Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County is coordinating the development of a Stream Management Plan for the upper Esopus Creek (above the Ashokan Reservoir) in the Towns of Olive and Shandaken.

The Upper Esopus Creek Draft Management Plan project involves local citizens and leaders in prioritizing actions and recommendations for long-term stewardship of the stream corridor. It will summarize the benefits and problems in the upper Esopus Creek corridor and inform the public about the stream’s conditions. The project also includes opportunities to actively participate in stream-based volunteer projects, a speakers series, and other public events.
The planning process will be guided by a Project Advisory Council composed of Town officials, streamside landowners, representatives of the angling and whitewater recreation community, local, county, and state agencies and not-for-profits, and others.