Pepacton Resevoir
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 15, 2015 - 4:22 pm
It's unusual for New York City-based media outlets to pay much attention to the Catskills, and even more unusual for them to examine the long, often painful history of how exactly New Yorkers get their water, more than a billions gallons a day of it, from... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, May. 22, 2015 - 12:46 pm
Sunrise this morning -- Friday, May 22 -- marked the beginning of the boating season on four of New York City's upstate reservoirs in the Catskills: the Cannonsville, the Neversink, the Schoharie and the Pepacton. Boating on the reservoirs is allowed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 - 1:43 pm
Above: A paddler heads down to the shore of the Pepacton Reservoir during the 2014 boating season. Photo via the NYC DEP's Flickr page.
In the three years since the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) opened four of its upstate... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 - 11:14 am
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and a slew of other groups and volunteers will fan out across the Catskills on Sunday, Oct. 5 to clean up four of the NYC reservoirs -- the Pepacton, the Cannonsville, the Neversink, and the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 2, 2014 - 11:40 am
Above: A sailboat glides on the surface of the Pepacton Reservoir on May 26, 2012. Photo by Tina Schvejda; posted in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
This summer, the Catskills Outdoor Guide is partnering with the New York City Department of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jul. 11, 2013 - 2:41 pm
Above: VW Parts, William Hrazanek's junkyard that has sat on the bank of the Bushkill for over 20 years. Photo by Julia Reischel, taken on July 9, 2013.
In a rare show of force, a phalanx of state Department of Environmental Conservation officers raided ... Read more
