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DEC Releases Draft Great Lakes Action Agenda

October 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released the draft New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda 2022-2030, a multi-year action plan to guide restoration and conservation, and foster sustainable, resilient, communities in New York’s Great Lakes region.

The Action Agenda advances a wide range of efforts to safeguard water quality, improve habitats for fish and wildlife, manage invasive species, promote sustainability, and enhance community resilience to climate change in a region that spans more than 40 percent of New York State’s land area and includes Lake Erie, the Niagara River, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, and respective watersheds. The first Agenda was released in 2014.

In support of New York’s ecosystem-based management goals, the Great Lakes Action Agenda (GLAA) promotes collaborative, science-informed decision-making to achieve outcomes that support the needs of people, nature, and the economy.

The draft 2022-2030 GLAA includes new cross-cutting priorities that reflect the State’s commitment to inclusion and engagement of diverse stakeholders and historically underserved communities. The updated GLAA also proposes new metrics for evaluating implementation progress and improvements in environmental conditions over time.

The GLAA is funded by the State’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), under the Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Act, and is administered through DEC’s Great Lakes Program with collaborating stakeholders and partners. Among the many environmental victories in the 2022-23 State Budget, Governor Hochul succeeded in increasing the EPF from $300 to $400 million, the highest-ever level of funding in the program’s history.

The EPF provides funding for critical environmental programs and projects such as land acquisition, farmland protection, invasive species prevention and eradication, enhanced recreational access, water quality improvement, climate change resilience, and environmental justice, to ensure all New Yorkers benefit from sustained ecosystem services, such as drinking water, swimming, and fishing.

The draft Action Agenda is available on DEC’s website. Public comments will be accepted until November 11th, 2022, and submitted to greatlakes@dec.ny.gov. DEC’s Great Lakes Program will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday, October 25th, at 3 pm to introduce the GLAA and invite feedback. Register at the WebEx website and to learn more about these and future opportunities to engage in this work, contact greatlakes@dec.ny.gov for additional details.

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Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Climate Change, DEC, Environmental History, Environmental Protection Fund, fish, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, nature, Niagara River, St. Lawrence River, Wildlife

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