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February 2019
Forest Fire Lookout Association New York State Chapter February 2019 What did a Fire Tower Observer do in the depths of a snowy, cold February? Well first and foremost, he or she likely had to earn a living. Observer pay was not so great that they could work from April to November and have enough left to hold them over the winter, particularly if he or she had a family to feed. Pay in the early 1900's was about $50.00 per month. By 1919 it was up to $82.00 per month, and at the time that towers began to be decommissioned in the 70's, it was a whopping $228.00, but again only for those months you worked. Some Observers took to the winter woods logging, some worked clearing roads, cutting ice, guiding and trapping. And they hoped to be rehired come spring. In 2019 it is not about being rehired in spring, but rather possible changes to the agreement that many friends groups have with the NYSDEC, commonly referred to as the VSA or Voluntary Service Agreement. These agreements are between the owner of many towers, the NYSDEC and individual groups that have adopted fire towers; such as the Friends of Hurricane Mountain, Friends of Mount Arab, the FFLA and many others. A memo from the DEC dated the end of December has been sent to these groups in the last weeks by individual DEC Regions regarding clarification of liability coverage for volunteers through these VSA's. In that memo, NYS was reminding VSA holders of the coverage that they had through this agreement. -
Catskill Park Advisory Committee Meeting Notes October 28, 2020 At
Catskill Park Advisory Committee Meeting Notes October 28, 2020 at 10:00am Meeting held via Zoom Jeff Senterman welcomed all present and thanked everyone for taking part virtually. He went over a few housekeeping and technical details for the zoom meeting. Jeff also thanked so many stakeholders for submitting reports ahead of time. He said that this helps keep the meeting moving forward and ensures that information that groups want to get out, gets out to all CPAC members. Kathy Nolan mentioned a new group – the Catskill Strategic Planning Advisory Group (CAG) and noted that the group should be added to the agenda. Jeff noted that the new Catskill Rec plan is now available for download on the Catskill Watershed Corporation’s website (https://cwconline.org/catskill-recreation-plan/). Public comments that were submitted have been included and addressed in the final. Updates: FPAC Update: Peter Frank apologized for the technical difficulties at FPAC. All felt it was challenging and using Webex was “a challenge at best.” Discussing one possibility as maybe having an FPAC member host a zoom meeting – as the state must use Webex, but a guest could host using zoom. Jeff S. offered assistance. NYSDEC Update: Peter Frank provided updates from Central Office. Discussed at CPAC when first announced via the Governor’s 2020 state of the state address, the Catskills region is now convening a group to look at Catskill issues with regard to increased visitation and heavy use (the CAG). Many people were considered for representation on this group, it was then narrowed down to a manageable size. -
ADK July-Sept
JULY-SEPTEMBER 2006 No. 0604 chepontuc — “Hard place to cross”, Iroquois reference to Glens Falls hepontuc ootnotes C THE NEWSLETTER OF THE GLENS FALLS-SARATOGAF CHAPTER OF THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN CLUB Annual Dinner set for Oct. 20 ark your calendars! Please join your fellow ADKers Gathering will feature Carl Heilman on Friday, October 20, for M our annual Chapter Dinner. presenting his award-winning Weʼre moving to larger surroundings — the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls — to multimedia slide show, “Wild Visions” make room for everybody who wants to attend. Once again we have a fabulous program: home. He has worked in the region as an Adirondack Heritage award from the We are honored to welcome the Obi Wan a carpenter and contractor, and over the Association for the Protection of the of Adirondack Photography: Carl Heilman years also became well-known for his