> What Is WAC?
Source Water Stewardship by Farm and Forest Landowners
The Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) is a non profit organization with the mission to support the economic viability of agriculture and forestry through the protection of water quality and the promotion of land conservation in the New York City watershed region. WAC is funded by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service and other federal and foundation sources.
- Mission and Vision
- Annual Report
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> Croton Watershed
Click here for information about the Croton Watershed East of Hudson Project
> Watershed Map
Click the map to the right for closer view
> Join Our Mailing List
Click on one of the links below to:
- Join our e-mail list.
- Join our regular mailing list.
- Join both our e-mail and regular mailing lists.
> Farm & Forest Profiles
Read about some of our program participants.
- Forestry Profile: Rustic Contemporary
- Farm Profile: High Meadows Rare Breeds Farm
> Virtual Tours
> Watershed Products
Support a healthy working forest with your next purchase from Catskill WoodNet, a regional network of woodworkers, artisans and sawmills (Directory pdf: May 2008).
Buy Local from the Pure Catskills, where farmers grow and harvest food in the same pristine mountain region where clean drinking water for New York City originates.
> Watershed Headlines
- ONC Boces Students at NCOC Complete New York Logger Training Certification (Press Release)
- - Pure Catskills Wood Products Directory Released (Press Release)
- - Sheep and Goat Field Day -- June 20, East Meredith, NY (Press Release) (Brochure)
- - Finger Lakes Watershed Agencies Seek Guidance from WAC (Press Release)