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I was at Vernooy big field yesterday on cutler road and there was a mess. I spoke to the forester while I was at Vernooy. I have notified some of my volunteers and I am thinking to do a group clean up either April and May -James Steward.

Sundown Wild Forest UMP was signed and approved on 10/8/2019 https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/sdwfump2.pdf From UMP RESPONSE: There are no formally recognized recreational shooting ranges on DEC State Forest lands and the Department may close specific locations or properties to...

Hi, I would like to update everyone on the shooting range at the Vernooy Kill State Forest. According to the updated UMP they might be relocating the shooting range. -James Sullivan Steward

Hi Everyone, I am the Steward for the Vernooy Kill State Forest area. Morgan Duke Conservation Society has a volunteer stewardship agreement with the DEC to help protect Vernooy Kill State Forest. Few people have signed up to become ongoing volunteer for Vernooy Kill State Forest. If anyone...

I might print the petition out tonight and mail it in tomorrow. I will tell the NYSDEC there is more signatures coming.

I never seen any mountain bikes at Vernooy Kill State Forest and if they build this mountain bike trail they will bring in Invasive species into the area and kill the trees. The garbage in Vernooy Kill State Forest would be 15 times worst and Vernooy Kill State Forest will turn into a another...

Thank You very much for your support and help. 615 people signed it already and that is really awesome. We not to far away from 1000 people. The Bike club closed their petition at 930. i very much appreciate the help and thanks to all the 615 people. I am going to a volunteer stewardship...

I have reopened the petition Sign the Petition

Here is the funny part they do not know that I sent 15 letters to nearby residents including the gun and rod club about this proposed plan and how they want to do away with the shooting area. :)

Hunting, Fishing is a sport and so is mountain biking so why are they getting away with not having permit. this place is going to be turn into another freaking Peekamoose Blue Hole where 1000 people storm the place and mess it up.

Right after I read the email I went to work and wrote up a letter and stood up to them and told them how I felt with their email and I told them sorry if they think my petition was misleading however I got the information from their draft plan so their draft plan book must be misleading LOL and...

It was the forester from Vernooy Kill State Forest.

I have to inform everyone that I had to close the petition site. Someone from NYSDEC emailed me and said my petition is miss leading and the information in the petition is not true. They are mad that I did not go to NYSDEC before creating a petition and since when does residents of New York...

I want to thank everyone again for signing the petition and for your support. Sign the Petition

I 100% agree on that. I was talking to a forest ranger this year and they said Vernooy Kill State Forest is like the only place that allows shooting. I have seen more people come here to shoot than ride their bikes.

I am reading the Shawangunk Journal and my letter is posted in the letters to the editor. There is another section talks about the meeting. Hank Alicandri Director of Sam's Point was at the meeting. they said the impact they see from bike trails and parking lots come from invasive plant...

The group who wants this mountain bike trail had 335 people signed their petition. if anyone is viewing this post please sign my petition my goal is to have 500 people sign this petition. Sign the Petition

I don’t understand when someone told me At the dec they want to shut it down for safety concerns why are they going still allow hunting. It dose not make sense. Thank you very much for signing my petition and sharing it. :)

Thank you everyone for signing the petition. I got off the phone with someone at the DEC local office. There were many people at the meeting that supports this mountain bike trail at Vernooy Kill State forest. This mountain bike trail will put a big impact on the streams after it rains...

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NYSDEC is not planning on given permits out to mountain bikes they already digging up the trails in Stewart Forest. They told me they want to do away with the target practice due to safety concerns. it does not make sense to me if they think its not safe to target practice they going allow...

Hi Everyone, The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it is seeking public input on the Sundown Wild Forest and the Vernooy Kill State Forest Draft Unit Management Plan. I was reading the draft unit management plan and someone from region 3 said they...

Effective Immediately, DEC Re-Opens Vernooy Kill State Forest to Visitors The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is re-opening the Vernooy Kill State Forest, located in Ulster County, to visitors, including hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts, effective immediately...

No, I am not new here I have been posting on here for a year and a half. feel free to see my other post. I am a Volunteer Steward for Vernooy Kill State Forest. All I was doing is informing anyone who had plans to go Vernooy Kill State Forest to shoot that please hold off because Vernooy is...

I found the news article from Shawangunk Journal Members of the Department of Environmental Protection Police found Stuart's truck abandoned near Lundy Lane and Cutler Road in the Hamlet of Napanoch, and found a man matching Stuart's description nearby. When officers tried to approach him...

I was reading online they found his truck on Lundy Road in Vernooy Kill State Forest.

To aid in search for fugitive Joshua Stuart, DEC is temporarily closing the Vernooy Kill State Forest to visitors, effective immediately. DEC Forest Rangers are assisting the State Police in the ongoing search for Joshua Stuart in the Ellenville, NY, area. DEC urges hikers and other outdoor...

Thank You. :)

Winter time in Vernooy Kill State Forest

Before we cleaned up the bank. After volunteers cleaned up. In December i took ride to Vernooy Kill State Forest on Cutler road and found pumpkins on the bank where we cleaned up back in May. Someone decided to shoot at them and left them for animals to eat them. I came back...

It’s now fixed. Sorry about that.

Hi, I am from nonprofit organization called Morgan Duke Conservation Society. We have a volunteer stewardship agreement with NYSDEC to help with the litter clean up on Cutler Road and other areas. If you are planning to visit Vernooy Kill State Forest we hope you have enjoyable visit. here is...

Hi, Here are some pictures of Vernooy Kill State Forest. I own nonprofit organization and we entered into NYSDEC Volunteer Stewardship Agreement to adopted Vernooy Kill State Forest. We help pick up litter in there.