Basha Kill Area Association | Home The Basha Kill Area Association We serve as a local watchdog group for the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area through education and staying alert to threats such as pollution and unwise development Jack Orth Scholarship DEC SUMMER CAMP 50 SINCE1972 We Are Here To Protect Our Wetland Since our founding in 1972 Our mission has been to protect the Basha Kill wetlands and surrounding area from ecological degradation to promote education and respect for the environment in general and to preserve the beauty of the area. The Association consists of some 600 members working together to preserve the unspoiled Ecosystem of the beautiful and unique Basha Kill. Key Aspects About Us AN ECOLOGICAL GEM FOR CENTURIES The Bashakill lies in the valley between the Shawangunk and Catskill ridges flowing south from Summitville to join the Neversink River below the wetlands and on to the Delaware River. The Basha Kill kill is Dutch for stream became a lake when a glacier came down off the Catskill Ridge.