Adirondacks for his work with photog- who will present his award-winning mul- traditionally hand-crafted snowshoes and raphy. timedia slide Adirondack presentation his snowshoeing expertise. Each winter, as a NYS licensed guide, “Wild Visions.” Itʼs an honor to welcome Carl has been photographing the wil- he leads backcountry snowshoeing work- Carl as heʼs been busy the last few years derness landscape since 1975, working shops for the Adirondack Mountain Club publishing books, teaching master work- to capture on film both the grandeur of at the Adirondak Loj near Lake Placid, shops in photography and producing won- these special places, and the emotional and for the Appalachian Mountain Club derful photography. and spiritual connection he has felt as at Pinkham Notch, N.H. -
Catskill Mountain Region July 2012
Catskill Mountain Region July 2012 GUIDEwww.catskillregionguide.com CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION 2012 Annual Benefit PLEASE JOIN US! Name a Seat at the Orpheum! $500 per seat. Select your seat on July 14 at the Benefit, or call Toni at 518 263 2001Saturday, July 14, 6 pm Orpheum Performing Arts Center Main Street, Tannersville, NY Featuring a showcase performance by The Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance Company, in collaboration with Kenneth Hamrick, Artistic Director, Piano Performance Museum. Visit www.catskillmtn.org or call Toni Perretti at 518 263 2001 for more information and to purchase tickets. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE www.catskillregionguide.com VOLUME 27, NUMBER 7 July 2012 PUBLISHERS Peter Finn, Chairman, Catskill Mountain Foundation Sarah Finn, President, Catskill Mountain Foundation EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION Sarah Taft ADVERTISING SALES Rita Adami Steve Friedman CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tara Collins, Kenneth Hamrick, Jeff Senterman, Alix Hallman Travis, Carol and David White ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE Candy McKee Toni Perretti Laureen Priputen PRINTING Catskill Mountain Printing DISTRIBUTION Catskill Mountain Foundation On the cover: Violinist Mark Huggins will perform on Saturday, August 4 at the Doctorow Center for the Arts in Hunter. For more information about this performance, see page 18. EDITORIAL DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: July 6 The Catskill Mountain Region Guide is published 12 times a year 2 HIDDEN STUDIOS OPEN DOORS: by the Catskill Mountain Foundation, Inc., Main Street, PO Box 924, Hunter, NY 12442. If you have events or programs that you Andes, Roxbury, Margaretville would like to have covered, please send them by e-mail to tafts@ catskillmtn.org. Please be sure to furnish a contact name and in- Open Studios Tour 2012 By Alix Hallman Travis clude your address, telephone, fax, and e-mail information on all correspondence. -
Staten Island Greenbelt Trail Assessment
Catskills Hiking & Camping Information While the trails around Kaaterskill Falls are being improved, we wanted to offer you some information about additional walking, hiking and swimming options in the Catskills and provide you with some resources for your visit to the region to ensure you have an enjoyable visit! Visit the Maurice D. Hinchey Catskill Interpretive Center in Mount Tremper! The recently opened Catskill Interpretive Center, operated by a partnership of regional organizations, is a visitor center for the Catskill Park and the space for the interpretation of our natural and cultural resources. Staff and volunteers are on hand to provide information on trails, recreation, local communities and more! The Interpretive Center is home to the Catskills only fully accessible walking trail and offers the opportunity to walk and fish on the site. The Interpretive Center is open from 9:30am to 4:30pm, 7 days a week and is located at 5096 Route 28 in the Village of Mount Tremper. Get hiking trail maps for your Catskill adventures! The Trail Conference publishes a 6-map set that covers over 400 miles of trails in the Catskill Park. The printed set is available at local retailers and you can purchase and download it directly to your smartphone or tablet at http://www.nynjtc.org/content/pdfmaps-catskills-qr or scan the QR code to the right. Easy Hike Options North & South Lake Campground Trails and the Kaaterskill Rail Trail: These nearby trails are your best option overall as an alternative to Kaaterskill Falls. The trails feature views of Kaaterskill Clove and the Hudson Valley. -
