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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 29, 2013 - 1:08 pm
Spring is taking its sweet time getting to the Catskills this year. The raw March weather might be taking its toll on fingers and toes, but it's also doing a fine job of preserving the cathedral-like ice formations on Kaaterskill Falls, as photographer... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013 - 10:54 am
Nope, it's not a yellowing photograph exhumed from a family attic: This shot was taken on March 7 by photographer James McCracken, who climbed Slide Mountain with his friend Marshall Rudd.
A late-winter hike along the 6.8 mile loop to the summit of the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 - 2:29 am
Above: The Cannonsville Reservoir looking serene, if a bit low on water, in July of 2012. Photo by Flickr user mountain_man_ny_2; published under Creative Commons license.
The agency that manages New York City's water -- and its vast upstate watershed --... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 - 9:49 am
Two stranded hikers were rescued from Slide Mountain on Sunday after the pair spent an unplanned night outdoors.
At 5:48am on Sunday, according to a New York State Police press release, troopers in Kingston received a 911 call from Ulster County about two... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 - 4:46 pm
Canoes line up at the Adventure Race National Championship on the Pepacton Reservoir yesterday morning. Photo by Carol O'Beirne.
For the past two days, the Catskills have played host to a grueling 30-hour trial of physical strength and endurance: the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 - 11:59 am
Enough with the bears, you say? I couldn't resist: We got this fantastic bear video from Michael DiBenedetto today in which a black bear outsmarts a bear-proof bird feeder by implementing the mechanics of pulleys.
Really. Proof positive that humans aren'... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Wednesday, Sep. 26, 2012 - 1:18 pm
Above: On the path up Slide Mountain. Photo by Flickr user LULZ_ in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Lark in the Park, the annual hiking-biking-boating-fishing-and-more Catskills festival, kicks off this weekend with a spate of events planned for around... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Sep. 20, 2012 - 4:01 pm
Feet and creeks: They were meant to be together. Photo taken in Jefferson by Flickr user MccWolf; shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group pool.
Calling all creek geeks: This is your week!
Creeks in the Catskills are a force to be reckoned with: They... Read more
By Jeff Senterman on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 - 12:50 pm
Photo by Diana Misner Watters, one of the entries in the 2012 Central Catskills Great Outdoor Experience photo contest.
The many hiking trails of the Catskill Mountains and the Catskill Park Forest Preserve are accessible to all, even those who do no... Read more
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