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September/October 2005 RAILWALKER TNEW YORK-NEW JERSEY TRAIL CONFERENCE — MAINTAINING OVER 1,600 MILES OF FOOT TRAILS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2005 In this issue: Annual Meeting...pg 2 • Greenway Trail Grand Opening...pg 4 • Walk Your Way to Health...pg 6 • Booknotes...pg 10 • Hiker’s Almanac...pg 11 Ramapo Watershed Green Space: Going,Going,Gone L July 12: Ramapo town board considers that there have been benefits to this land L E D plan for 292 homes on land that would protection beyond those enjoyed by hikers. O O G impact four state parks in two states “The river’s water quality today is largely D E due to the protection of these vast tracts of Houses replace forest on a Ramapo watershed ridge. July 18: Tuxedo town board considers land,” he said. revised plan for 107 luxury homes at the As these uplands have been preserved— views sell for a premium, justifying huge heart of Sterling Forest State Park from Sterling Forest to more recent blasting and cut-and-fill operations that conservation successes at Camp Glen Gray resemble strip mines more than neighbor- Busy Fall Crew he uplands of the Ramapo River in (now a part of the Ramapo Reservation), hoods. (See stories on page 3 regarding Schedules Ahead TNew York and New Jersey are prime Dater Mountain adjacent to Harriman Sterling Forge Estates (107 homes) and hiking areas in our region. Consider the (200 acres purchased last fall by Rockland Sterling Mine Road (292 homes) in the See page 5 for details four major parks that are in its watershed: County and the Trust for Public Land) Town of Ramapo.) Harriman, Sterling Forest, and Ringwood and, in April, Camp Todd next to Ramapo The challenge for protection of the State Parks, and Bergen County’s Ramapo Mountain State Forest, the headwaters Ramapo River corridor is now largely in Reservation. For 85 years, the NY-NJ Trail of our region’s streams and rivers have New York, where the Trail Conference aims Conference has worked with its public been protected. to preserve the last remaining land partners to maintain and develop an exten- Threats remain, however, to the Ramapo parcels—in New York’s Torne Valley and sive network of trails on these lands and to River’s green corridor and watershed. Of alongside Nicoma Brook (Sterling Mine preserve the land itself. the watershed’s total 103,052 acres, 53 per- Road)—that will connect these four parks At a springtime conference on the cent is unprotected. Another 3,801 acres and preserve the green corridor for passive Ramapo River Watershed, TC Executive have pending development applications. recreation and watershed protection. We Director Ed Goodell, one of the conference Where steep slopes once made uplands also advocate for state and local regulations presenters, reminded the audience of 200 unattractive for development, now ridgetop continued on page 7 82-Year-Old “City Boy” rail maintainer Al Poelzl’s back- ground as foreman of a carpentry New Edition of Best-Selling Is a Fahnestock Regular Tshop is evident in the clean and By Georgette Weir carefully tended tools that neatly hang in his garage. As often as three or four times a Harriman Map Set Published week this 82-year-old Trail Conference vol- unteer selects what he needs for trail work The 10th edition of the Harriman-Bear To order your new and hoists his self-designed wooden trail Mountain Trails map set is now available. Harriman-Bear maintenance pack loaded with loppers, This revised edition includes the new Parker Mountain Trails map bow saw, chain saw, and fuel onto his back Cabin Hollow, Brooks Lake, Stahahe Brook, set, see Hikers’ and heads off into the woods of Fahnestock and Lake Tiorati Trails, as well as relocations Marketplace on page State Park in New York’s Putnam County. of the Ramapo-Dunderberg and the 12, call 201-512- Officially, Poelzl is responsible for most of Timp-Torne/1777W/1779 Trails. New 9348, ext. 11, the four-mile-long Perkins Trail in the UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) grid- or visit Hubbard-Perkins Conservation Area of the lines replace the former latitude and www.nynjtc.org. park. Unofficially, he takes care of whatev- longitude gridlines. The UTM gridlines er he sees needs to be done as he enjoys allow for easier navigation and more accurate walks on trails throughout the 14,028-acre determination of locations and distances. park. For this 20-year Dutchess County resi- dent and self-professed “city boy”—Poelzl VOLUME XXXII, NUMBER 5 ISSN 0749-1352 PERMIT #970-100 was born and lived in Manhattan until his retirement in 1985—trail work is a retire- ment job. “But it’s not an ordeal,” Al is quick to say. “I really enjoy it.” Al’s love affair with the