Maloney Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Economic Growth, Protect Natural Resources in the Highlands Region Written by Office of Rep. Sean Maloney
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Today,
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) visited the Fort Montgomery State Historic Site to announce his introduction of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the
Highlands Conservation Act, legislation that would supply hundreds of local jobs, promote tourism, preserve historic sites, protect wildlife, and support clean water across the region. U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
“We are stewards of the Hudson Valley’s environment, and it’s our job to preserve New York’s great outdoors for our kids and grandkids to enjoy for generations to come,”
Jan. 13, 2021
Putnam County Land Trust has accepted the donation of 31 acres on Joe s Hill Road in the Town of Southeast.
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The property is 90% woodland and consists of mature maple-beech and oak-hickory trees, many of which are two to three feet in diameter (estimated to be 100 to 150 years old). Plant communities are Red Maple Swamp, Oak-Hickory Forest and Maple-Beech forest. There are also rock outcroppings which make the preserve interesting to walk and explore.
Joe s Hill, 847-foot in elevation, is .5 miles to the south. This property s land slopes westward to the reservoir from a peak elevation of 670 feet near the road along the eastern boundary to a low point of 430 feet at the wetlands and reservoir at the western boundary. This wetland along the western boundary is part of New York State DEC wetland BR-31. A wetland just east of the property feeds a stream that runs across the property s southern section, emptying into the East Branch Reservoir.