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ADVOCACY EDUCATION PRESERVATION STEWARDSHIP

Author: 
FOCAAdmin

Francheska Cortes of Sacred Heart High School with Mr. Kenney her Creative Writing teacher on the left, and Harold McKoy the Friends’ Yonkers consultant on the right. Friends’ board members stand in back of Francheska.

 

$950 Cash Awards to Lincoln, Riverside and Sacred Heart Students

 

Author: 
FOCAAdmin

On a gorgeous Saturday morning in mid-March, 35 volunteers, including many children and teens, gathered to learn about native and non-native flora and fauna.

The event was organized by the Irvington Green Policy Task Force in collaboration with the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct, the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Irvington Parks Department, the O’Hara Nature Center and the Pollinator Pathways Project.

Author: 
FOCAAdmin

You've been asking us to do this. Now it's happening.

NY State Parks Taconic Region has approved the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct’s application to repair and rebuild much of the lower part of the Keepers House Porch.

Author: 
DAlden

 

Event organizer Norma Silva pulled together another very impactful ILMPD on a section of the Aqueduct that borders Westchester County’s Tibbitts Brook Park, sponsored as always by Parks & Trails NY (which provided the red t-shirts) in collaboration with Westchester Parks Foundation, River Keeper Sweep and Groundwork Hudson Valley’s Green Team. They were delighted to have their work acknowledged by the presence of City of Yonkers Council Member Corazon Pineda-Issac.

Amazing what 38 volunteers could accomplish!

Author: 
DAlden

Photo credit: Haven Colgate

For the May 6th, 2023 New York Parks & Trails' I Love My Park Day, the Garden Club of Irvington organized a day of removing invasive plants and planting native species along The Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in the Hastings-on-Hudson section. We had beautiful spring weather, and it was a true community event!

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