The Catskill Heritage Alliance is a grassroots organization dedicated to preserving the harmony between the villages of the central Catskills and the surrounding wilderness through community revitalization and open space conservation. The CHA is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization.
Photo Scrapbook
CHA at SHANDAKEN DAY August 29
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Stream cleanup volunteers - Beverly Rainone was there, too. She took the photo. Saturday, June 13th, 2009
CHA had a booth at Fleischmanns Day May 23, 2009
Catskill Heritage Alliance Chairman Richard Schaedle, an avid skier who has skied at the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center for some 40-plus years, is joined by other members of the Save The Mountain coalition in enthusiastically celebrating the start of the ski season at Belleayre. “It’s the public’s ski center, and it deserves public funding,” Schaedle said.
Carolyn Zolas, Julie McQuain and Dave Channon on Manhattan Cable TV discussing Belleayre on the "Conversations with Harold Channer" show. March 13, 2008
Video of the Belleayre Snowball demonstration...
600 people boo the developer at a public hearing...
Belleayre: The Last Resort - Coming! a new documentary about the Belleayre resort.
The Environmental Expo at the Community Center in Woodstock was a lot of fun and very informative. We got lots of new people to sign up for our mailings, some new members and sold a few T-shirts, too!
Catskill Heritage Alliance Members Pitch In To Help Clean Up The Pepacton And Ashokan Reservoirs & Other Catskill Waterways.
Fall Music & Family Fun Festival II
It was a huge success - here are a few pix of the day
Fun Fest Fotos by Tequila Minsky
Photos by John Carney
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The nearly empty Scoharie Reservoir and Gilboa dam under construction in background on August 25, 2006
Owned by City of New York Department of Environmental Protection, the Scoharie Reservoir holds 20 billion gallons of water. In October, 2005 the dam was found to be at risk of failure. 8,639 people live in the four towns within 20 miles downstream. The city now has an emergency repair in progress. Also, an improved portal intake is planned that should reduce turbidity in the water released into the Esopus Creek. SEE MORE PHOTOS>>> --- Visit DEP website and www.GilboaDamInfo.com for more information.
A view of the Gilboa dam showing structural damage
Construction under way
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