The Catskill Canister Volume 52 Number 2 April - June 2019
The Catskill Canister Volume 52 Number 2 April - June 2019 View from Twin. Photo by Jason Pelton, #3013 W1211 In this issue: President's Column Trail Mix: News and Notes from the Club Winter Weekend recap A Road Less Traveled... The Catskill 200 Camping with Children Did you know? The Catskill Adventure Patch Catskill Park Day 2019 A year spent climbing Remembering Father Ray Donahue Wildflowers - readers' favorite spots Fond memories of the Otis Elevator Race Nettles - A forager's delight Conservation Corner Annual Dinner announcement Hike Schedule Member lists Editor's Notes 1 Spathe and Spadix The President’s Column by Heather Rolland When the Catskill 3500 Club was created, our mission – to promote hiking the high peaks of the Catskills, to promote social interaction among Catskill high peak hikers, and to support conservation of these places – filled a void. In a world with no internet and thus no social media, helping hikers connect with each other was a valued and needed service. Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned in my decade or so of involvement with this club, it’s that the only thing hikers enjoy more than hiking is talking about hiking! Sharing war stories, trading bushwhack routes, and waxing euphoric about views… hikers, it would seem to me, love the replay with the like-minded as much as they love the adventure itself. But things have changed, and now that camaraderie is available in spades via social media. Leave No Trace is a national not-for-profit environmental organization on the frontlines of dealing with the good, the bad, and the ugly of managing the immense current upsurge in popularity of hiking and outdoor recreation. -
Catskill Trails, 9Th Edition, 2010 New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
Catskill Trails, 9th Edition, 2010 New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Index Feature Map (141N = North Lake Inset) Acra Point 141 Alder Creek 142, 144 Alder Lake 142, 144 Alder Lake Loop Trail 142, 144 Amber Lake 144 Andrus Hollow 142 Angle Creek 142 Arizona 141 Artists Rock 141N Ashland Pinnacle 147 Ashland Pinnacle State Forest 147 Ashley Falls 141, 141N Ashokan High Point 143 Ashokan High Point Trail 143 Ashokan Reservoir 143 Badman Cave 141N Baldwin Memorial Lean-To 141 Balsam Cap Mountain (3500+) 143 Balsam Lake 142, 143 Balsam Lake Mountain (3500+) 142 Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower 142 Balsam Lake Mountain Lean-To 142, 143 Balsam Lake Mountain Trail 142, 143 Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest 142, 143 Balsam Mountain 142 Balsam Mountain (3500+) 142 Bangle Hill 143 Barkaboom Mountain 142 Barkaboom Stream 144 Barlow Notch 147 Bastion Falls 141N Batavia Kill 141 Batavia Kill Lean-To 141 Batavia Kill Recreation Area 141 Batavia Kill Trail 141 Bear Hole Brook 143 Bear Kill 147 Bearpen Mountain (3500+) 145 Bearpen Mountain State Forest 145 Beaver Kill 141 Beaver Kill 142, 143, 144 Beaver Kill Range 143 p1 Beaver Kill Ridge 143 Beaver Meadow Lean-To 142 Beaver Pond 142 Beaverkill State Campground 144 Becker Hollow 141 Becker Hollow Trail 141 Beech Hill 144 Beech Mountain 144 Beech Mountain Nature Preserve 144 Beech Ridge Brook 145 Beecher Brook 142, 143 Beecher Lake 142 Beetree Hill 141 Belleayre Cross Country Ski Area 142 Belleayre Mountain 142 Belleayre Mountain Lean-To 142 Belleayre Ridge Trail 142 Belleayre Ski Center 142 Berry Brook -
Featured Hiking and Biking Trails
