Franny Reese State Park

PARK INFORMATION

Franny Reese State Park, located in Highland, NY is named after the "the mother of the modern environmental movement" and longtime Hudson Valley resident Frances Stevens Reese.

"Franny" was renowned for leading the battle against Consolidated Edison's 1963 plan to build a hydroelectric facility at Storm King Mountain. She joined forces with others in the valley and helped to form the influential environmental organization Scenic Hudson.

The 1980 "Scenic Hudson Decision" became a model law that protects the environment and gives citizens the right to challenge any construction that threatens the environment or scenery and demand alternatives. The Storm King controversy was the springboard for the Environmental Protection Act.

Franny Reese State Park is managed by Scenic Hudson as part of a cooperating agreement.