If you haven’t already heard about it, you should have!  The 2013 Lark in the (Catskill) Park runs from October 5th through October 14th and features over 50 events throughout the Catskill Mountains region.  It includes guided hikes, biking trips, paddling, educational lectures, events and more!  You can learn all about it on the Lark’s […]

Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine

The Trail Conference has posted copies of my August 2013 Great Outdoors in the Catskills column on the news section of their website. This is a monthly column that I write for the Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine that deals with outdoor news, issues and events in the Catskill Mountain Region. I am happy to help […]

Have trail crew and trail building experience and are great with volunteers, building partnerships and managing multiple priorities?  You should take a look at the job announcement for the New Jersey Program Coordinator from the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference and consider submitting your resume. The New Jersey Program Coordinator serves as the Trail Conference’s primary […]

I’ve been working on a number of different projects in the Catskill Mountains for the Trail Conference, including managing a economic impact study for a potential rail trail. What’s a trail worth? In the case of the potential Catskill Mountain Rail Trail, plenty.  As detailed in the Trail Conference commission report, the proposed trail has […]

Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine

The Trail Conference has posted copies of my May 2013 and June 2013 Great Outdoors in the Catskills column on the news section of their website. This is a monthly column that I write for the Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine that deals with outdoor news, issues and events in the Catskill Mountain Region.  I am happy to help provide information and […]

The Alumni Council is running a fundraising auction on BiddingForGood.  I urge you to check it out. There are some great items on the auction block waiting for your bid!

As a member of the Alumni Council for Lyndon State College I have been able to start giving back for the great education and experience that I received while I made my way to receiving my degree from LSC.  I could not have asked for a better place to learn the skills that have served […]

One question I am asked quite often is just how much work is involved in building or replacing a bridge or a lean-to in the Catskill Park?  The answer is that this kind of work involves a lot of  labor and materials.  The labor involved includes obtaining the necessary approvals, planning out work days and […]

Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine

The Trail Conference has posted copies of my March 2013 and April 2013 Great Outdoors in the Catskills column on the news section of their website. This is a monthly column that I write for the Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine that deals with outdoor news, issues and events in the Catskill Mountain Region.  I am happy to help […]

As a representative of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, I was recently asked to serve on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Catskill Interpretative Center.  This group has supported the long-promised but much delayed Catskill Interpretive Center along Route 28 in Mount Tremper and is finally realizing some success at making the center […]