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Watershed Education Resources Materials and Programs for Teaching about the New York City Water System and the Catskill-Delaware Watershed |
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Cultural Programs
"Catskill Mountain Tales & Tunes" by Ira & Laurie McIntosh
www.storylaurie.com, 845-676-4727, storylaurie@hotmail.com
A 45-minute classroom or school assembly program of songs and stories focused on the rich environmental and social history of the Catskills and NYC Watershed region. Designed for Grades 4-8, but appropriate for older audiences as well, this program features songs, stories and background information about bluestone quarrying and lumbering, New York City’s quest for water, and the need for ongoing environmental stewardship. Additional songs and stories tailored to the specific performance area or age and interest of the audience may be included if time allows. A teacher guide and suggested follow-up discussion questions are provided.
"City That Drinks the Mountain Sky," a production of Arm-of-the-Sea Theater
www.armofthesea.org - 845-246-7873
This lively, large-scale theater production tells the epic story of New York City's water supply system. The show, created in 1999, features hand-painted sets, dozens of mask and puppet characters and wonderful live music. It has received rave reviews at schools and festivals throughout the region. Arm-of-the-Sea Theater has been producing high quality arts-in-education programs for more than 20 years; this is one of their most successful school shows. Study guide and post performance discussion included with each school-day performance.
River of Words, and other programs offered by NYS DEC Educator Rich Parisio
rfparisi@gw.dec.state.ny.us - 845-831-8780, ext. 302
River of Words is an interdisciplinary program in watershed education, for grades K-12. Students investigate their own watersheds by writing site-specific nature poetry which is enriched by their studies of local flora, fauna, geology, and cultural history. Workshops for teachers, and outreach programs for school classes are presented free of charge by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation environmental educator Rich Parisio. Rich Parisio also offers a free illustrated talk for upper elementary, middle school, high school, and adult audiences: "Naturalist John Burroughs: His Life and Work."
Field Trips and Environmental Education Centers
Agroforestry Resource Center,a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County. Acra, Greene County.
http://arc.cce.cornell.edu/, 518-622-9820
TThe Agroforestry Resource Center (ARC) provides educational programs, supports research, and promotes collaboration among organizations concerned with sustaining the forest-dominated landscape of the Catskill Mountain/Hudson Valley Region. The goal is to promote sustainable practices that will provide economic benefits to landowners and communities while preserving forested areas so they continue to provide ecological, economic and public health benefits. Adjacent to the ARC is the Siuslaw Model Forest illustrating the relationship between sustainable forest stewardship and water quality. The ARC provides programs for youth on environmental topics, including watersheds, and the annual Environmental Awareness Days for Greene County 6th Graders.
After the StormStormwater issues; includes segment at NYC Watershed farm. Co-produced by US EPA and The Weather Channel. Free copies available at www.epa.gov/weatherchannel/. Can also be viewed on the web.
Deep Water: Building the Catskill Water System 45-minute documentary on development of the Catskill Supply of the NYC Water System. Produced by Willow Mixed Media. www.deepwaterdvd.com/orders.html. Teacher’s guide available from CWC. Contact: Galusha@cwconline.org; 845-586-1400, Ext. 29.
The Gilboa Fossils Half-hour video on the oldest tree fossils ever found, uncovered during construction of Gilboa Dam of Schoharie Reservoir. Produced by Gilboa Historical Society. Available at Gilboa Museum, or by contacting Kristin Wyckoff. kwyckoff@dmcom.net; 607-588-9413.
Mahackamack: The Building of the Neversink Dam as Told by the Men Who Built It Oral history produced by Sullivan County Historical Society. schs@warwick.net or 845-434-8044
Modern Marvels: City Water A History Channel documentary on development of water supplies in Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles. www.awwa.org/bookstore, or via www.amazon.com
Of Streams and Dreams: The Programs of the Catskill Watershed Corporation 15-minute overview of watershed history and CWC environmental, economic development and education programs. Free. Galusha@cwconline.org; 845-586-1400. Ext. 29
Shavertown: Reservoir of Memories 40-minute documentary/oral history on one of the communities taken for the Pepacton Reservoir. Produced by Andes Central School. 845-586-3166
Watershed Engineering Marvels: Building the Ashokan and Schoharie Reservoirs and the Shandaken Tunnel Video tour of an exhibit at the Empire State Railway Museum, Phoenicia. 845-688-7501
Behind the Scenes: The Inside Story of the Watershed Agreement 12 interviews with people involved in negotiations for the 1997 NYC Watershed Memorandum of Agreement. Transcripts/photos on www.cwconline.org/about/scenes.html; Produced by Nancy Burnett Productions, nburnett@usa.net; 607-369-4035
Voices from the Valleys Interviews with 15 former residents of communities claimed for the Neversink and Rondout Reservoirs. Produced by Time & The Valleys Museum. carolsmythe@earthlink.net
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