Catskill Mountainkeeper Launches www.RenewableNY.com to Help New Yorkers Achieve Energy Independence

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Contact:

Betta Broad
Catskill Mountainkeeper
Program Manager, Energy & Climate
(607) 222-3678  or  [email protected]

 Catskill Mountainkeeper Launches www.RenewableNY.com to Help New Yorkers Achieve Energy Independence

July 3, 2014 -- This July 4th, Catskill Mountainkeeper is celebrating Independence Day with the launch of its new web resource, RenewableNY.com, which will help New Yorkers achieve energy independence by transitioning to safe, clean, and now affordable renewable energy. 

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The Weather Project: Forecast Calls for Epic Event

The Weather Project: Forecast calls for epic event!

Preceding the performance, an expo featuring info booths, community organizations and artwork created by regional artists using recycled windows will kick off at 5 p.m. Play “The Energy Challenge” game with …River Reporter 

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National Trails Day Hike!

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May 27th, 2014
 

Contact:

Erin Burch
Catskill Mountainkeeper
(845) 707-1326 [email protected]

 

Celebrate National Trails Day in Woodridge

Woodridge, NY – Saturday, June 7th from 10:00-11:00AM, the public is invited to join Trailkeeper.org partners for a National Trails Day celebratory hike. The American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day® is the country’s largest celebration of trails. Following the hike, come along to the opening day of the Rock Hill Farmers’ Market.

Meet at 9:45AM at Krieger Park on Greenville Road in Woodridge, NY to explore an easy 3.6 mile segment of the the former tracks of the Ontario & Western Railway company -- granted a second life as the “Rails to Trails” hiking and biking path. 

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Earth Day Fair at New Paltz Reformed Church Emphasizes Taking Action

Earth Day Fair at New Paltz Reformed Church emphasizes taking ...

New Paltz Times-Apr 22, 2014

Catskill Mountainkeeper and Mohonk Preserve will be represented at the fair for the first time. Phillies Bridge Farm, whose CSA is back in ..

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CCE Celebrates Earth Day with Family Event

Wayne Independent-Mar 29, 2014

This website is the result of a partnership between the Catskill Mountainkeeper, Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County, Delaware .

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Celebrate Maple Weekend in Parksville

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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 23rd 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 4th generation Sullivan County sugaring operation.
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The Best of the Bashakill

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

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Contact:
Michelle Lipari
SC Cornell Cooperative Extension
 

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

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Contact:
Erin Burch
Catskill Mountainkeeper
[email protected]

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

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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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