THE RAMAPO RIVER WATERSHED CONFERENCE 2001

Friday, April 27, 9:30 AM
Ramapo College of New Jersey
505 Route 202, Mahwah, New Jersey, York Room of the Mansion

9:30 Coffee

10:00 Greetings: Howard Horowitz, The Institute for Environmental

Studies

10:10 Remarks: Scott Vanderhoef, Rockland County Executive

10:20 A Report on the Ramapo River Greenway Trail: Allen Beers, Director, Rockland County Department of Environmental Resources

10:35 Gis Update: Doug Schuetz, Director of Gis, Rockland County Planning Department

10:50 Closing the Gap in the Highlands: A Potenial Greenway Connection Between Harriman Park in New York and the Ramapo Reservation in New Jersey, Carol Ash, Executive Director, Palisades Interstate Park Commission

11:10 The Sterling Forest Master Plan: Jim Gell, Director, Sterling Forest State Park

11:30 Fish Studies in the Upper Ramapo: Allen Wells, Lawer, Matesky and Skelly

12:00 20 Years of Water Designs on the Ramapo, Water Schemes and Pipe Dreams: Mark Newell, Ramapo College

12:30 Lunch

2:00 The Ramapo River Watershed Ambassador Program: Julie Ann Zoleta, Americorps Program

2:10 NJ Watershed Planning Process, Public Policy or Public Relations: Jeff Tittel, Director New Jersey Sierra Club

2:40 Torne Valley Article X Update; Robert Drennen, Torne Valley Preservation Association

3:10 The Environmental Impact of the Nepera Site: Gerald Lauer, Consultant

3:40 Camp Glen Grey: Terence Nolan, Trust for Pubic Land

4:00 A Highlands Report: Wilma Frey, The Highlands Coalition

4:20 Closing Remarks

4:30 Conference Ends

The Conference is Free but space is limited - please register.
Phone: Geoff Welch (845) 753-5634
Email: Geoffwelch@juno.com

Presented by:
The Institute for Environmental Studies, Ramapo College Of New Jersey
The Ramapo River Committee
The Rockland County Conservation Association