General News: Eroding Hillside Gets Village Attention
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| Fallen trees and exposed roots are visible along the steep slope. |
September 22, 2009
When a giant oak fell across Dock Hill Road late last month, it struck village trustee Rick Gioia that it was time to do something about the steep hillside that runs along the road. “The soil is extremely destabilized and the under-story has been completely eaten by the deer,” he told the board on Monday night.
Gioia said that he consulted with Cornwall tree warden Kate Goodspeed to find a way to address the erosion of the hillside. Goodspeed proposed planting a native species of fragant sumac bushes that are poisonous to deer and that possess long roots to help stabilitize the soil. The village board voted last week to spend $350 to purchase the shrubs, which Gioia said boy scouts would plant as part of their volunteer work.
Gioia also reported that he has high hopes that the New York Estuary Program will provide funds to plant trees on the same hillside, which runs next to the creek that feeds directly into the Hudson River.
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I'm thrilled to read that the village will use native, deep-rooted vegetation to stabilize the eroded hillside. It's a sensible, environmentally-friendly and effective solution. Thanks, Rick Goia and Kate Goodspeed.
Carole Hunt
posted by Carole Hunt on 09/23/09 at 11:45 AM
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