KINGSTON, N.Y. Ulster County officials on Tuesday will conduct a public information session on updates to the Lower Esopus Creek management plan for restoration of the 32-mile long water body that connects the Catskill Mountains with the Hudson River. The session is scheduled at 6 p.m. in the county Restorative Justice Center at 733 […]
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. Village crews removed 62 tons of water weeds from the Lower Esopus Creek during the past summer. That was a decrease of 17.5 tons, from 79.5 tons in 2022, which officials attributed to removal efforts done during the previous two years. Code Enforcement Officer Eyal Saad said during a Village Board meeting […]
TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. A plan to construct two three-unit apartment buildings near the northern end of Glenerie Boulevard is facing some opposition. Resident Mary Jo Fredrich said the application process has been troubling for neighbors over traffic and environmental concerns. The comments were made during a public hearing on an application last week, […]
MARBLETOWN, N.Y. Ulster County officials have scheduled an outdoor workshop on Thursday, Aug 31, to take comments on the Lower Esopus Creek stream management plan at the first public access point along the 32-mile-long water body that flows from the Ashokan Reservoir into the Hudson River. Dubbed a “Community Walkshop,” the walking session is […]
BIG INDIAN, N.Y. Work to stabilize and revegetate a 1,000-foot-long section of the Elk Bushkill is expected to start in the next several days in an effort to reduce turbidity as well as return the stream to its role as a temperature regulator for the Esopus Creek. Keeping the cool waters flowing from mountain […]