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DEC funding upgrades to informal trails in Catskill mountains

Oct 06, 2023 12:55 pm

Liz Montgomery reports in Porcupine Soup that the formerly trailless 17 mountain peaks in the Catskills now have informal trails, and the Department of Environmental Conservation said on Oct. 5 it will spend $50.000 to “promote responsible recreation and sustainable use of the formerly trailless peaks over 3,500 feet in the Catskills.” The money will go to a visitor experience survey and educational signs on the informal trails. The visitor survey begins this weekend, and anyone can also fill out an online survey through November 11 at a link on the WGXC Newsroom (https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/b811830089954c5d913ebbae697fb9ab).