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Press Release

For Immediate Release
May 11, 2006
Contact:
Jay Burgess,
845-473-4440 x222 jburgess@scenichudson.org

Volunteers Needed for Projects in Popular Beacon Park

Scenic Hudson is looking for community volunteers to help Scenic Hudson ready its Madam Brett Park in Beacon for summer visitors.

( Beacon, New York) - BEACON—Scenic Hudson is looking for community volunteers to help Scenic Hudson ready its Madam Brett Park in Beacon for summer visitors. Volunteers will join Scenic Hudson staff in removing invasive plant species, planting native seedlings and constructing simple barriers to control erosion along the path to the park's beautiful Tioronda Falls.

The volunteer work day is Thursday, May 25, from 1-4 p.m.

The planting and erosion projects are important to maintaining the park's ecological health and for wildlife that depends on the parks habitat.

For information on this and future volunteer days at Madam Brett Park, please call Jennine Shy at 845 473 4440, ext. 210.

Directions to Madam Brett Park: Crossing Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (I-84) from west to east, turn right on Route 9D south. Proceed 2.2 miles. Right on Tioronda Avenue. After 0.7 miles, turn left and go under railroad overpass. Parking area on left.

Scenic Hudson works to protect and restore the Hudson River and its majestic landscape as an irreplaceable national treasure and a vital resource for residents and visitors. A crusader for the valley since 1963, we are credited with saving fabled Storm King Mountain from a destructive industrial project and launching the modern grass-roots environmental movement. Today with more than 10,000 ardent supporters, we are the largest environmental group focused on the Hudson River Valley. Our team of experts combines land acquisition, support for agriculture, citizen-based advocacy and sophisticated planning tools to create environmentally healthy communities, champion smart economic growth, open up riverfronts to the public and preserve the valley's inspiring beauty and natural resources. www.scenichudson.org

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