Governor Closing New York's Parks

Our governor (I don't dare tell you what I really think of this guy) has decided to close a number of state parks for budgetary reasons.

This includes Thacher State Park west of Albany - a place I bring students to every year for my geology classes.  Thacher is a beautiful place as well as a premier geologic locality with incredible exposures of Devonian Helderberg Group limestones and fossils.  Here's an online petition if you'd like to express your displeasure.

Students hiking Indian Ladder Trail at Thacher.