Above: Kids investigate stream creatures during a water workshop, which will take place on Tuesday, May 20 in Tannersville this year. Photo via the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District.
The four-mile Schoharie Reservoir, created by the 88-year-old Gilboa Dam, is the most visible part of the 315-square-mile Schoharie watershed, which covers most of the craggy mountaintop region of Greene County. The watershed is full of fast-moving streams with Dutch names: Batavia Kill, East Kill, West Kill, Bear Kill, and Manor Kill are a few, all of which drain into the Schoharie Creek.
This May is the 5th annual Schoharie Watershed Month, and the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District is feting the streams and tributaries of the Schoharie with a full month of free events. The celebrations began on May 3, and continue for the rest of this month.
Next Tuesday, May 20, in Tannersville, preschoolers are invited to a Water Workshop to investigate a stream firsthand with nets, buckets, and helpful adult guidance.
Saturday, May 24, is Windham Day on the Batavia Kill, featuring a guided walk on the 1.5-mile Windham Path, which opened last year.
On Saturday, May 31, the Gilboa Museum is hosting a lecture about the Ancient Gilboa Forest, its collection of 400-million-year-old fossilized tree trunks -- the oldest forest on earth. That same day features a guided bus tour of the Schoharie Reservoir.
All events are free. Just like water.
Schoharie Watershed Month. May 1-31. Various locations in Greene and Schoharie counties. For a full list of free events, workshops, and tours, go to catskillstreams.org. The Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District is a Watershed Post advertiser.
