Meetings On The Uses Of The Rensselaer Plateau

The Rensselaer Plateau Alliance, New York Forest Owners Association (Capital District Chapter), Trout Unlimited (Home Waters) and the Black River Raiders are hosting two meetings about the places that matter most to the people of the Rensselaer Plateau. Participants will be asked to identify activities, values and areas that are important using maps and small group conversations. Diverse people such as residents, hunters, trappers, loggers, skiers, hikers, snowmobilers, realtors, second-home owners, developers and others are encouraged to attend. Pizza and light refreshments will be served.
The Rensselaer Plateau Alliance has recently received a grant from NYSDEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program to work with local governments, landowners and others who care about the Plateau to develop a community based regional conservation plan. The first step in the plan is gathering information about what the community cares about. Anyone who lives, works or plays in the Rensselaer Plateau towns of Berlin, Brunswick, Grafton, Hoosick, Nassau, Petersburgh, Pittstown, Poestenkill, Sand Lake or Stephentown and the Village of East Nassau should come to one of the meetings to make sure your values guide the plan.
The first of the two identical meetings will be held on May 17 at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Hall, 71 Main Street, in Petersburgh from 6 to 8:30 pm. The other meeting will be on May 25 at the Poestenkill Fire Hall, 182 Main Street, Poestenkill, from 6 to 8:30 pm.
For more information, contact Jim Bonesteel, RPA President, at info@rensselaerplateau.org or 794-9160.