We need the climbing community to send letters to New York State to convince them to expand climbing opportunities in Minnewaska. Please see our talking points page at http://gunksclimbers.org/talkpoints.shtml for ideas what to write. The deadline for public comments is November 13, 2009. This is your chance to have your voice heard - they are listening and we need to let them know how many climbers are out there, how much we'd like more areas open to climbing, and how climbers can benefit the park, the community, the economy and be responsible environmental stewards.

Send your letters to:
Fred Williams, Deputy Director
Palisades Region
NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Bear Mountain, NY 10911
Phone: 845-786-2701
Fax: 845-786-2776

Thomas B. Lyons, Director of Resource Management
NYC Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Empire State Plaza
Agency Building 1
Albany, NY 12238
Phone: 518-474-0409
Fax: 518-474-7013

Or send emails to: Minnewaska.plan@oprhp.state.ny.us

For a sample letter you can use as a template, click here: http://gunksclimbers.org/docs/2009-10-gcc-minne-letter-TEMPLATE.doc

Jannette

Thanks, Jannette - I will get a letter out within a week.

The Access Fund has set up a great letter writing generator for the Minnewaska issue.

please go: Access Letter Writing Link

please use your own words if possible.

please pass on the link to as many as you know. We need to generate hundreds of letters in support of climbing. If from NY send copy to your local assemblyperson and state senator.