Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Supporting Catskill Center at Half-Way Mark

When he started to plan his thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail earlier this year, it wasn't just logistics that Moe Lemire was thinking about. He was also thinking about the good that he could do as he hiked from Georgia to Maine.

Jeff SentermanJuly 13, 2016Catskill Center, Appalachian Trail, Donation, Support

Thorn Preserve Walk with Jeff Senterman, our Executive Director, Thur 7/19 at 5 pm

Jeff SentermanJuly 13, 2016Catskills, Catskill Park, Thorn Preserve

Catskill Challenge

Jeff SentermanJuly 1, 2016Catskills, hiking, trails, recreation, Watershed, Catskill ParkComment

July 13th Film Screening: "The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: A Film About the Loss of an Ecosystem"

Please join the Catskill Center and the Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP), July 13th at 2:00 PM for a screening of of Chris Foito's invasive species documentary entitled "The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: A Film About the Loss of an Ecosystem" at the Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 New York 23A, Lanesville, NY.

John ThompsonJune 29, 2016CRISP, Invasive, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Public Information Sessions for NYC Watershed

In the next few weeks, NYS Dept. of Health will be holding a series of Public Information meetings at several locations in the NYC Watershed and in NYC. These meetings are open to the public and will provide an opportunity to learn about NYC’s watershed protection and partnership programs and the process for developing program requirements for the 2017 Filtration Avoidance Determination. Verbal comments on NYC’s FAD will be welcome and should be limited to 3-5 minutes. Public input from these meetings will help inform the development of the 2017 FAD.

Jeff SentermanJune 16, 2016Dep, Doh, Watershed, Fad, NysdohComment

New Trail Opens at Catskill Interpretive Center for National Trails Day, expanding recreational opportunities on-site

On June 4th, The Catskill Center and the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference recently celebrated the grand opening of the newly constructed Nature Trail at the Maurice D. Hinchey Catskill Interpretive Center (CIC) in Mount Tremper, NY. The CIC is the visitor center for the Catskill Park and offers visitors a unique Catskills experience with visitor information, hiking and walking opportunities, an outdoor art park, picnicking areas and more. “We are thrilled to continue expanding recreational opportunities on-site here at the Catskill Interpretive Center, while giving our visitors a sense of what they’ll encounter while out enjoying the rest of the Catskill Park,” said Jeff Senterman, executive director of the Catskill Center, and board member of the American Hiking Society.

Jeff SentermanJune 13, 2016

DEC Issues Emergency Regulations for the Blue Hole

Significant increase in Visitors Lead to New Regulations to Make the Popular Blue Hole Swimming Area Safer and Cleaner While Protecting New York City's Public Water Supply

Jeff SentermanMay 27, 2016

The Geology of the Devonian

The Geology of the Devonian: In the Heart of the Catskills will be on display at the Erpf Gallery June 4th through July 30, 2016. This exhibit will merge the scientific geological writings of Robert and Johanna Titus with the exquisite fossil photographs of Art Murphy. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 4, from 3-5 PM, at the Erpf Center in Arkville.

Jeff SentermanMay 23, 2016Catskill Center

DEC Issues Guidance to Homeowners to Avoid Problems With Bears

Jeff SentermanApril 26, 2016

Catskill Center Awarded New York State Conservation Partnership Program Funding Ensuring a Cleaner and Healthier New York

At a festive Earth Week event in Skaneateles, NY yesterday, the Land Trust Alliance and NY State Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos gathered land conservation leaders from across the state to announce a 13th round of funding from the New York State Conservation Partnership Program.

Jeff SentermanApril 20, 2016