Ulster County Soil & Water Conservation District
5 Park Lane
Highland, NY 12528
(845) 883-7162 X3
Every County in New York State has a Soil and Water Conservation District. The State passed enabling legislation for the creation of our agency after Congress, in 1937, established a federal conservation agency to address the nation's problems caused by the "dust bowl". The legislation empowered local soil and water conservation districts to carry out and promote soil and water conservation programs.
The Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District was formed by County Resolution in April of 1965. We are governed by a local Board of Directors appointed by the Ulster County Legislature to oversee programs and staff. Ulster's Board consists of representatives from the County Legislature, Farm Bureau, Grange and At-Large.
For over forty years the District has maintained its long standing tradition as an agency of action, responsible for the direct design and implementation of engineering and agronomic practices intended for the improvement of water quality and the preservation of the County's natural resources, in both rural and urban capacity.
Our Staff
Jake Wedemeyer
Executive Director, CCA, CPESC
Christine DeGroodt
Program Assistant
Travis Ferry
Technician, CCA, NYSESCCP
Cooper Hernsdorf
Jr. Technician
VACANT
Ashokan Basin Project Manager, NYSESCCP
Bobby Taylor
CSBI Program Coordinator
Allison Lent
Stream Assessment Coordinator, NYSESCCP
Mark Tollefson
Watershed Technician
Gabriel Bonse
Watershed Intern
Board Of Directors
Leonard Tantillo
Chairman - Farm Bureau Representative
Sarah Van Nostrand
Secretary/Treasurer and the Grange Representative
James Delaune
Vice-Chairman, Member-At-Large
Robert Davenport
Member-At-Large
Fred Wilklow
Member-At-Large
Herbert Litts, III
Legislative Representative
Kathy Nolan
Legislative Representative
USDA NRCS
Oscar Velez-Juarbe
District Conservationist
Scott Morris
IT Specialist- OCIO
Eleanor Richard
Civil/Agricultural Engineer
Sam Roberts
Natural Resource Specialist
Jeffrey Jean
Program Support Specialist
Broadstreet Hollow SRP Engineering Services RFP
Ulster County Soil & Water Conservation District is seeking proposals for engineering and design services for a stream restoration project in Shandaken, NY.
This project is located on Broadstreet Hollow Creek in the Ashokan Reservoir watershed, within the NYC Water Supply watershed. The project is funded through a cooperative agreement between NYS Department of Environmental Protection and the Ulster County Soil & Water Conservation District as part of the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program.
Interested firms should review the supplied RFP and email any follow up questions to Bobby Taylor, who is the primary point of contact for this RFP. Proposals are due January 16, 2025.
Click "HERE" for more information.
