Stewardship

The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct work to maintain the beauty of the undeveloped trail and the integrity of the entire length of the tunnel from Croton into New York City. We are always looking for volunteers interested in getting involved with adopting a part of the trail for invasive management and native plant restoration. We also have an annual cleanup of the trail in Yonkers.

TENDING THE TRAIL: INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT & RESTORING WITH NATIVE PLANTS HISTORIC WALL RESTORATION

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2023: Nurturing the Northern Section of the Trail

Author: 
DAlden
Post date: 
02/27/2024 - 8:06am

A comprehensive report on trail stewardship for 2023

In 2023 the focus shifted sigificantly; removal of invasive species was targeted to specific sections of the trail to encourage the emergence of native species and to make space for the restoration planting scheduled for the fall; it took place September 22nd. Sections of the trail are now lush with native plants and whole swaths are free of those prickly bushes that have plagued trail walkers and served as a breeding ground for ticks.

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Guest post: A bent tree and a black butterfly

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
04/10/2023 - 12:37pm

Guest post by Jean Zimmerman

A bent tree and a black butterfly figured prominently in my hike along the northern section of the Old Croton Aqueduct on a day so early in spring that only a few plants were peeping up green.

Also peeping up reddish-brown with yellow streaks, in the case of skunk cabbage.

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Talkin’ Bout Warburton - Teaming Up with Yonkers Historic James H Farrell Masonic Lodge #34

Author: 
LWalter
Post date: 
10/31/2022 - 9:11am

 

Warburton Avenue’s southern end is still one of Yonkers’ most charming streets, with old house rooftops low enough to catch long views of the Palisades cliffs. Girl Scouts, Scout Moms, Mason brothers and Friends volunteers tidied up Warburton on a sunny morning in late October, and caught the cliffs’ fiery color.

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May & June 2022 I Love My Park Day in the Northern section of the trail

Author: 
DAlden
Post date: 
08/04/2022 - 12:58pm

One Thing Leads to Another – how We Tended the Trail in So Many Different Ways on so Many Days

An amazing series of I Love My Park Day events took place in May and June of 2022 on the northern section of the Aqueduct trail, sponsored by Parks & Trails NY and hosted by the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct.

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Celebrate Trails Day on the OCA and Creation of a Pollinator Garden

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
04/25/2022 - 2:54pm

by Jasena Sareil on behalf of the GPTF

 

Over 30 volunteers (ranging from 3 year-olds to seniors) gathered to remove invasive plants and to create a pollinator garden along the wall of the Irvington Estates on the Aqueduct.

We worked from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Wall Work Week of 3.21.22 - Part 4 of 4

Author: 
DAlden
Post date: 
03/24/2022 - 9:21am

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Wall Work Continues - Part 3 of 4

Author: 
DAlden
Post date: 
03/23/2022 - 9:05am

Work accomplished 3.18.22

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Stone Wall Restoration - Part 2 of 4

Author: 
DAlden
Post date: 
03/18/2022 - 9:30am

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Stone Wall Restoration - Part 1 of 4

Author: 
DAlden
Post date: 
03/14/2022 - 8:50am

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The long awaited stone wall restoration has begun on the Ossining section of the OCA! 

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Timing is everything – removing Stilt grass, Microstegium viminbum, on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

Author: 
DAlden
Post date: 
09/20/2021 - 4:30pm

The problem: Stilt grass is ubiquitous on the Aqueduct trail and in mid-September is currently flowering and will shortly start to set the seeds which will widely disperse onto the trail.

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