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Advertise in our new print outdoors guide, in partnership with the Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce

By Julia Reischel
7/23/12 - 10:59 am

It's a first -- the Watershed Post is partnering with the Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce to produce a print (yes, print!) and online guide to the Catskills outdoors, just in time for the Central Catskills Great Outdoors Experience Festival on August 25 - 26. Read more

Severe thunderstorm warning for eastern Ulster County

By Lissa Harris
7/18/12 - 1:55 pm

This just in from the National Weather Service: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Ulster and Dutchess Counties until 2:15pm.

Watch out for quarter-sized hail, high winds, and cloud-to-ground lightning,, Northern Dutchess and East Central Ulster County:

At 135 PM EDT...National Weather Service Doppler Radar Continued To Indicate A Severe Thunderstorm Capable Of Producing Quarter Size Hail...And Damaging Winds In Excess Of 60 Mph. This Storm Was Located Near Willow Brook...Or 9 Miles Southeast Of Rhinebeck... Moving East At 20 Mph. The Severe Thunderstorm Will Be Near... Bangall...Stissing...Attlebury And Millbrook By 145 PM EDT... Mabbettsville And 6 Miles North Of Littlerest By 150 PM EDT... Smithfield...Lithgow And Shekomeko By 155 PM EDT...

Water, water everywhere

By Andrew Wyrich
7/17/12 - 10:06 am

Above: Early morning fishing at the Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskills. Photo submitted to our Flickr Pool by Timothy E. Cox.

We've been getting a lot of great photos in our Flickr group pool lately. Below, please enjoy some gorgeous shots of local water bodies taken in the last couple of weeks by Watershed Post readers.

Flickr user CMMooney took this picture of clouds reflecting off of the Pepacton Reservoir.

The mirrored sky on Kiamesha Lake was captured by Catskills Photography. Read more

In public comments, Ulster County demands NYC funds for Lower Esopus landowners and towns

By Lissa Harris
7/16/12 - 8:02 pm

Above: Ulster County executive Mike Hein, with Ulster County Department for the Environment Coordinator Amanda LaValle and Riverkeeper's Kate Hudson, at a press conference on the Draft Consent Order held at the Saugerties Beach last month. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Ulster County Executive.

Ulster County has submitted official public comments to the state about a new draft plan to govern New York City's turbid water dumping in the Lower Esopus. To no one's surprise, Ulster County isn't too happy with the plan.

"The abuse of Ulster County by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is Mayor Bloomberg’s 'dirty little secret,'" Ulster County executive Mike Hein wrote in a press release about the comments today. "It is obvious that he cares more about 16 ounce sodas in New York City than he does about the 600 million gallons of highly turbid dirty water he allowed to be dumped on the people of our community for hundreds of days, including every day for almost 4 months straight." Read more

Fire on the mountain: Drought sparks fires and regulations

By Lissa Harris
7/16/12 - 10:00 am

A little rain over the weekend was welcome, after a summer that's been unusually dry so far. But upstate New York is still pretty parched, raising the risk of wildfires, causing normally gushing streams to run at a trickle, and threatening drinking water shortages.

On Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office announced that the state is instituting an emergency ban on outdoor burning until October 10, and revoking any burn permits that have already been issued.

From the press release:

As a result of the mild winter with relatively little snowfall, as well as areas of the state which have received only 25% of the normal spring and early summer rainfall, wildfire danger across New York is heightened. Current weather forecasts predict above normal temperatures, elevating the risk for all of Upstate and Western New York. New York City and Long Island are at moderate risk levels.

The Albany Times-Union reports: Read more

Bashing the Borscht Belt: A Catskills rebranding effort ladles it on

By Lissa Harris
7/12/12 - 9:56 am

Above: A screenshot from the website of the Catskill Park Resource Foundation, which is seeking to mount a $5 million campaign to rebrand the Catskills region. The CPRF is currently running a contest seeking Catskills slogans; the winner will receive $1,500.

All press is good press, or so the saying goes. By that logic, Catskills denizens ought to be pleased with the results of a high-profile effort by a group of local businesspeople to rebrand the region.

But after a recent New York Times story about the rebranding effort featured a lot of handwringing about how tarnished the region's reputation is, some local tourism promoters are wondering if dwelling publicly on the image of crumbling Borscht Belt hotels and schlocky comedy is doing more harm than good. Read more