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BRONX ZOO-BASED WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY TO RELEASE REPORT ON HUDSON VALLEY BIODIVERSITY AND SPRAWL
Plan calls for balancing wildlife concerns with economic growth

    WHO:
    Representatives from the Wildlife Conservation Society's Metropolitan Conservation Alliance, Towns of Cortlandt, New Castle, Putnam Valley, and Yorktown
    WHAT:
    Release of the "Croton to Highlands Biodiversity Plan," a comprehensive report with specific recommendations of a four-year, four-town collaborative project to protect wildlife and wild places across the towns in Westchester and Putnam Counties.
    BACKGROUND:
    Sprawling development continues to threaten unique biological resources of the Hudson Valley region. The Metropolitan Conservation Alliance, a program of the Bronx Zoo- based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has partnered with four towns in Westchester and Putnam Counties in an effort to develop planning recommendations to sustain regional ecosystem and wildlife diversity. The field-researched report of the area just outside of New York City will highlight a diverse assemblage of animals and large tracts of undeveloped land that persist in the face of intense development pressure. By providing specific recommendations to help guide future planning efforts, the report will help the towns maintain both the ecological and economic health of their community.
    WHERE:
    Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve, Town of Yorktown
    WHEN:
    11:00 am - Thursday, April 22nd, 2004 - EARTH DAY! (media set up begins at 10:30)
Visit Wildlife Conservation Society website: http://www.wcs.org

CONTACT: Stephen Sautner, Assistant Director of Conservation Communications, Wildlife Conservation Society, 718-220-3682; ssautner@wcs.org -- Metropolitan Conservation Alliance: 914-925-9175; mca@wcs.org

DIRECTIONS: Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve is located off the west side of Route 118 in Westchester, approximately 2 miles south of the intersection of Routes 202, 35, and 118, and one mile north of the intersection of Route 129 and 118. The entrance is located opposite of Croton Heights Road and opposite a sign for Peter Pratt's Inn. As you enter the preserve, proceed forward to the parking lot.


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