FOLLOW-UP---COUNTY PRESSED FOR MAINTENANCE PLAN AT CROTON POINT GRASSLANDS

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County Pressed for Maintenance Plan at Croton Point Grasslands
October 18, 2023Martin Wilbur

Westchester County parks and conservation officials appeared agreeable last week to finding a way to restart a regular maintenance schedule for an environmentally unique grassland at Croton Point Park.

A long-awaited meeting last Friday at the park’s nature center involving area environmentalists and representatives from the county Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation and other agencies ended with acknowledgement that maintaining the roughly 86-acre capped landfill site was essential for the park and for wildlife.

In August, The Examiner reported on the concerns raised by the conservationists that potentially threatened the habitat.

Reimbursable grant money from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) stopped in February 2022, making maintenance sporadic. As a result, the area is being overrun by multiple species of invasive vines, according to several in attendance representing various conservation groups.  MORE AT County Pressed for Maintenance Plan at Croton Point Grasslands | The Examiner News