The Saw Mill River Coalition http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:02:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2007 http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/06/02/2007/ http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/06/02/2007/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:43:48 +0000 emilyeder http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/06/02/2007/ Follow the links below to download the PDF files:

October 5, 2007 – Rye Sound Shore Review: Flood Report

July 1, 2007 – New York Times: Yonkers to Take Lid Off River

April 27, 2007 – Rivertowns Enterprise: Volunteers clean up what others cast off

April 23, 2007 – Journal News: Volunteers clean up debris

February 23, 2007 – Rivertowns Enterprise: Municipalities Protect Saw Mill River Watershed

]]> http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/06/02/2007/feed/ 0 Next Vine-Cutting Is This Sunday, April 11th http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/04/06/next-vine-cutting-is-this-sunday-april-11th/ http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/04/06/next-vine-cutting-is-this-sunday-april-11th/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:47:53 +0000 emilyeder http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/?p=916 The next vine-cutting will be Sunday, April 11th from 9:30am-12:30pm at the Farragut Avenue site (directions are below). Help us prepare for spring and weed out the invasives that are coming up around our saplings!

Hope to see you there! Please send a quick e-mail to emily@groundworkhv.org, or leave a comment on this post if you know that you will be able to attend.

Future Vine-cutting Dates are as follows (same time, same place-different days-scroll down for location information):

  • Sunday, April 11th
  • Rain Date: Sunday, April 18th

Farragut Avenue Site, Meet on trail North of parking lot
Exit 13 (Farragut Avenue),
off Saw Mill River Parkway (going North)
9:30 am – 12:30 pm

From Saw Mill River Parkway going NORTH, exit 13, Farragut Avenue. Turn right into parking lot.

From Saw Mill River Parkway going SOUTH, exit 11, Tompkins Avenue-go left to Saw Mill River Road, turn left. Go to Farragut Avenue and turn left, then turn left into the parking lot. Access also from Saw Mill River Road (Ardsley side).

We will meet on the South County Trail north of the parking lot. Refreshments will be provided. We will supply all of the materials and tools necessary, but if you have your own tools feel free to being them. Please wear close-toed shoes!

Please RSVP if you are going to be able to attend. Hope to see you there!

]]> http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/04/06/next-vine-cutting-is-this-sunday-april-11th/feed/ 0 NY Times Article on Brooklyn Botanical Garden Endangered Native Plant Study http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/04/06/ny-times-article-on-brooklyn-botanical-garden-endangered-native-plant-study/ http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/04/06/ny-times-article-on-brooklyn-botanical-garden-endangered-native-plant-study/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:45:34 +0000 emilyeder http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/?p=914 On April 2, 2010, the NY Times published an article about a 20-year mapping project, carried out by the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.  They are hoping to save dozens of endangered native plants using the information that they have gathered. Read the article or check out the mapping project to find out which native plants are growing near you.

]]> http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/04/06/ny-times-article-on-brooklyn-botanical-garden-endangered-native-plant-study/feed/ 0 January, 2010 Stormwater Roundtable Keynote Presentation http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/03/03/january-2010-stormwater-roundtable-keynote-presentation/ http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/03/03/january-2010-stormwater-roundtable-keynote-presentation/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:43:15 +0000 emilyeder http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/?p=908

January, 2010 Stormwater Roundtable Keynote powerpoint presentation by Sandeep Mehrotra, Chair of the Hastings Environmental Commission and Vice President, Hazen & Sawyer P.C., Environmental Engineers and Scientists. It covers Low Impact Development/Better Site Design Principles & Techniques – What they are, Why they matter in flooding and water quality.

]]> http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/03/03/january-2010-stormwater-roundtable-keynote-presentation/feed/ 0 Thanks to everyone who came out despite the cold for Sunday’s successful vine-cutting! http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/02/08/thanks-to-everyone-who-came-out-despite-the-cold-for-sundays-successful-vine-cutting/ http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2010/02/08/thanks-to-everyone-who-came-out-despite-the-cold-for-sundays-successful-vine-cutting/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:48:01 +0000 emilyeder http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/?p=900 We had some brave and fierce volunteers out on Sunday! We got a lot done despite the chill. Click the link to read Aman Ali’s article in the Journal News about Sunday’s effort.

The next Free-A-Tree Vine-Cutting will be Saturday, March 13th from 9:30am-12:30pm at the Farragut Avenue site. Hope to see you there! Please send a quick e-mail to emily@groundworkhv.org, or leave a comment on this post if you know that you will be able to attend.

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