Punch Brook-Roeliff Jansen Kill Watershed Characterization Community Presentation

Опубликовано: 16 Апрель 2024
на канале: Hudson River Watershed Alliance

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On April 25, 2024, the Hudson River Watershed Alliance organized a community presentation to share the Punch Brook-Roeliff Jansen Kill Watershed Characterization project. The meeting included presentations by Colleen Lutz, Town of Ancram & Roe Jan Watershed Community; Anna Palmer, NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program; Emily Vail, Hudson River Watershed Alliance; and Kaare Christian, Roe Jan Watershed Community. The program also included opportunities for participants to review the maps and information and provide feedback.

The watershed characterization report is available here: https://hudsonwatershed.org/wp-conten...

This report is a first-of-its-kind compilation of information about the Punch Brook-Roeliff Jansen Kill watershed, describing and illustrating its physical characteristics, lands, waters, and people. It was created to help the communities that are part of this watershed understand the current conditions of their shared land and water resources and provide the foundation for future planning.

The Punch Brook-Roeliff Jansen Kill watershed includes 47.5 square miles of lands and waters within the larger Roeliff Jansen Kill watershed. Communities within the Punch Brook-Roeliff Jansen Kill watershed include the Towns of Ancram, Gallatin, and Copake in Columbia County, and the Towns of North East and Pine Plains in Dutchess County. The watershed has a mix of land uses, including agriculture, residences, industry, and significant fish and wildlife habitats. The waters of the Punch Brook and Roeliff Jansen Kill connect people upstream and downstream across this rural region.

The Hudson River Watershed Alliance provided technical assistance on the project, which was guided by the volunteer Punch Brook-Roeliff Jansen Kill Watershed Characterization Advisory Committee. The Committee includes representatives from the Town of Ancram, Town of Gallatin, Town of Copake, Roe Jan Watershed Community, Columbia Land Conservancy, and the NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program.

This program is supported by funding from the Hudson River Estuary Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, with support from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, in cooperation with NEIWPCC.