Join WLC, the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program, Jennifer Zackin of “Mapping the Sawkill,” and others for an afternoon of community dialogue and interactive mapping at the Woodstock Library. This free series is part of the Ashokan Watershed Conference ‘Summit to Stream: Building a Resilient Watershed Together’. Together participants will explore what has been learned from past experiences with flooding in this region and examine how landowners and stewards can protect our watershed through collective action.

The Fontyne Kill will provide a sound bath, wisdom, clay pigment, and its waters to use for a creative, calming & connective somatic experience. The class will be facilitated in a guided meditation and painting techniques by local art therapist & educator, Coryn Nadeau. We’ll also discuss and facilitate the ethical disposal of water used in art-practice.

Ages 5 + welcome.

This workshop traces the evolving relationship between people and the Sawkill Creek from Lenape fishing practices and floodplain agriculture, to European colonists harnessing its waters for the tanning industry, to its role in 20th-century municipal infrastructure. Participants will explore how these shifting uses reflect changing values, including the rise of tourism and its influence on environmental preservation in the region. The program will take place primarily at the Woodstock Historical Society, concluding with a short walk to Tannery Brook to connect these stories to the present-day landscape.