Press Releases

Celebrate Maple Weekend in Parksville

Posted by · March 17, 2014 12:00 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 14, 2014

Contact: Lisa M. Lyons, Morgan Outdoors, 46 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY 12758 (845) 439 5507 or [email protected]

Parksville, NY Sunday, March 23^rd from 1:30 - 3:30pm, the public is invited to a Maple Weekend Tour at the Justus Asthalter Sap House in Parksville, NY followed by a short hike or snowshoe, depending on conditions, along the Parksville O & W Rail Trail.

Meet at the Justus Asthalter Maple Sugar Farm at 1:30pm, located at 865 Aden Road, Parksville, NY, to witness tree tapping and sap boiling at a 4^th generation Sullivan County sugaring operation.

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The Best of the Bashakill

Posted by · March 05, 2014 12:00 PM

Hike into Spring at the Bashakill

Spring is almost here, and what better way to celebrate the new season than enjoying the beauty of the Bashakill's tranquil wildlife habitat with an award winning Bashakill Vineyards glass of wine in hand?

This year Catskill Mountainkeeper’s Trailkeeper Network will be teaming up with CD Trips LLC to offer ecotourism packages including interpretive hikes followed by visits to local amenities including vineyards, restaurants, museums and more.

We are very excited to launch our eco-tourism initiative at the awe inspiring Bashakill Wildlife Management Area and Bashakill Vineyards this Spring, on Saturday, March 29th, 2014 at 12:00pm.

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Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Workshop

Posted by · January 22, 2014 12:00 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Michelle Lipari

SC Cornell Cooperative Extension

(845) 292-6180 or [email protected]

FREE Workshop: Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program Certification

This free workshop will help farmers and farmers’ market managers receive certification to accept Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) checks, including WIC (Women Infant and Child) FMNP checks, Senior FMNP checks, and WIC Vegetables and Fruits Checks.

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New Year's Snow Shoe Hike

Posted by · December 30, 2013 12:00 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Erin Burch
Catskill Mountainkeeper
[email protected]

(845)707-1326

New Year’s Day Snow Shoe Outing
Walnut Mountain, Liberty, NY

Wednesday, Jan. 1st 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

** In case of no snow, we will hold a regular hike**

Start your New Year exploring Walnut Mountain Park with a guided snowshoe hike through the beautiful 265 acre park, on Wednesday, January 1st from 11:30-1:00. You’ll receive a Walnut Mountain packet from the Liberty Parks and Recreation with a map of the trails and some great historical facts! -- Did you know Walnut Mountain used to be a ski slope?

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Press Release: Mountainkeeper Supports Lawsuit Challenging Pro Gambling Language of Referendum

Posted by · October 02, 2013 12:00 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Catskill Mountainkeeper Supports Lawsuit that Challenges Wording in N.Y. Casino Referendum

Says ballot is not objective

October 2, 2013

“We support Eric Snyder’s lawsuit challenging the state’s irresponsible referendum language – and urge New Yorkers to get the real facts about casinos,” said Ramsay Adams, Executive Director of Catskill Mountainkeeper.

Snyder, a Brooklyn attorney, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in state Supreme Court in Albany, saying a proposed amendment to allow casinos “constitutes the use of public money to advocate the position of a public institution, in violation of the New York State Constitution.” The language, which the State Board of Elections approved in July, mentions only positive “legislative purposes” of the casino proposal, including “promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools and permitting local governments to lower property taxes.” Referendum language is typically neutral.

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This Weekend: Labor Day in the Catskills

Posted by · August 30, 2013 11:23 AM

This weekend: Labor Day in the Catskills

Watershed post-Aug 30, 2013

General admission is $25, kids ten and under are free, and Catskill Mountainkeeper gets some of the take. On Sunday, they'll be at it again with ...

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