Volunteers Needed for Stockport-Greenport Trail Project

COLUMBIA COUNTY—Scenic Hudson, the Columbia Land Conservancy and the Stockport Trails Committee are looking for volunteers to help establish a trail linking Scenic Hudson's Harrier Hill Park with the Greenport Conservation Area. The new trail will pass through meadows filled with wildflowers, grey dogwood and native grasses, and it will offer great new opportunities to view rare wildlife—including the northern harrier.

Volunteers are needed on Saturday, Nov. 12, and Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Volunteers should dress for the weather by wearing long pants, warm clothes, gloves and sturdy closed-toed shoes or hiking boots. There could be hunters at an adjacent property so volunteers, if possible, should also wear orange clothing. Participants are asked to bring plenty of water and a lunch. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. For more information contact aconeski@scenichudson.org.

The group will meet at Stockport Flats Conservation Area, Almstead Road, Hudson.

Directions: From the City of Hudson, drive three miles north on Rte. 9. Immediately after the Mobil station, turn left on Ravish Road, which soon becomes Almstead Road. Park on side of road near park.

Scenic Hudson works to protect and restore the Hudson River and its majestic landscape as an irreplaceable national treasure and a vital resource for residents and visitors. A crusader for the valley since 1963, we are credited with saving fabled Storm King Mountain from a destructive industrial project and launching the modern grass-roots environmental movement. Today with more than 25,000 ardent supporters, we are the largest environmental group focused on the Hudson River Valley. Our team of experts combines land acquisition, support for agriculture, citizen-based advocacy and sophisticated planning tools to create environmentally healthy communities, champion smart economic growth, open up riverfronts to the public and preserve the valley's inspiring beauty and natural resources. To date Scenic Hudson has created or enhanced more than 50 parks, preserves and historic sites up and down the Hudson River and conserved more than 30,000 acres.

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