The first treatment was Wednesday May 7, second treatment will follow during the week of May 12- 16 (dry weather dependent).

In the Group Camps meeting we were notified of the spongy moth treatment scheduled for this year. The spraying will take place during a weekday, and will not affect Saturday or Sunday use of camp.

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Hi Directors and Camp Support staff,

 

As discussed at the recent Camp Director’s Meeting, the park plans to do treatments by helicopter for spongy moth control again this year. The project’s goal is to protect canopy trees at your camps from spongy moth caterpillar defoliation.  The work is weather dependent.  It must be done during dry weather and will be scheduled for weekdays.  Each camp will receive two treatments applied 4-7 days apart.  We aim to have this project wrapped up in next 10-14 days.

 

We are using Btk, a naturally occurring soil bacteria, that is effective at killing spongy moth caterpillars. The product is not harmful to people but we recommend that anyone in the camps either vacate briefly or remain indoors until the fine mist settles on vegetation.  The contractor is spraying at a rate of ½ gallon per acre, so the material is barely noticeable during or after spraying.  Spraying itself does not take long – and will amount to a few passes over the camp.

 

It is difficult to predict the exact timing of the work given it is weather dependent.  The current forecast may allow for a first treatment tomorrow afternoon, but we will need to make that call tomorrow morning.  I will send email updates to this group and the camp office.  I know internet connectivity is a problem for some areas, so we will send Natural Resource staff to your camps 1-2 hours prior to spraying to alert staff about the exact treatment time window.

 

Thanks for your cooperation and flexibility on this.  If you have any questions, feel free to call or text me at the cell below.

 

Thanks,

 

Ed

 

 

 

Ed McGowan

Assistant District Manager, Hudson Valley Environmental Stewardship District

 

NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Palisades Interstate Park Commission

Bear Mountain, NY 10524

(845) 925-2142 | edwin.mcgowan@parks,ny.gov

 

What’s App Group Explanation

What’s App, a popular and free messaging app is now available to Nawakwa Members and we have a dedicated group chat with moderators. This group will act as an online meeting place and allow folks (both applicant’s & members) to connect in regards to transportation and camp visits. Sometimes you just need a buddy, a ride or a little more info about an upcoming event. This app is completely optional to join and or participate in but will serve as a great connection and source of information if enough people opt into using the app.

Step 1: On your iPhone or Android device head to your official App Store and search “WhatsApp”, download the application and then open it.

Step 2: Once the app is installed on your phone you can click the link below to join the NOANY group. We do ask that you use your real name so that people know with whom they are chatting with.

What’s App Group Link