Ashokan-Pepacton Watershed Chapter donations:

The two watercolors below will be framed and donated to the APW TU’s 32^nd Annual Conservation Fund Raiser to be held in April 2020.  Note, due to Covid, the TU Fund Raiser was never conducted, thus these donations were never made.

This parker pony tress bridge--- locally known as the Green Bridge--- was reportedly built in 1934 and connected Mount Pleasant Road to Riseley Road to NY 212.  It’s been closed to traffic for many years and was dismantled in the summer of 2020.  It had long been an historic landmark and favorite place for the young-of-heart to jump into Esopus Creek below, not to forget the pool downstream of the bridge was a favorite of Preston Jennings.  This watercolor also appeared in the September 2020 Gazette, newsletter of the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild.

Mount Pleasant, Esopus Creek:

As noted above, this historic bridge was removed during 2020.  During the fall panels near both ends of the former bridge abutments were installed, noting the history of the now gone landmark.

  

This East Branch Neversink brook trout succumb to a #16 Yellow Stimulator and was shortly released back into its gin clear environ after a few quick photos were captured.

East Branch Neversink brook trout: