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Blind Brook watershed, Rye, New York. The Blind Brook watershed is a significant, natural drainage basin and environmental resource [1] located in Westchester County, New York. It occupies approximately 10.91 square miles [2] [3] or 6,980 acres falling largely within the Town of Rye. It spans the borders of New York and Connecticut. [4]
Rye is "situated in the eastern part of central Westchester County on Long Island Sound. The western border of the City generally parallels Beaver Swamp Brook, while the eastern border is formed by Milton Harbor and the Sound. Blind Brook traverses the City from the northwest corner of Rye to Milton Harbor at the southern end." [11]
Rye Brook residents have access to the historic Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach through the town of Rye, although the complex is located in the city of Rye, a separate municipality. Rye Brook has six main parks totaling nearly 100 acres (0.40 km 2 ): [ 15 ]
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The building was renamed in the late 1990s in honor of long-time building principal and Rye Brook resident, Bruno M. Ponterio. He was the principal for about 25 years. The current principal is Tracy Taylor. The associate principal is Lori Cutrone. The building was the first built by the Blind Brook School District, and was erected in the 1950s.
Blind Brook High School (BBHS) is a public, four-year secondary school in Rye Brook, New York, United States. It is the only public high school that serves the Blind Brook School District . BBHS is a relatively small high school; the Class of 2008 was made up of 102 students. [ 5 ]
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On June 17, 1978, Read's substantial efforts to create the Rye Nature Center were honored by naming the nature center's museum building after her. [ 20 ] Her most notable tribute however, following years of passionate advocacy, is embodied in the Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary, which was dedicated as a "forever wild" natural park on October 5, 1985.