Event Type : Environment

The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will host a presentation on the “Fall 2023 Dewatering Exercise for the 2024 Delaware Aqueduct Repairs Shutdown” by Jennifer Garigliano, director of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Water Supply on Thursday, October 5, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Upper Delaware Council office, 211 Bridge St., Narrowsburg, NY.

There will also be a Zoom option offered for virtual participation upon request. For more information, upperdelawarecouncil.org

Cornell Cooperative Ulster hosts its Master Gardener Garlic and Bulb Sale on Saturday, October 7 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM with curbside pick up behind the CCE office in Kingston, NY.

The preorder farm is at cceulster.squarespace.com and the link is on the WJFF website.

4-H Fall Fest takes place Saturday, October 7 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz

The includes interactive programming about 4-H with hands-on activities and milkshakes from the Milkshake Booth.

More information at cceulster.org

The Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith presents a Woodsmen’s Exploration Day on Oct. 14 from 10 a.m-4 p.m.

This museum event will celebrate wood products and highlight the importance of trees and forests as economic resources.

Exhibitors will showcase various ways they work with wood, and activities especially for kids will be offered.

For information: hanfordmills.org

Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and Heather Houskeeper, the Botanical Hiker, for a Women and Their Woods Plant Identification Workshop on Saturday, October 14th from 1 pm-4 pm at Prompton State Park in Wayne County, PA. Attendees will learn how to confidently identify wild plants using a plant identification key and loupe magnifier and will learn basic botanical terms and plant morphology. For registration and more information visit www.delawarhighlands.org.

Cornell Cooperative Ulster hosts “Meat the Farmer,” on Sunday, October 22, 2023, 12:00 – 3:00 PM.  This gathering celebrates locally grown agricultural products and strengthens the connection between producers and consumers.

Admission covers access to the event, tastings from all participating restaurants, and a complimentary cookbook highlighting showcased dishes.

For tickets and more information,  ulster.cce.cornell.edu

Sullivan County, in partnership with Friends of the Upper Delaware River and Trout Unlimited, is developing a comprehensive, non-regulatory Neversink Watershed Management Plan.  A public meeting will be held on Thursday, November 2nd at 6 pm via Zoom, entitled ‘Neversink Watershed’s Goals, Objectives, Recommendations, and Vision Statement’. More information and registration details can be found at www.FUDR.org.