Croton Point Campground, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down between two saddlebags. When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor. ~ Genesis 49:14-15 ‘Issachar the indolent’ (means lazy or lethargic) – The land Issachar (son #9) was allotted by Joshua was quite fertile. As a result, they would often have to face invading armies who wanted the land, and most likely they were forced into slave labor – at least for a time. I’m not sure why the author of my Chronological Bible calls him lazy. Theirs was a fighting tribe. They were large in number (Numbers 1:29, 26:25 & I Chronicles 7:5), and they helped Deborah (a judge and prophetess found in Judges, chapter 4) fight against a Canaanite king (Judges 5:15). God always needs warriors. Those who are willing to fight to the end on His behalf. Are you one of those warriors? Not all are called to be warriors, but all are called to stand firm. Do you stand firm, or do you allow the dictates of society and the fear of how others may react determine how you respond?
By the way, the boundaries for each tribe were set up when, “Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh, in the presence of the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.” ~ Joshua 18:10
We filled today with planning and plotting and a short walk. Researching places to see and things to do in New York City, and how to get there and get around town. Blaine did his searching, and figuring out how to get around, and I took to atlasobscura.com. They listed 381 things! I looked through them all, and made a list, then gave it to Blaine to figure out where they all were in relation to where we’d be. There was also another really helpful site called toursbyfoot.com. They gave all kinds of tips about how to get around and how to plot out your walking tour. You can join them for a pay-what-you-want tour, or you can go self-guided and pay them $2.99 via your phone for additional information (audio) at certain stops. It was so wonderful that they share their knowledge for free!
Our walk today took us to the top of the County Park’s capped landfill. It smells funny. Maybe like garbage that’s had air freshener sprayed over it to try to disguise the smell? I can’t really describe it, except to say it’s not clean fresh air, and we don’t know what it is. At least you can only detect it when you’re standing near or on the top. 😊
WORLD WASTES STAFF | Jul 01, 1995
Westchester County, N.Y. – Residents of Westchester County, N.Y., may remember the days when Croton Point Landfill was a recreation area. Now, after a 70-year saga, the 113-acre site has been permanently capped, reclaimed and returned to its original function – a park.
The county landfill, which began operations in 1927, was closed in 1986 with more than 10.4 million cubic yards of garbage. Situated on a peninsula on the Hudson River, the landfill was set within the boundaries of the county-owned Croton Point Park, a 504-acre area which opened three years before a portion was carved off for the landfill.
The county began the $40 million construction project in 1992. The cap system prevents water from entering the landfill, collects and re-moves leachate and collects and treats landfill gas, which will be used to fuel park facilities.
The capping project also aimed to create homes for indigenous species such as eagles, hawks, egrets, loons, striped bass and owls. Nearly 5 tons of seed mixes were planted to provide food for wildlife; even a special planting area has been designed to attract rare butterflies.
The landfill closure required 550,000 square yards to be covered with plastic liner and the installation of more than 1 million square yards of a protective geotextile fabric. To collect landfill gases, more than 550,000 square yards of composite material rests below the liner material. In addition, more than 5.5 miles of gas collection piping are connected to 113 gas extraction wells. In the end, the capping required more than 225,000 cubic yards of granular fill and 100,000 cubic yards of top soil.
Last month, the county opened its refurbished park. Today, the county’s refuse is sent to a WTE facility.
Tomorrow begins two very large posts on New York City. I don’t know when they’ll actually get posted. 😊