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Hudson River Watertrail News The Newsletter of the Hudson River Watertrail Association, Inc. Box 110, 245 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 Volume 2009, No. 1 www.hrwa.org/ A Tribute to Rob Taylor by Scott S. Keller Those of us in the north have lost a dear friend, as have paddlers in general. Rob Taylor, of the HRWA Advisory Board, died November 27th of a cardi- ac arrest following an accident with his hunting rifle. He is survived by his wife, Leah, and two teenage sons, Justin and Jason. Rob Taylor managed five state parks on the Hudson River, which included Peebles Island, Schodack Island, Hudson Islands Park, and the Athens At his funeral, despite the pouring rain, …in colonial days, the Gowanus canal— and Coxsackie State Boat Launches. the line stretched for several hundred then know as Gowane’s Creek— Rob was a big proponent of paddling feet around the building, with many boasted oysters the size of dinner in general and the Hudson River people waiting the better part of an plates, that were considered the best Water Trail in particular. All five of his hour just to enter. Perhaps in this case, in the country. parks were designated as part of the the traditional words of “ashes to Water Trail. ashes” don’t apply. As the storm out- …that the East River was once plagued side the church testified, Rob Taylor with Shark attacks? Rob was known for his creativity and was a man of the waters. hard work. He built Schodack Islands Well, you’ll learn that and more when from a patch of dirt to a site with two Dr John Waldman—author of boat launches (one on the Hudson River Dr John WaldmanTo Address Heartbeats in the Muck—presents his and one on Schodack Creek), a pavilion, the HRWA March 19th lecture/slide show on the environmen- rest rooms and miles of trails. Under his tal history of the Hudson River and the watch the launches at Coxsackie and by Robert Huszar New York Harbor. Starting roughly in Athens were completely rebuilt, and the last ice age, Dr Waldman briefly Hudson Islands Park was refurbished to Did you know that… a standard never before seen. continued on page 6 …the Hudson River originally crossed Part of the reason Rob was so commit- through the palisades, a little south of ted to his work was he was a paddler Nyack, and made it’s way down to the and outdoorsman like the rest of us. He Atlantic ocean via New Jersey’s Raritan What’s inside was a longtime volunteer in the NYS River? Parks Search and Rescue Team and Greenway Watertrail Sites ......... 2–4 for the past five years he co-organized …the Hudson is home to 206 species NYC Watertrail Map ...................... 7 the Hudson River Valley Ramble, a 3 of fish, half of which live in the harbor HRWA Board bio's ................... 8–9 day paddle and camp-out which high- region? lighted all of Rob’s parks. The Hudson: A Primer .......... 10–11 2 H.R.WH.R.W.A..A. H.R.WH.R.W.A..A. 3 Board of Directors Hudson River Greenway Water Trail President List of Designated Sites Site Type Paddler Services Activities Attractions Lee Goldsmith [email protected] m Vice-President/Metropolitan Region Director s t Nancy Brous e s [email protected] h e rivy e te Si e ng/Grills Founder/Secretary/Treasurer/ g g cki Newsletter Editor l cni ayground sitor-Nature Center/Museu Huntin Trapping Bird Watching Concerts/events Pl Tour Boat Servic Natural & Cultural Resources Vi Restroom/P Pi Train Servic Trai Swimming Fishin Golf Historic Resource Robert Huszar Site Name, Community, County Latitude Longitude Cartop Launc Trailered Launch Campsit Day Use Dining/Restauran Retail/Supplie Lodging Bus Servic [email protected] 1) Mechanicville Dock, City of Mechanicville, Saratoga County 42°54'14" N 073°41'02" W HL DU Y Y Y Y Y 2) Champlain Canal Lock C1, Town of Halfmoon Saratoga County 42°49'32"N 073°39'56"W HL TL DU Newsletter production 3) Battery Park in Waterford Canal Harbor, Town of Waterford, Saratoga County 42°47'08"N 073°40'39"W HL TL C DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jack Gilman 4) 123rd Street Launch, City of Troy, Rensselaer County 42°47'04"N 073°40'26"W HL TL DU Y Y Y Y [email protected] 5) Peebles Island State Park, City of Cohoes, Albany County 42°47'04"N 073°40'44"W HL Z DU Y Y Y Y Y Y 6) Troy Motorboat and Canoe Club, City of Troy, Rensselaer County 42°46'56"N 073°40'31"W HL C 7) 111th Street Launch, City of Troy, Rensselaer County 42°46'13"N 073°40'50"W HL Y Highlands