Catskill Center's Catskill Regional Invasive Species (CRISP) staff recently met with Friends of the Beaverkill to discuss the spread of Japanese Knotweed in the region. The Friends of Beaverkill Community is a New York State not-for-profit corporation primarily dedicated to preservation and welfare of the Beaverkill Community, initially the picnic area of the Campsite, the Beaverkill Church, the Covered Bridge, and the Iron Bridge.

Catskill ParkJeff SentermanAugust 30, 2016knotweed, invasives

The Annual Summer Gathering

Many thanks to all who joined us at the Erpf Center this past Saturday for the Annual Summer Gathering of the Catskill Center! Attendees enjoyed a chance to meet with one another, the board of directors and our staff. Guests dined and delicious local cuisine prepared by Mary's Cookin' Again of Roxbury, enjoyed drinks from Keegan Ales of Kingston and Eminence Road Winery wines. Kim and Reggie Harris provided the entertainment throughout the afternoon.

Jeff SentermanAugust 18, 2016Catskill Center

Catskill Digest Podcast - We talk Broadband with the Margaretville Telephone Company

Catskill DigestJeff SentermanAugust 15, 2016Catskills, Catskill Digest, Community Radio, BroadbandComment

Catskill Digest Podcast - We talk with the Good Work Institute

Catskill DigestJeff SentermanAugust 11, 2016Catskills, Catskill Digest, Community Radio, WIOX 91.3 FM, Podcast

Catskill Digest Podcast - We talk Catskill geology with Robert and Johanna Titus

Catskill DigestJeff SentermanAugust 11, 2016Catskills, Geology, Catskill Digest, Community Radio, Podcast, WIOX 91.3 FM

Bramley Mountain Trail Opens in Delaware County

More than three dozen hikers joined the Catskill Mountain Club and New York City Department of Environmental Protection on July 29 to celebrate the opening of a new trail to the summit of Bramley Mountain in Delhi.

Jeff SentermanAugust 2, 2016

City and country: dialect acquisition in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York

The Catskill Center is thrilled to share this reprint of an article recently published by Lengua y Migracion, which publishes original, theoretical, empirical and methodological papers that analyze the linguistic and communicative reality of migration, considering the study of all social and linguistic elements which contribute to the process of socio - linguistic integration, including procurement processes of second languages.

The article was authored by the Catskills' own, Julian Rauter, who is completing his undergraduate work with the Department of Linguistics at Harvard University. Julian is a graduate of Margaretville Central School.

Jeff SentermanJuly 27, 2016

Volunteer at the Catskill Center

Volunteer OpportunitiesJeff SentermanJuly 13, 2016Catskill Center, Volunteer Opportunity, Catskill Interpretive Center, CRISP, Erpf Center, Catskill Fire Tower Project

Fledging "Taking Flight: Birding in the Catskills"

About a year ago the former executive director of the Catskill Center, Alan White, casually complained to me that the Catskills are a grossly undervalued destination for birders, despite the wealth of birding opportunities here. Later I was meeting with Peggy DiBenedetto, a Catskill Center board member and a bird specialist with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Peg was interested in adding bird displays and programming to the Catskill Interpretive Center. I casually mentioned the idea of a Catskill birding conference to her, and like robins on a spring lawn, Peg was all over the idea.

Jeff SentermanJuly 1, 2016

Capturing a Fire Tower Vista

Way back in 1999 the Catskill Center alongside a dedicated corps of volunteers who've been with us ever since, began restoring and reopening five fire towers across the Catskill Park and Forest Preserve. Overlook Mountain, Mt. Temper, Red Hill, Balsam Lake and Hunter fire towers were in the past the Department of Environmental Conservation's first line of defense in protecting the region from forest fires.

Jeff SentermanJuly 1, 2016