Tag: esopus creek

The schedule for 2017 is June 3-4, July 15-16, September 2-4 and October 7-8.

Several times a year, extra water is released into the Esopus Creek, causing it to move much faster— fun for ...

(Photo by Doug Freese) Dredging of Saugerties Harbor commenced on Monday, Sept. 14. Methodically, heavy machinery was deployed in full ...

Saugerties movers and shakers read the tea leaves for 2015     Greg Helsmoortel Town supervisor What do you think ...

The muddy creek, near the lighthouse during a release several years ago. While flipping through a local newspaper archive, I ...

Environmentalists say the creek’s ecosystem has been disrupted by the releases The environmental group Riverkeeper is engaging Saugerties residents in ...

Police from multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating the discovery of human remains Wednesday, June 18 near the Esopus Creek ...

Novak explains the operation of a weed cutter (Photo by David Gordon) The group that has been battling water chestnuts ...

Readings of water depth on the lower Esopus Creek at the new Lomontville gage, from the USGS website. With recent ...

  Opening receptions were held this past week for three new art exhibits in the village. The Saugerties Public Library ...

Fishing by sight ain’t easy when the Esopus gets cloudy The good news: Under pressure from lower Esopus Creek stakeholder ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced Sept. 26 an agreement with the New York City Department ...

Blue Mountain Reservoir (photo by Dion Ogust) Storms have caused silt buildup in the village reservoir and at the mouth ...

Over 1400 voted, and in the end red beat out green 669 to 616 in a poll to determine the ...

Last year at this time, Saugerties village trustees were concerned that it might not be safe to swim at the ...

Muddy water from the Esopus meets the Hudson by the Lighthouse in early 2011 Find another way to deal with ...

(Photo by David Burgess) Local officials are continuing to fight the release of turbid (muddy) water from New York City ...

Spider Barbour piles weeds he has collected on the shore. (photo by David Gordon) Water chestnuts, a noxious weed not ...

Saugerties, justly famous for its active recreational facilities, has in the past generation added three unique opportunities for passive recreation. ...

It is perhaps no small irony that County Executive Mike Hein, self-proclaimed farm boy from Esopus, now finds himself in ...