outdoor life and nature study began in Central Park and the Museum of Natural History. He started continued on page 7 RAIL ALKER T W FROM THE CHAIR VOLUME XXXII, NO. 5 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2005 GEORGETTE WEIR EDITOR LOUIS LEONARDIS GRAPHIC DESIGNER The TRAIL WALKER (USPS Permit #970- 100) (ISSN 0749-1352) is published bi-monthly by the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference as a benefit of membership. Subscriptions are In the spring, when I went walking available to libraries only at $15.00 a year. When I Periodical postage paid at Mahwah, N.J., and I took a co-worker who had never been on a hike to an old quarry with rusty cable; additional offices. Postmaster: Send address We saw pink lady slippers and smelled the skunk cabbage; changes to the address below. Opinions expressed She wants to go hiking again. by authors do not necessarily represent the policy or position of the Conference. Contributions of Went In the summer, when I went walking typed manuscripts, photos, and drawings are I showed three ten-year-old boys a pond with frogs singing and slime around the edges; welcome. Manuscripts may be edited for style and length. Send SASE for writers’ guidelines. We picked blueberries and ate them all; Submission deadlines for the TRAIL WALKER Walking They want to go hiking again. are January 15 (Mar./Apr. issue), March 15 (May/June issue), May 15 (July/Aug. issue), In the fall, when I went walking July 15 (Sept./Oct. issue), September 15 I pointed out to my friend the hawks flying by as we sat overlooking the Hudson River; (Nov./Dec. issue), November 15 (Jan./Feb. We enjoyed the colorful foliage along the trail; issue). Unsolicited contributions cannot be We want to go hiking again. acknowledged unless accompanied by SASE. For information on advertising rates, please write or call. In the winter when I went walking Copyright 2005 by: I heard the crisp snow crunch under my husband’s boots and felt the cold air; New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Inc. He shared hot chocolate from a thermos with me; 156 Ramapo Valley Road (Rt. 202) We will go hiking again. Mahwah, NJ 07430 201-512-9348 When you went walking e-mail: [email protected] editorial e-mail: [email protected] Did you feel rain on your face, hear the birds sing, or find a spider? World Wide Web: http://www.nynjtc.org You enjoyed them with someone, I hope. Will you go hiking again? – Jane Daniels, Chair, Board of Directors NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY which he did. But his efforts were in vain. TRAIL CONFERENCE The shelter was taken down. Mission Statement Bill died in 1970. There was talk that a The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, hiking companion, Oton Ambroz, was founded in 1920, is a federation of member clubs Psst... Letters putting together a biography of him, but and individuals dedicated to providing I’ve heard nothing more of it. I still carry recreational hiking opportunities in the region, Remembering Bill Hoeferlin Let others know when and representing the interests and concerns of the Bill’s maps and refer often to them. Some hiking community. The Conference is a I’m pleased to learn that Bill Hoeferlin is say you cannot now discover many of the you see them on the trail volunteer-directed public service organization still being remembered by many veteran unmarked trails on them. So far, I’ve not committed to: hikers (see “A Walk in the Woods with Bill found that so. There is a method. Look for The next time you’re out for a hike or • Developing, building, and maintaining Hoeferlin,” May/June TW, p. 10). He was them in seasons where the trees are bare of maintenance trip, please take a hiking trails. an original, as some old-timers might say— leaves. A light fall of snow helps. Early moment to remind the first hiker you • Protecting hiking trail lands through advocacy and acquisition. one of the true American individualists. morning and late afternoon are best, when see who it is who maintains and pro- • Educating the public in the responsible I first met him at Trail Conference meet- long shadows are cast over the forest floor. tects the trail you’re on. Inform them use of trails and the natural environment. ings in the late 1960s, at that time held at These help define the outline of the con- that it’s through the efforts of over the American Museum of Natural History. cave trace of the footpath, or the edge or 1,100 volunteers that the trails stay Board of Directors I have a vivid memory of him making a berm of the long-forgotten wagon road. open and accessible. Remind them Jane Daniels Chair vain attempt to save the Hemlock Spring Try it.
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