Untitled (3)Stony Kill Still Stalled
Further development of
the Stony Kill - Verplanck
Environmental Education
Center is stalled by lack of
funds, program director
Glenn Dochtermann told the
Beacon Sloop Club March 7.
Although $250,000 was
originally authorized for
turning the former state
practice farm into an
agricultural, nature and
environmental showcase,
only $50,000 has actually
been received and spent.
The center is presently
closed to the public in
general, although potential
touring groups can arrange
trips by contacting regional
headquarters at New Paltz.
A duck pond near, Rt. 9D
which bisects the property is
open and viewed. by visitors.
Two nature trails which
have been hewn out of the
woods remain unavailable
for use, the speaker said, and
other improvements have
been left hanging until more
money is released by the
Department of En-
vironmental Conservation.
Mr. Dochtermann noted
that all state agencies are
experiencing pressure this
year to hold down spending.
The speaker showed slides
of various features at the
site.
The Sloop Club, in other
business, decided to sponsor
another Shad Fest this
spring: A similar event two
years ago drew a large
crowd which ate shadfish
caught in the Hudson River.
The point of the festival is to
show that the Hudson's fish
are edible now that anti -
pollution measures have
been taken.
A Clivus Multrum non -
polluting toilet which uses no
water is slated to arrive this
week, it was announced. It
will be installed at the
group's Railroad Plaza
clubhouse as a form of
continuing public demon-
-tration.
FEEDING THE DUCKS at the pond is a sport that attracts
young andold - and of course, the ducks. Visiting the Stony
Kill Farm's little lake near Rt. 9D is a regular event for these
Beaeonites.
Eric Pomarico holds up a piece of bread for a hungry
quaeker. Helen Edick, his aunt, scatters a few crumbs. Holly
Ann Pomarico gets some ready.