Lake Awosting, Minnewaska State Park State Minnewaska Awosting, Lake View from Balsam Mountain Balsam from View Bluestone Wild Forest Forest Wild Wild Bluestone Bluestone Hudson Hudson the the Over Over Walkway Walkway Trails Biking Biking Hiking and Mohonk Mountain House House Mountain Mohonk Featured Reservoir Ashokan Hudson River Towns & Cities 6 Falling Waters Preserve (Town of Saugerties) 12 Mohonk Preserve Approximately two miles of varied trails exist on this 149-acre preserve. The trails (Towns of Rochester, Rosendale, Marbletown) 1 Walkway Over the Hudson & Hudson Valley are an excellent place to explore the rugged beauty of the Hudson River, while Located just north of Minnewaska Park, Mohonk Preserve is New York State’s Rail Trail hiking atop rock ledges that slant precipitously into the water. The 0.65-mile largest visitor- and member-supported nature preserve with 165,000 annual (Hamlet of Highland, Town of Lloyd) white-blazed Riverside Trail hugs the river and offers great views. The 0.9-mile visitors and 8,000 protected acres of cliffs, forests, fields, ponds and streams. The Walkway Over the Hudson (Walkway), the longest-elevated pedestrian walkway red-blazed Upland Trail affords views of the Catskills and a picturesque waterfall. Named one of the five best city escapes nationwide by Outside magazine, Mohonk in the world, spans the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and Highland and links www.scenichudson.org/parks/fallingwaters Preserve maintains over 70 miles of carriage roads and 40 miles of trails for together an 18-mile rail trail network on both sides of the Hudson. Connected to the Saugerties Lighthouse Trail (Village of Saugerties) hiking, cycling, trail running, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and horseback 7 riding along the Shawangunk Mountains. -
May-July 2008 No
MAY-JULY 2008 No. 0803 chepontuc — “Hard place to cross”, Iroquois reference to Glens Falls hepontuc ootnotes C T H E N E W S L E tt E R O F T H E G L E N S F ALLS- S ARAFT O G A C H A P T E R O F T H E A DIRO N DA C K M O U nt AI N C L U B Hikers alerted to muddy trails By Jim Schneider promote safety, hikers are advised to use Debar Mountain Wild Forest — trails only at lower elevations during the Azure Mountain New York State Department of spring mud season. Lower trails usually Giant Mountain Wilderness — Giant’s Environmental Conservation (DEC) urges are dry soon after snowmelt and are on less Washbowl and Roaring Brook Falls hikers of the Adirondack High Peaks to be erosive soils than the higher peaks. DEC is High Peaks Wilderness — Ampersand cautious during trips into the area and to asking hikers to avoid the following trails Mountain; Cascade; Big Slide; Brothers, postpone hiking on trails above 3,000 feet until muddy conditions have subsided: and Porter from Cascade; avoid all other until otherwise advised. High Peaks Wilderness Area — all trails approaches During warm and wet spring weather, above 3,000 feet—wet, muddy snow con- Hurricane Primitive Area — The many trails in higher and steeper por- ditions prevail, specifically at: Algonquin; Crows and Hurricane Mountain from tions of the Adirondacks can be become Colden; Feldspar; Gothics; Indian Pass; Route 9N hazardous to hikers. In the current muddy Lake Arnold Cross-Over; Marcy; Marcy McKenzie Mt. -
Winter Weekend! Volved Fishing, Poking Around the Woods, Or Fooling with BB Guns
The Catskill 3500 Club — Steward of the Catskills January—March 2013 Volume 46 Number 1 Inside this issue… Sharing the Mountains - Hiker and Hunters Sharing the woods with hunters, CAN coexist bugs, and other clubs! Every September when I receive the autumn Canister, I think of how Trail Mix hiking during the hunting season keeps some members indoors. As a hiker who A Blend of News and Notes grew up hunting, allow me to share some thoughts for those who don't want to give up weeks of being in the woods. from the Club I began roaming the hills and mountains with my friends when we Time to play in the snow for the annual were 10, using bicycles to get to where we wanted to go. Our days usually in- 3500 Catskill Club Winter Weekend! volved fishing, poking around the woods, or fooling with BB guns. By age 12 we Gather with friends and new acquaint- all had .22 rifles, with shotguns coming a couple of years later. Our outdoor ances at the Frost Valley YMCA for calendars followed the hunting seasons for grouse, pheasants, squirrels, deer, winter adventures and good times. Lots and rabbit hunting with hunting dogs. of hikes will be offered this year so Into my early 20s, a day in the woods meant hunting, until a co worker there will be room for those new to introduced me to hiking, a revelation that I could roam the woods without a winter hiking or experienced cold firearm. And what an introduction it was. I was soon hiking and then leading hikes to bigger and bigger mountains in NY, New England, and out west. -
