URGENT MEETING!!!
PROTECT THE NY HIGHLANDS
APRIL
8 FROM 7:00 P.M. TILL 9:00 P.M.BEAR MOUNTAIN INN
The Central Appalachian Highlands stretch from Pennsylvania to Connecticut. In our area, they include such areas as the Ramapo Mountains, Hudson Highlands, Schunemunk Mountain and Black Rock Forest. These New York Highlands lend special character and beauty to our region and to many of our communities. They are the last best refuge for wildlife as well as for people who want to "get away from it all", and they are the irreplaceable source of much of our drinking water.
Suburban sprawl and industrial development are eating away at the Highlands every day. We have viable solutions to enable us to protect the most vital environmental treasures in the Highlands.
Seth Mckee of Scenic Hudson will talk about the "Critical Treasures" at risk in the Highlands.
Tom Gilbert, Chair of the Highlands Coalition, will talk about the important US Forest Service hearing that will shape the Highland’s future, and new legislation to be introduced by Rep. Ben Gilman that will finance the purchase of lands critical to the integrity of the region.
Dick Whiteford, Highlands Coalition Outreach Coordinator, will talk about how we can work together most effectively to save our Highlands from the "death by a thousand cuts" that now threatens its beauty, resources, and wholeness.
This is a great opportunity to work together as individual citizens, local groups, and regional organizations to maximize our political clout and effectiveness! Please attend this meeting to learn more about the NY Highlands and the pivotal role that you, your community and environmental groups can play in saving them.
CONTACT:
Dick Whiteford
609-818-0400
savebios@earthlink.net
www.highlandscoalition.org
DIRECTIONS
DIRECTIONS TO BEAR MOUNTAIN INN
Via the Palisades Interstate Parkway, travel north (from the GW Bridge it is 42 miles -- from points north, distance is shorter) to the Bear Mountain Circle. The first exit off the circle is Rt. 9W south. There will be signs indicating you are at Bear Mountain State Park. Take 9W south to the stoplight (approx. ¼ mile) and bear right. Go to the top of the hill and turn right. You will be at the Bear Mountain Inn Circle. Proceed around the circle and into the parking lot.
Via the Garden State Parkway, travel north to the last exit,
I-87/I-287, the NYS Thruway. Take I-87/I-287, the NYS Thruway east/south to Exit 13N, the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Proceed on the Palisades Interstate Parkway north for 23 miles north to the Bear Mountain Circle. The first exit off the circle is Rt. 9W south. There will be signs indicating you are at Bear Mountain State Park. Take 9W south to the stoplight (approx. ¼ mile) and bear right. Go to the top of the hill and turn right. You will be at the Bear Mountain Inn Circle. Proceed around the circle and into the parking lot.
Via I-287, travel north to the NYS Thruway, take the NYS Thruway east/south to Exit 13N, the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Proceed on the Palisades Interstate Parkway north for 23 miles north to the Bear Mountain Circle. The first exit off the circle is Rt. 9W south. There will be signs indicating you are at Bear Mountain State Park. Take 9W south to the stoplight (approx. ¼ mile) and bear right. Go to the top of the hill and turn right. You will be at the Bear Mountain Inn Circle. Proceed around the circle and into the parking lot.
Via NJ Turnpike, get off at the Garden State Parkway and travel north to the last exit, I-87/I-287, the NYS Thruway. Take I-87/I-287, the NYS Thruway east/south to Exit 13N, the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Proceed on the Palisades Interstate Parkway north for 23 miles north to the Bear Mountain Circle. The first exit off the circle is Rt. 9W south. There will be signs indicating you are at Bear Mountain State Park. Take 9W south to the stoplight (approx. ¼ mile) and bear right. Go to the top of the hill and turn right. You will be at the Bear Mountain Inn Circle. Proceed around the circle and into the parking lot.