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...Consolidated Edison, the New York power utility, at least 240 acres of the forest is seen as another possible stumbling block to the company's construction of the controversial Storm King pumped storage power project, which has been tied up in legal action for over ten years. And for Harvard, Black Rock is potentially another point of contention in the already beleaguered area of responsibility in University holdings...
Some futurists see the forest as a potential escape for coming generations from the harried life of New York City, only 50 miles away. Others feel it could provide important data on the effects of pollution on natural areas...
...letter to The New York Times, Pusey stated that he and the trustees of Black Rock Forest "are deeply concerned with preserving intact this important scientific area. Unless Consolidated Edison can demonstrate that there is no alternative to this radical proposal for altering the scenic beauty and scientific value of a largely unspoiled section of the Hudson River Valley, we wish to ally ourselves with The Times and with the individuals and organizations who are protesting the plans of the Consolidated Edison Company. It is our hope that an acceptable alternative can be found...
...late as 1970, he reaffirmed this position in a two-sentence letter to a member of Scenic Hudson, which from the beginning has been the Storm King project's most active opposition. "There has been no change in Harvard's attitude about Black Rock Forest," Pusey wrote. "We have no desire to have land under our trusteeship used for the purposes proposed...
...with the changing of the Administration in 1971 that the University's policy toward Black Rock changed--or, more accurately, ceased to exist. According to one Administration source, "President Bok didn't even know we had a Black Rock Forest until he read about it in The Crimson...