Suffolk County Legislators Al Krupski and Kara Hahn: Pine Barrens Trail Center Should Be Open

Article written by Ken Kindler

On May 23, I attended a meeting initiated by Mindy Block, of Quality Parks, to re-open Suffolk County's Raymond P. Corwin Pine Barrens Trail Center. It was unfortunately closed shortly after being dedicated in memory of Raymond P. Corwin in 2014. As Kara Hahn stated, "There is a group of people interested in using the building. The building is in good shape, so it should be open." 

In attendance, left to right: Suffolk County Parks Commissioner Philip Berdolt; Suffolk County Legislator and Parks and Recreation Committee Chairwoman Kara Hahn; Paumanok Path Steward, STPS and LIGTC Board Member Kenneth Kindler; Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski; Quality Parks member Annelies Kamran Ph.D.; Head of Quality Parks Mindy Block; and Sierra Club Executive Committee Chair, Jane Fasullo. Also in attendance, but not pictured, Nick Gibbons, Principal Environmental Analyst, Suffolk County Department of Parks.

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Article Contributed by Ken Kindler

Pine Barrens Trail Center Meeting
March 2017
Attending:  Mindy Block, Kara Hahn, Al Krupski, Annelies, Jane Fasullo, Ken Kindler

A small group of us met at the Riverhead County Center last week to discuss the re-opening of the Trails Center in Manorville. As we introduced ourselves, I was flattered that Kara Hahn recognized me – saying “oh, you’re the guy who helped create the Forsythe Meadow Trail in Stony Brook.”  That’s a 36-acre park dedicated to Nora Bredes, A Suffolk County Legislator who died after a long battle with breast cancer in August 2011 at the age of 60.  Nora was a champion of drinking water protection and open space preservation. ​​I then remembered how I had learned about the dedication of the trail a couple of years ago while I was surfing the internet the day before the event and decided to attend. To her credit, Kara recognized me in the crowd and without having prepared it in her statements and while praising the Boy Scouts for the work they had contributed on this Suffolk County Parks-built trail, gave me credit for my work on the trail.