Water chestnut eradication update
In early July ECC has began an attack on the rapidly spreading Water Chestnuts across from the Saugerties Beach. For
General News
Swimming safety in the Esopus
Last year at this time, Saugerties village trustees were concerned that it might not be safe to swim at the
Jury rules in Shandaken’s favor in private landowners’ assessment challenge
A jury has ruled in favor of the Town of Shandaken in a suit brought by a group of Shandaken
Feds say NYC should stop Ashokan releases
Find another way to deal with turbidity and stop sending chocolate-colored water — for the most part — down the
Ashokan releases have an especially bad effect on Saugerties
Local officials are continuing to fight the release of turbid (muddy) water from New York City reservoirs into the Esopus
Battling a plant that starves the creek
Water chestnuts, a noxious weed not to be confused with the Chinese delicacy, have been slowly taking over the Esopus
Kingston’s crown jewel
Water, that most precious of resources, is plentiful in New York and may one day be the state’s salvation, given
Visions of a distant past
March 21, 14,781 BC — It’s the dawn of a new spring but this calendar date is little more than
Water chestnut harvest
The green fringe of European water chestnuts that grows steadily over the Esopus Creek where it widens at Saugerties Beach
No action planned on Phoenicia sewer project
As a result of discussions with New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) regarding