8th Annual Wallkill River Summit

College Terrace at SUNY New Paltz,New Paltz NY 12561

03 May, 2023

Description

Join the Wallkill Watershed Alliance for 8th Annual Wallkill River Summit on Wednesday, May 3 from 5pm-7:30pm at on the College Terrace at SUNY New Paltz. Featured speakers will include: Karyn Hanson, from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) who will give an update on DEC’s progress in developing a “Total Maximum Daily Load” (TMDL) for the Wallkill River and Sturgeon Pool.Kevin Sumner from Orange County Soil & Water Conservation District, who will discuss current Agricultural Conservation Programs and projects underway in Orange County, including flood management and riparian corridor restoration along the Wallkill River in the County’s Black Dirt agricultural region.Jillian Decker of the Wallkill River Watershed Alliance, who will share updates on the activities of the Alliance and ways to get involved in protecting and restoring your local river.To help cover the costs of the Summit, we suggest a $10 suggested donation for community members, or a $25 suggested donation for municipal or business representatives. The Wallkill River flows north approximately 90 miles from Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New Jersey until joining the Rondout Creek in Rifton, New York. Collectively the Wallkill and Rondout watersheds form the second largest tributary to the Hudson River Estuary, second only to the Mohawk River. The Wallkill River Watershed Alliance was founded to restore the Wallkill River to its prime, to act as the voice of the River, and to advocate for the restoration of its entire watershed, using whatever means we find necessary.