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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. The Jane E. Lytle Memorial Arboretum in Croton closed due to damage from the freak snowstorm last weekend. Large, hanging branches and damaged trails made the arboretum hazardous for hikers.
We are appealing to the Croton community for funds to help pay for the clean-up and remedial planting we urgently need to do, said Arboretum President Karen Jescavage-Bernard. The record-setting amount we raised with this years garden tour was to be spent on improvements, but the severe storms this summer, Hurricane Irene and now this freak snowstorm, have caused so much damage that improvements will have to wait unless we can raise more funds. Contributions of any amount are welcome, particularly large ones.
The arboretum will make a public announcement when the park reopens. For now, the gate at the end of Fox Road will be locked and residents are urged not to hike there until the parking area and trails can be cleared and dangerous hanging branches cut down.
To make a tax deductible contribution, send a check payable to The Croton Arboretum and Sanctuary Inc., to: The Croton Arboretum and Sanctuary P.O. Box 631 Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
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