Roster of the New York State Fire Tower Forest Fire Observers
Roster of the New York State Fire Tower Forest Fire Observers By Bill Starr State Director of the Forest Fire Lookout Association Forest Fire Observer – Pillsbury Mountain © Copyright 2009 Unpublished Work Roster of the New York State Fire Tower Forest Fire Observers Table of Content: Introduction…………………………………1 The Roster…………………………………...2 List of the NYS Fire Towers….....................56 February 2009 Fire Tower Inventory……..59 Fire Tower Location Map………………….60 Number of Fires Spotted Graph…………...60 Historical Notes on Certain Fire Towers….61 Roster of the NYS Forest Fire Observers from the payroll file of the Bureau of Forest Fire Control 1911 – 1972 © Copyright 2009 Unpublished Work by Bill Starr The following roster of the New York State Forest Fire Observers was compiled from the index card payroll file of the Bureau of Forest Fire Control from 1911 through 1972. Although at least half of the fire towers operated beyond 1972 payroll records for that period do not seem to exist and the likelihood that any of these records might be found are remote. For that reason this is an incomplete accounting of all the Observers, but it is the most comprehensive source available. Dates are provided for the Observers who staffed the fire towers in the Adirondack and Catskill regions beyond 1972 which were obtained from the books by Martin Podskoch; The Catskill Fire Towers; Their History and Lore and The Adirondack Fire Towers; Their History and Lore - Northern and Southern Districts. Yet these records too are incomplete as they are from the recollections of the people interviewed by Mr. Podskoch. -
Ride Sheet 2018-Prf2
BROOME 85 Exit NYS THRUWAY 21A COEYMANS Dormansville 32 9W 9J JEFFERSON BLENHEIM RENSSELAERVILLE 143 Alcove Ravena Reservoir WESTERLO Coeymans 143 Hollow 144 145 30 Preston Hollow O. NEW BALTIMORE Y C ALBAN . Hannacroix CO GILBOA GREENE Greenville Coxsackie Res. 87 17 CONESVILLE Oak Hill 9J 23 59 81 Surprise Exit Stamford Gilboa Stuyvesant 10 14 20 Durham 21B Utsayantha Schoharie 3 9 Matt’s Cycle Center Reservoir Mtn (3214') East 81 . DURHAM GREENVILLE . 10 Durham O IE O R SUNSIDE RD Climax A C 39 OH C CH E Cornwallville 20 S EEN CO. Freehold GR 7 Earlton Coxsackie 23 PRATTSVILLE CO. 53 Catskill r STAMFORD 11 e WINDHAM COXSACKIE v 23 41 385 i 7 10 21 20 67 R 10 CATSKILL 57 STOCKPORT 4 ASHLAND 19 9W 145 A I Prattsville 63 15 Windham CAIRO Hollister Sleepy E 30 Windham B Cairo Lake N 5 High Peak Acra Hollow E 23 M 12 (3526') PARK Lake E 31 U 2 23 Ashland Creek ATHENS R ROXBURY 23A L South 28 Black 49 G O Roxbury Dome Purling Cairo C Jewett Maplecrest (3991') Greene County 87 . 23C Round Top 23 Visitor Center Athens 66 Thomas Cole 32 74 O S C . 3 c JEWETT Mtn (3945') Blackhead Leeds ho 385 Hudson O h Mtn (3984') Exit ar 13 E C ie 17 23C Iannace’s 21 CATSKILL Stewart’s Shop A R Cycle Shop XtraMart A E Vly Mtn East Jewett BOUNDARY N 23A W 296 Asads Rip Van E (3529') Winkle 9 23B A E Last Chance Antique & Cheese Café Cumberland L Onteora Mtn (3230') GREENPORT R Creek Farms Bridge E Valero Maggie's Krooked Café & Juice Bar 23 G Speedway 30 Claverack D HALCOTT West Cumberland American Glory Bastion Falls eek Farms BBQ r Kill Hunter B 25 C Stewart’s Haines Kaaterskill Falls Ronnie MacGregor's Pub Falls 23A Catskill 9H 6 Shop 18 83 Molly Smith MIDDLETOWN 42 D 23A Parking Lot CATSKILL Hunter Mountain Resort Jagerberg Alpine Tannersville Palenville BOUNDARY LEXINGTON Tavern Sunoco Halcott Mountaintop Visitor Center 32 Mountain Hunter 47 LIVINGSTON Mtn Circle W General Store 30 (3537') North Dome HUNTER 9W (4050') Palenville Market 32A Fleischmanns O.