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By Pure Catskills on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 5:05 pm
The Roxbury Arts Group (RAG) and the Council round out this month with the IMPACT Film Series at Stamford's 76 Main! on Thursday at 7 p.m. Movie admission is free; donations benefit future RAG programming and Council's Conservation Easement Stewardship... Read more
By Pure Catskills on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 4:55 pm
Jim Sickler and his Boer meat goatsat Miz Inka Farms, Franklin
On Thursday, June 21 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., the Sheep & Goat Producer Group will visit Miz Inka Farms, 13171 State Highway 357 in Franklin. Hosts Ruth and Jim Sickler will take the group... Read more
By Pure Catskills on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 4:50 pm
Ray James takes pointers on hoof maintenance at the 2011 Walton Regional Livestock Show.
Join the Council in sponsoring this open-class showmanship event for beef, sheep, goat and hog owners. The Walton Regional Livestock Show returns to the Delaware... Read more
By Pure Catskills on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 4:45 pm
Armed with shovels, stakes and trees, a volunteer team from Dannon recently helped Westchester Land Trust (WLT) protect water quality, animals and habitats at Pine Croft Meadow Preserve in Waccabuc by planting more than 200 trees and clearing harmful... Read more
By Pure Catskills on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 4:34 pm
Need a speaker for your next event, workshop or conference? Let us provide an expert staffer to present on topics related to agriculture, forestry, conservation easements, water quality, farm to market, communications and the Council's community impact... Read more
By scarlettjoy on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 2:17 pm
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 1:34 pm
Above: 2012 Delaware County Dairy Princess Miquela Hanselman and Alternate Dairy Princess Cali Lutz. Photo by Chery Petersen.
On May 25, Delaware County crowned its 50th "dairy princess," 17-year-old Miquela Hanselman.
Cheryl Petersen, who writes for... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 12:18 pm
Above: A 1940 U.S. Census record from Margaretville, New York, posted on Ancestry.com. On the highlighted lines are Sheldon and Madeline Birdsall and their daughter Dawn, the writer's great-grandparents and grandmother.
A treasure trove has just been... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 11:30 am
Above: Andes trail-lovers -- Bob Moses and Nick Verni of the Catskill Mountain Club and Bill Feldman of Andes Works! -- get muddy on Saturday while building a section of the Andes Rail Trail. Photo contributed by Ann Roberti.
Last Saturday, June 2, was... Read more
By Tobe Carey on Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2012 - 8:15 pm
SWEET VIOLETS will be shown on Friday, June 8th at 6PM at the Marbletown Community Center in Stone Ridge, presented by the Ulster County Historical Society. This is the last scheduled "big screen" showing of SWEET VIOLETS this season. I hope you can... Read more