Region Director 8) Madison Street Boat Launch, City of Troy, Rensselaer County 42°43'09"N 073°41'55"W Z Z Y Z Z Ralph Diaz 9) Forbes Avenue Boat Launch, City of Rensselaer, Rensselaer County 42°39'31"N 073°44'04"W HL TL DU Y Y Y [email protected] 10 ) Municipal Boat Launch, City of Albany, Albany County 42°39'25"N 073°44'30"W HL TL DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 11 ) Papscanee Island Nature Preserve, North Site, Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County 42°35'01"N 073°45'11"W HL DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Catskill Region Director 12 ) Papscanee Island Nature Preserve, South Site, Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County 42°34'26"N 073°45'00"W HL DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Ira Rosenfeld 13 ) Henry Hudson Park, Town of Bethlehem, Albany County 42°32'52"N 073°45'33"W HL TL DU Y Y Y [email protected] 14 ) Schodack Islands State Park, Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County 42°30'01"N 073°46'34"W HL TL Z DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 ) NYS Boat Launch, Town of Coeymans, Albany County 42°28'24"N 073°47'23"W HL TL DU Y Y Y Y Y HR Interpretive Trail, Town of New Baltimore, Greene County 42°27'38"N 073°47'13"W DU Y Y Y Y Capital Region Director 16 ) Cornell Park, Town of New Baltimore, Greene County 42°26'43"N 073°47'13"W HL DU Y Y Y Y Y Bob Ihlenburg 17 ) 18 ) Van Schaack Campsite at Bronck Island, Town of New Baltimore, Greene County 42°24'15"N 073°47'14"W C DU Y Y Y [email protected] 19 ) Stuyvesant Landing, Town of Stuyvesant, Columbia County 42°23'19"N 073°47'05"W HL TL DU Y YY 20 ) Nutten Hook Research Reserve, Town of Stuyvesant, Columbia County 42°21'14"N 073°47'19"W HL DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Web Lackey, Email List Admin & Idaho 21 ) NYS Boat Launch, Village of Coxsackie, Greene County 42°21'11"N 073°47'45"W HL TL DU YYYY YY Regional Desk 22 ) Hudson River Islands State Park, Town of Stockport, Columbia County, Gay's Point 42°20'08"N 073°46'53"W C DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jeremy Speer 23 ) Stockport Landing, Town of Stockport, Columbia County 42°18'33"N 073°46'19"W HL DU Y Y [email protected] 24 ) NYS Boat Launch, Village of Athens, Greene County 42°16'20"N 073°48'07"W HL TL DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 25 ) North Bay Area, City of Hudson, Columbia County 42°16'12"N 073°46'57"W Z Z Z Y Y Y Y Y Riverfront Park, Village of Athens, Greene County 42°15'34"N 073°48'29"W HL DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Advisory Board 26 ) Fourth Street Slip, Village of Athens, Greene County 42°15'29"N 073°48'34"W HL DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Scott Keller 27 ) 28 ) Waterfront Park, City of Hudson, Columbia County 42°15'22"N 073°47'52"W HL TL Y Y Y Y Y Y [email protected]. 29 ) RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary, Town of Catskill, Greene County 42°12'01"N 073°52'00"W HL DU Y Y Y Y ny.us 30 ) North Germantown Landing, Town of Germantown, Columbia County 42°09'30"N 073°53'13"W HL TL DU Y Y 31 ) Malden-on-Hudson, Town of Saugerties, Ulster County 42°05'55"N 073°55'52"W HL TL DU Y Y Y Directors-at-large 32 ) Tina Chorvas Memorial Park, Esopus Creek, Village of Saugerties, Ulster County 42°04'17"N 073°56'44"W HL DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Peggy Navarre 33 ) Glasco Mini Park, Town of Saugerties, Ulster County 42°02'26"N 073°56'29"W HL TL DU Y Y Y [email protected] 34 ) Tivoli North Bay WMA, Town of Red Hook, Dutchess County 42°02'20"N 073°54'53"W DU Y Y Y Y Y 35 ) Turkey Point State Forest, Town of Saugerties, Ulster County 42°00'50"N 073°56'22"W Z DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y David Allen 36 ) Charles Rider Park, Town of Ulster, Ulster County 41°58'22"N 073°57'18"W HL TL DU Y Y Y 37 ) Kingston Point Beach, City of Kingston, Ulster County 41°55'50"N 073°57'55"W HL TL DU Y Y Y Y [email protected] 38 ) Kingston Point Park, City of Kingston, Ulster County 41°55'38"N 073°57'48"W HL DU Y Y 39 ) Rhinecliff Slate Dock, Town of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County 41°55'12"N 073°57'10"W HL TL DU Y Y Y Y Y Y Dan McLaughlin 40 ) Sleightsburg Park, Rondout Creek, Town of Esopus, Ulster County 41°55'12"N 073°58'28"W HL TL DU Y Y Y Y [email protected] 41 ) Hudson River Maritime Museum, City of Kingston, Ulster County 41°55'07"N 073°58'52"W HL DU Y Y Y Y YYYY 42 ) T.R.