2005 (Volume 27)
Living Treasure Interview: A Life in this Valley
Nancy Shukaitis (STG: Summer/Fall 2005 Vol. 27 No. 1) The founder of the Delaware Valley Conservation Association, a local activist group against the Tocks Island Dam project.
KEYWORDS: Nancy Shukaitis, Nancy Michael, water reservoir, "Nix on Tocks", Sandy Beach, collecting arrowheads, HARSCO Industrial Patterson-Kelley (East Stroudsburg PA), Manhattan Project, LST (Landing Ship Tank), 1936 Flood, fisheries, county commissioner, Depue Island. LINKS IN THIS WEBSITE: Tocks Island Dam, Zion Church (Zions Church) on McDade Trail, pictures of the 1955 Flood, Major Floods since 1955. LINKS in OTHER WEBSITES: National Environmental Policy Act, Army Corps of Engineers (ACE), John Muir Collections on the website of John Muir Woods National Historic Site, Marjory Stoneman Douglas on the website of Everglades National Park.
Additional Material
• Photo Gallery: In her own words ... Nancy Shukaitis. Landscapes from her life and her part in the struggle against the Tocks Island Dam.
• Photo Gallery: The Flood of 1955 Snapshots from the park's collection.
River Road Rehab: An Update (STG: Summer/Fall 2005 Vol. 27 No. 1) A report by park engineer Bill Leonard.
KEYWORDS: Environmental Assessment, Preferred Alternative, road footprint, bicycle/pedestrian lane, cultural landscape. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: History along McDade Trail (River Road), McDade Trail, Cultural Landscapes.
Additional material
• A Historical Narrative of River Road (with additional material on Freeman Tract Road.) By park Historian Susan Kopczynski.
• A Chronology of River Road (with additional material on river ferries.)
More Terrible than Ivan: The Spring Flood of 2005 (STG: Summer/Fall 2005 Vol. 27 No. 1) By Management Assistant Bill Halainen.
KEYWORDS: Montague NJ gauge, peak flow, Hurricane Ivan, Mrs. Aun, Ranger Mark Hnat, Ranger Mike Croll. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: (old) Kittatinny Point Visitor Center building, (new) Kittatinny Point Visitor Center, Major Floods since 1955, Hurricane Ivan (2004), Photo Gallery: Hurricane Ivan (2004).
Additional material:
• Photo Gallery: The Spring Flood of 2005
Dingmans Campground: Welcome (back) ! (STG: Summer/Fall 2005 Vol. 27 No. 1) The concession campground within the recreation area reopens after a three-year hiatus. By Ranger Activities Assistant Michele Kuna.
KEYWORDS: Walter Toomer, Terry Toomer, John Lonergan, Noele Lonergan. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Camping (all kinds), list of Campgrounds. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Dingmans Campground, East Stroudsburg University.
Employee Spotlight: Sue Grove (STG: Summer/Fall 2005 Vol. 27 No. 1) Park ranger and interpreter at many Millbrook Days.
KEYWORDS: Sue Grove, Newton NJ, Stillwater NJ, Layton NJ, Wayne Grove, Watergate Environmental Education Center, Walpack Environmental Education Center, children as interpreters, children as demonstrators. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Millbrook Village, Millbrook Days (today), Millbrook Village Society (volunteers), Millbrook Map & Guide, Millbrook Village Society, Peters Valley Craft Center (using Walpack EEC buildings)
Additional Material
• Photo Gallery: Children (and Adults) as Demonstrators at an early Millbrook Days
