New York CountyEnvironmental AssessmentOrange County By Russell Armstrong

Orange County on the Map

Orange County is located in Region 3 of NY state. Some of the habitats in Orange County are swamps and woods.

Watersheds and Rivers

Orange County has the Delaware watershed.

Rivers in Orange county

The Delaware and Hudson rivers run through Orange County.

Mountains in Orange County

- Hudson Highlands: 700 million year old

- Ridge and Valley Mountain Range

- Allegany Plateau

Native American communities

- Around 1600, the Delaware Indians lived in Orange County

- They often lived along the sides of rivers and/or streams leading to the Delaware River

The Marcellus Shale

- Orange County is in the Marcellus Shale- Fracking can cause water and soil pollution. Then, we

drink the water and get horribly sick!

CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES A Climate Smart community is a

partnership that bonds a town/city and a state to meet climate change challenges.

The town of Woodbury is a climate smart community

ENVIROTHON! The North American Envirothon is an

environmental education program for high school students in the U.S.

A Fun Fact about my County is… A fun fact about my county is that it is

shaped like a dog’s head! See?

Bibliography Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Department of

Environmental Conservation, 2014. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.

United States Environmental Protection Agency. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2014. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.

Envirothon. North American Envirothon, 2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.

National Resources Defense Council: The Earth’s Best Defense. National Resources Defense Council, 2014. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.

Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2014. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.

“State & County QuickFacts.” United States Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce, N.D. Web. 17 Apr. 2014.

“Danskammer Generating Station.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 22 Mar. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2014.

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