Natural Resources Management Plan for the Fishkill Creek Watershed
Natural Resources Management Plan For The Fishkill Creek Watershed Fishkill Creek in Tymor Park, Union Vale Fishkill Creek near Carpenter Road in East Fishkill Fishkill Creek in Beacon, NY A Project of the Fishkill Creek Watershed Committee, May, 2005 FishkillCreekWatershed.org Natural Resources Management Plan for the Fishkill Creek Watershed Natural Resource Management Plan for the Fishkill Creek Watershed June 2005 Prepared by the: Primary support provided by: Dutchess County New York State Department of Environmental Environmental Management Council Conservation, and Hudson River Estuary Program Fishkill Creek Watershed Committee Primary Authors/Editors: David Burns, Watershed Coordinator, Dutchess County Environmental Management Council Lisa Vasilakos, Watershed Technician, Dutchess Co. Environmental Management Council Rick Oestrike, Chair, Fishkill Creek Watershed Committee Project Staff: David Foord, Executive Director, Dutchess Co. Environmental Management Council Salvatore LiCausi, GIS Coordinator, Dutchess Co. Environmental Management Council Vicky Buono, Administrative Assistant, Dutchess Co. Environmental Management Council Becky Newman, AmeriCorps, Dutchess Co. Environmental Management Council i Natural Resources Management Plan for the Fishkill Creek Watershed Acknowledgements The Natural Resources Management Plan for the Fishkill Watershed was accomplished as a collaborative effort between several agencies, municipalities, non-governmental organizations, and most importantly, the citizens of the watershed. Upon completion of the Natural Resources Management Plan for the Wappinger Creek Watershed in October of 2000, municipal officials in the Fishkill Creek watershed began expressing interest in a watershed planning effort focused in Southern Dutchess County. Utilizing financial support from the Hudson River Estuary Program, the Dutchess County Environmental Management Council (EMC) and Dutchess County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) hosted a Fishkill Watershed Symposium in May of 2002.
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