Tom Rankin
Well-known member
The Catskill 3500 Club is one of the sponsors of this project.
http://www.nynjtc.org/news/seasonal-summit-steward-pilot-launching-june-slide-mountain-catskills
A quote from the article:
Jim Bouton, the Chair of the Catskill 3500 Club’s Summit Stewardship Committee said "... We feel that the Summit of the Catskills highest peak, Slide Mountain, is in need of protection and preservation due to overuse and frequent misuse, and having a steward's presence there will help to accomplish those goals in many ways, not least of which is through educating the visiting hikers about taking proper care of the fragile environment. We take our role as a hiking group devoted not only to visiting, but also protecting the Catskills summits very seriously, and hope that this program not only succeeds but is replicated at other Catskills peaks in the future."
http://www.nynjtc.org/news/seasonal-summit-steward-pilot-launching-june-slide-mountain-catskills
A quote from the article:
Jim Bouton, the Chair of the Catskill 3500 Club’s Summit Stewardship Committee said "... We feel that the Summit of the Catskills highest peak, Slide Mountain, is in need of protection and preservation due to overuse and frequent misuse, and having a steward's presence there will help to accomplish those goals in many ways, not least of which is through educating the visiting hikers about taking proper care of the fragile environment. We take our role as a hiking group devoted not only to visiting, but also protecting the Catskills summits very seriously, and hope that this program not only succeeds but is replicated at other Catskills peaks in the future."
