FINAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Did you miss your chance to contribute to the Long Eddy river access through Indiegogo? The Conservancy is still raising money for the project--if you wish to contribute, just visit www.DelawareHighlands.org and click "Donate Now," send an email to info@delawarehighlands.org, or call us at 845-583-1010.
UPDATE 11/19We are thrilled to announce that we have reached our initial goal of raising $5,000 for Long Eddy--
but we're not finished yet! We have
a new challenge from a generous donor! If we're able to beat our goal by another $1,000 (reaching $6,000 total),
these contributions will be matched by an additional $1,000 donation! This means every dollar contributed toward this new goal will have
double the impact.What's the Story?
When we were out kayaking recently, we counted nine bald eagles, a great blue heron, and a kingfisher. Fish were jumping, and the rolling hills and valleys around us were lit up with the vibrant foliage of the season. We're all so lucky to call the Upper Delaware River region home, whether we live here year-round or look forward to our visits. And part of what makes us all so lucky is being able to access the river safely and easily.
Don't take our word for it, though. We asked Jeff Graff, an avid fly fisherman, for his thoughts:
"The Delaware River is a truly amazing natural resource and a fly fisherman’s dream. It’s clear, clean waters flow over cobble bottom long eddies and riffles that meander through the ancient, dark hills and hardwood forests of southern New York and northeastern Pennsylvania and hold abundant populations of healthy, wild rainbow and brown trout. Its prolific aquatic insect hatches of mayflies, caddis flies and stoneflies provide some of the best and most challenging fly fishing opportunities for fisherman in the United States.
Creating and maintaining access to the river is essential, not only to fishermen interested in ensuring that the fishery remains vital and accessible to drift boats and wade fishermen, but also to other recreational users of the river such as canoeists and kayakers."
Which brings us to our point: The Long Eddy river access site in Sullivan County, NY needs some help.
What Do We Need?
The Conservancy needs your support to allow us to purchase the Long
Eddy river access and boat launch in the town of Fremont, NY in Sullivan
County and to make improvements to the site.
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$20,000 will help us cover our out-of-pocket costs for purchasing
the property, which will then be transferred to the New York State
Department of Conservation for improvements and ongoing maintenance. But $5,000 will get us off to a great start (and we love to reach a goal)!
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Every dollar you donate will go directly to the project, whether or
not we reach our entire $20,000 goal. YOU are contributing directly to
your community--and to the local businesses that will benefit from more tourism dollars as folks take advantage of the river access. (Who wants to join us for a paddle from Buckingham to Long Eddy?)
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Read our press release.
Who Are We?
The Delaware Highlands Conservancy, a nonprofit land trust in the Upper
Delaware River region, works in partnership with landowners and
communities in New York and Pennsylvania to conserve our natural
heritage and quality of life. We've protected more than 14,000 acres of land to date, are members of the Better Business Bureau, and a nationally accredited land trust with the Land Trust Alliance. We meet national standards for excellence and for upholding the public trust, and have the expertise and sound ethics to assure conservation solutions work well in ways best suited for our region. We even made a movie about it:
The Sullivan County Division of
Planning has identified the need to improve this access as part of their
Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. It is an important site for
fishermen, fishing guides, river outfitters, boaters, and other river
users. Purchasing and improving this parcel would give residents and
visitors to our region much-needed improved access and easier parking,
and would bring positive economic benefits to Long Eddy, the town of
Fremont, and the whole river corridor. Open Space Institute is helping with a zero interest loan for a portion of the purchase (www.osiny.org).
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