Vestal Woman Who "Saved" Apalachin Marsh from Expressway Honored
The efforts of a Broome County environmentalist to prevent the state from building Route 17 through a wetland area in Apalachin are being remembered decades later.
Apalachin Marsh
Walk Under the Highway
A nature preserve in Tioga County is hidden in plain site. The Apalachin Marsh is situated between the eastbound and westbound lanes of future Interstate 86, just a few miles east of Owego.
The marsh is maintained and managed by the Waterman Conservation Education Center under an agreement with the New York State Department of Transportation...