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Childrens Art and Poetry Focused on Catskills Water at Water Discovery Center in Arkville Through October

By Matthew Avitabile · September 5, 2021 · The Mountain Eagle

ARKVILLE - September 3 (Arkville) Children’s artwork and poetry related to Catskills water, its journey to, and use in, New York City is on display at the Catskill Water Discovery Center, 669 Hwy 38, Arkville, Saturdays 12 - 3 through October, or by appointment, for groups and school classes. The exhibit features the winning entries of NYC DEP’s Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest. Inspired by contest themes, which incorporate STEM and humanities disciplines, the work addresses:

· Water, A Precious Resource: To recognize the importance of a clean and plentiful supply of water.

· New York City Water Supply System: To explore the history of the New York City’s Water Supply System and its present-day source, operation, delivery, protection and maintenance.

· Water Stewardship and Climate Change: What can we do to help? To consider our influence on the environment and how we can address and take action on environmental issues that influence our neighborhoods, our city, and beyond.

The exhibit complements the Center’s permanent exhibition, a timeline history of the NYC Water Supply System, from the suitability of the Catskills to provide the country’s largest city with clean, abundant supplies of fresh water, to the sacrifices made by the local population, to the cooperation achieved by upstate and downstate leaders and advocates, yielding an unprecedented, unparalleled system.

FOR MORE INFORMATION about scheduling a visit please leave a message at 845 586 6622. Please visit www.waterdiscoverycenter.org