Learning
about our water supply and it's source is always fascinating. But there
is nothing like visiting the source itself. This can be done through
watershed bus tours! The Watershed Agricultural Council, a non-profit group dedicated to water and agricultural advocacy and eduction, has been running a variety of bus tours to the Croton Watershed and elsewhere. There are single day and multi-day tours available with different watershed themes.
All you need is a group of people from work, a community group or friends who want to do a tour. There are matching grant programs to help with the cost of the tour for up to $3,000. The current grant application from WAC, expires on July 1st, which is only in a few days. However, the program will be taken over by the Catskill Watershed Corporation and more grants will be available soon. After July 1st, you can still organize a DEP hosted tour of the Croton watershed if you have your own funds.
The tour area is beautiful and well worth the trip. It is really interesting to see how the communities in the watershed areas, especially farmers, are helping with conservation of our water supply as well.
Go to this link for more information or contact Jessica Olenych at jolenych@catskills.net to set up a tour.
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