Join us for our bi-monthly public meeting. On the agenda: our water quality monitoring report for May - July, Beacon’s initiative to control the spread of Japanese Knotweed, upcoming application to DEC Hudson Estuary Program grant, updates about our work to develop a more resilient organization, and much more!
The meeting will happen at 5pm on Thur August 7 at East Fishkill Community Center, 890 Rte 82, Hopewell Junction 12533. Meeting can be joined online through Google Meet as well: meet.google.com/fzi-ywco-xuo
Online agenda here. Add to your calendar.
MEETING AGENDA
August 7 , 2025
Location & time: 5pm East Fishkill Town Hall Conference Room, 330 NY-376, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 Second Floor Google Meet (to attend virtually): meet.google.com/fzi-ywco-xuo
Chairs: Sergei Krasikov, Brent Feldweg
Secretary: Peter Berasi
In attendance:
1. Presentations & Discussions:
Looking back series: 2004 Fishkill Creek Watershed Natural Resource Management Plan, presentation by Brent Feldweg.
Community Water Quality Sampling, May - July report
Technical assistance / strategic planning:
Feedback from Capacity-Building Technical Assistance Roundtable
Beacon Knotweed Working Group, details here
2. Updates & Reports:
HREP 2025 Beacon Institute / FCWA application
July 26 Sampling Report Party
Possible Vassar student collaborations: WQ, Creek Map, GIS
Community event tabling. FCWA event list here
Fishkill Creek designation as Inland Waterway - our folder Inland Waterway
3. Group Function
Bylaws review and update, tabled
Finance & expense report, sampling fundraising report
Board vote to authorize Alan Mason, FCWA Treasurer, to be added as a signatory to our bank account
Update: FCWA 501c(3) incorporation. FCWA 501(c)3 folder here
FCWA standing meeting dates
5. Events: FCWA inaugural community event: fundraiser with HRWA, December 2025
TABLED:
4. Campaigns: Mapping public access to Fishkill Creek and tributaries. Folder here. Spreadsheet here
NEXT FCWA BOARD MEETING: Thur Sept 11, Virtual only. Add to your calendar here
NEXT FCWA PUBLIC MEETING: Thur Oct 9. Add to your calendar here