Show New York's Skinniest Park Your Love!

Come Out for "I Love My Park" Day!

Saturday May 5, 10am to 1pm

Along the scenic Quaker Bridge Road section of the Aqueduct Trail in Cortlandt

Join neighbors and fellow trail workers:

  • Vine lopping
  • Controlling invasive plants
  • Bagging trash.

Act as steward for an iconic, well-loved park

  • We supply drinks, plus a short info session on pruning and removal techniques
  • Bring your own pruning shears, loppers and gloves or use tools available on-site
  • We advise you wear long pants, a hat, and long-sleeved shirt
  • Learn to identify bittersweet, multiflora rose, invasive garlic mustard and barberry

Parking: Park along east side of Quaker Bridge Road between houses #124 and #99. Our appreciation to the Town of Cortlandt for permitting participants to park on the road.
Meeting Place: White canopy at the NYS DEC Unique Area sign on the trail
Registration: Do so in advance by emailing Daldenpc@bestweb.net. Walk-ins also welcome.
Arrival Time: Best to arrive at 10:00 for orinetation and to form teams.
In case of inclement weather, call 941-8536 between 8:00 & 9:00 AM to check for cancellation.

Good Reads

Aqueduct buffs may find two reports of interest. One is the excellent final report of a Columbia University graduate preservation studio, held in the spring of 2011, during which the Friends, among many others, provided assistance. The title is The Croton Waterworks: A Guide to the Preservation and Interpretation of Historic Infrastructure. To view this 291-page illustrated report, go to
http://www.arch.columbia.edu/files/gsapp/imceshared/Croton_Book.pdf.

The second is a very readable article about research carried out by an American team in Rome on the Roman aqueduct Aqua Traiana, published in the March/April issue of the magazine Archeology. The link is >
http://www.archaeology.org/1203/features/rome_aqua_traiana_aqueduct_care....

Happy reading! Charlotte Fahn