The Saw Mill River Coalition http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org Tue, 15 May 2012 18:27:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Register for the Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale! http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/05/15/register-for-the-compost-bin-rain-barrel-sale/ http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/05/15/register-for-the-compost-bin-rain-barrel-sale/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:27:21 +0000 emilyeder http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/?p=1841 Click here for more information, to register, and to reserve your items.

]]> http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/05/15/register-for-the-compost-bin-rain-barrel-sale/feed/ 0 Join the 3rd Annual Great Saw Mill River Clean-Up on Saturday, May 12 http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/04/18/join-the-3rd-annual-great-saw-mill-river-clean-up-on-saturday-may-12/ http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/04/18/join-the-3rd-annual-great-saw-mill-river-clean-up-on-saturday-may-12/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:27:31 +0000 emilyeder http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/?p=1755 The annual Great Saw Mill River Clean-Up is part of a large an ongoing community improvement project in Westchester County.  It’s fun, practical, meaningful, and easy: you gather some friends and choose the location, and we provide all of the tools, bags, gloves (and other treats) to help you collect tons of trash in your community while connecting with neighbors and the outdoors.stewardship turtle

Groups will be working at various sites throughout the Saw Mill River Watershed on Saturday, May 12 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  You can join in at one of the spots listed on our map of potential clean-up sites, or you can let us know of a different site that you would like to clean up.

REGISTER NOW!  Those who do so before April 27th will have their group names printed on the back of our event T-shirt.

Register for 2nd Annual Great Saw Mill River Clean-Up in Several locations from Yonkers to Chappaqua on Eventbrite


For more information:
Visit the Great Saw Mill River Clean-Up page on our website.
You can also contact Emily Eder  at 914-375-2151 or e-mail emily@groundworkhv.org.

]]> http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/04/18/join-the-3rd-annual-great-saw-mill-river-clean-up-on-saturday-may-12/feed/ 0 Upcoming Free-A-Tree Vine Cutting on Sunday, April 29 http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/02/08/free-a-tree-vine-cutting-this-saturday-february-11/ http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/02/08/free-a-tree-vine-cutting-this-saturday-february-11/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:30 +0000 emilyeder http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/?p=1706 Invasive plants overwhelm local habitats by stealing water, nutrients, sunlight and space from native species.  Fast-growing vines are among the most threatening invasive plants, slowly  strangling trees in an upward spiral and eventually blocking the sun. They significantly diminish the quality of the wildlife habitat by limiting food sources and nesting areas, negatively impacting the number of species that can use the river corridor.

Help us protect our local habitat from invasive vines!

The next vine cutting event will be held on Sunday, April 29, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM  at the Farragut Avenue Restoration Site.

Meet on the trail North of the parking lot. Please wear long pants and close-toed shoes. We will provide refreshments, training, and all of the necessary tools and supplies (but if you have your own, bring them along!).  Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

For directions and more information, click here.

]]> http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/02/08/free-a-tree-vine-cutting-this-saturday-february-11/feed/ 0 Article on Daylighting Celebration in the Journal News, December 7, 2011 http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/02/08/daylighting-celebration-article-in-the-journal-news-december-7-2011/ http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/02/08/daylighting-celebration-article-in-the-journal-news-december-7-2011/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:44 +0000 emilyeder http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/?p=1698 The Journal News highlights the December 6 ceremony, hosted by Yonkers Mayor Phillip Amicone, celebrating the completion of the first phase of the daylighting project.   Read the article here.

]]> http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2012/02/08/daylighting-celebration-article-in-the-journal-news-december-7-2011/feed/ 0 Daylighting in Yonkers: Editorial in The New York Times, August 22, 2011 http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2011/08/23/daylighting-in-yonkers-editorial-in-the-new-york-times-august-22-2011/ http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/2011/08/23/daylighting-in-yonkers-editorial-in-the-new-york-times-august-22-2011/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:06:36 +0000 emilyeder http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org/?p=1659 Click here to read the article!

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