saugerties nanny goat hill awaits destruction
Dear Congressman Hinchey
I have learned that there are plans afoot to develop the Nanny Goat Hill site in Saugerties and that you are among the named developers.
I think that there are things that you should know about Nanny Goat Hill and I would like to write you about them.
By way of introduction, I am a professor of geology at Hartwick College and a writer of geology columns for Kaatskill Life Magazine, and five regional newspapers, including the Woodstock Times and the Hudson Catskill newspaper chain. In short I communicate a great deal with our local community.
I understand that it may be that Nanny Goat Hill will be blasted away in order to make room for a parking garage. I hope this will not happen.
Nanny goat hill is a remarkable ice age feature called by the name of “ramp and pluck.” It was formed during the Ice Age when a sizable glacier advanced from the east. The glacier scoured its way up the east side of the Nanny Goat Hill and created the gentle slope that is seen there.
As the ice overrode the hill, it adhered to the bedrock there, yanked or plucked much of it loose, and created the steep cliff face seen on that side.
Please see the attached photo of Nanny Goat Hill that shows the ramp side on the right and the plucked side on the left.
This really is a remarkable ice age feature and I know of no others like it in our vicinity. I feel that it should be protected and appreciated.
Like so many others, I watched and enjoyed Ken Burns’ series on the national parks. We all learned much from it, but the single most important message was about learning to save, not destroy the natural wonders all around us.
At the very least I hope you will show this message to your architects and see what they can do.
Thank you for listening.
Robert Titus, PhD
Department of Geology
Hartwick College
Oneonta NY 13820
OSI – Open Space Institute
Saugerties’ “Natural Wonder” is in Hands of Congressman Hinchey
saugerties nanny goat hill awaits destruction
Dear Congressman Hinchey
I have learned that there are plans afoot to develop the Nanny Goat Hill site in Saugerties and that you are among the named developers.
I think that there are things that you should know about Nanny Goat Hill and I would like to write you about them.
By way of introduction, I am a professor of geology at Hartwick College and a writer of geology columns for Kaatskill Life Magazine, and five regional newspapers, including the Woodstock Times and the Hudson Catskill newspaper chain. In short I communicate a great deal with our local community.
I understand that it may be that Nanny Goat Hill will be blasted away in order to make room for a parking garage. I hope this will not happen.
Nanny goat hill is a remarkable ice age feature called by the name of “ramp and pluck.” It was formed during the Ice Age when a sizable glacier advanced from the east. The glacier scoured its way up the east side of the Nanny Goat Hill and created the gentle slope that is seen there.
As the ice overrode the hill, it adhered to the bedrock there, yanked or plucked much of it loose, and created the steep cliff face seen on that side.
Please see the attached photo of Nanny Goat Hill that shows the ramp side on the right and the plucked side on the left.
This really is a remarkable ice age feature and I know of no others like it in our vicinity. I feel that it should be protected and appreciated.
Like so many others, I watched and enjoyed Ken Burns’ series on the national parks. We all learned much from it, but the single most important message was about learning to save, not destroy the natural wonders all around us.
At the very least I hope you will show this message to your architects and see what they can do.
Thank you for listening.
Robert Titus, PhD
Department of Geology
Hartwick College
Oneonta NY 13820