout Creek (i.e. before the bridge if heading east).

 

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

The Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy

The Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy is an Ulster County-based charitable organization with 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service.  RELC’s mission is to actively protect land in Ulster County, particularly along the Esopus and Rondout Creeks and other areas in the Towns of Marbletown, Rochester, and Olive.  RELC’s activities focus on protection of open space, forested land, wetlands, stream corridors, and pasture land.  As of 2007, RELC holds easements on 38 properties in Ulster County, comprising 3,079 acres.

 

“Trees for Tribs” Initiative

The Trees for Tribs program conducted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Hudson River Estuary program involves watershed organizations, land trusts, environmental organizations, municipalities, neighborhood associations, schools, soil and water conservation districts, private residents, and a local farm. Volunteers will be planting native trees and shrubs along more than 6,000 ft. of streams and rivers in the Hudson Valley.

Riparian (streamside) buffers are an important aspect of maintaining healthy streams and protecting water quality. These buffers, composed of trees, shrubs, and grasses, help to reduce pollution entering waterways by slowing down and filtering storm water runoff. Buffers also help to reduce flooding and erosion by stabilizing stream banks and absorbing high velocity flows. In addition, they serve an important role for wildlife as a shoreline transition zone and travel corridor, not to mention increasing overall biodiversity.

www.dec.ny.gov

 

Glenn Hoagland and The Mohonk Preserve

The Mohonk Preserve is an Ulster County-based charitable organization with 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service.  The Mohonk Preserve provides visitors access to over 6,500 acres in the Shawangunk Mountains – including cliffs, forests, fields, ponds, and streams – and to a network of over 100 miles of carriage roads and trails for hiking, running, mountain biking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing.  Also, the internationally renowned “Gunks” cliffs offer over 1,000 technical rock climbing routes. The Mohonk Preserve is a mountain refuge – for people and nature.  It is a haven for wildlife, a living museum, and a sanctuary where visitors can come to reflect and be restored.

Glenn Hoagland joined the Preserve as Executive Director in 1993. With over 20 years' land conservation experience, he has been Director of the Citizen Action Program at the Open Space Institute, Executive Director of the Dutchess Land Conservancy, and Land Preservation Director for Scenic Hudson. He is a member of the Association of Nature Center Administrators and a graduate of its Leadership Institute. He is also chairs the Citizen Advisory Committee for the New York State (NYS) Open Space Conservation Plan, and is a member of the NYS Outdoor Coalition, the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway Steering Committee, the Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership Steering Committee, the Shawangunk Ridge Coalition Executive Committee, and the Pattern for Progress Board of Directors. 

www.mohonkpreserve.org

 

 

 

 

Alex Embree

Rondout-Esopus Land Conservancy honors the memory of Alex Embree who died  March 2, 2008. Alex was a founding member of RELC and a staunch supporter. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife, Mary, and the Embree family.  Please read about Alex's many accomplishments.

 

Since 1987, the Rondout-Esopus Land Conservancy has been actively protecting land in Ulster County, particularly along the Esopus and Rondout Creeks and other areas in the Towns of Marbletown, Rochester, and Olive in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley. RELC's activities focus on protection of open space, forested lands, wetlands, stream corridors, and pasture land. 

As of 2007, RELC holds easements on 38 properties, comprising 3,079 acres.  The largest easement we hold is on approximately 426 acres adjacent to the Williams Lake Hotel in the Town of Rosendale.

 

 

Spring 07 Newsletter (PDF)

 

© 2007 Rondout-Esopus Land Conservancy, Inc.