Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will host Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy’s Conservation Director Sarah Walsh on Wednesday, November 10th for a presentation on wildlife crossings. [Read more…] about Wildlife Crossings (A Virtual Program)
Onondaga Historical Association’s Brewseum Opening Nov 17th
The Onondaga Historical Association has announced the Brewseum at Heritage Hill, a museum celebrating Central New York’s brewing history, will open on Wednesday, November 17th. [Read more…] about Onondaga Historical Association’s Brewseum Opening Nov 17th
Hudson Data Jam Creative Competition for 4th-12th Graders
The Cary Institute has launched the 9th Annual Hudson Data Jam, a competition for 4th-12th grade students.
The Hudson Data Jam is an opportunity to explore ecological datasets, creatively communicate the stories they tell, and win cash prizes by writing a song, recording a video, creating a book, or painting a mural. [Read more…] about Hudson Data Jam Creative Competition for 4th-12th Graders
Canal Map Artist David Vaughn (Virtual Presentation)
David Vaughn was an Irish-born cartographer famous for his work surveying and mapping the Erie Canal. He was known for the artistic embellishments he added to his maps that depict local wildlife or notable local stories.
Vaughn brought mid-nineteenth century New York alive through his skilled and artistic maps and documents. [Read more…] about Canal Map Artist David Vaughn (Virtual Presentation)
Forest Carbon Offsets: Too Good to be True?
In their quest to become net zero, many companies purchase carbon offsets as an alternative to phasing out fossil fuel use. Offsets can come from renewables, like wind and solar, or increasingly from natural climate solutions, like forested lands. Forest carbon offsets allow landowners to monetize the carbon being stored by their trees and soils and sell it on the carbon market, where there is high demand.
Over the past decade, forest carbon offsets have emerged as one of the fastest growing finance tools to incentivize forest conservation. Environmental groups, land trusts, and municipalities are involved in deals that sell forest carbon to buyers, including major corporations like Disney, JP Morgan Chase, Delta, and Google. [Read more…] about Forest Carbon Offsets: Too Good to be True?
Fort Ticonderoga Living History Event Highlights Fall of 1781
Fort Ticonderoga will host a one-day living history event exploring British and American Loyalist soldiers launching one last campaign to Ticonderoga in the fall of 1781, on Saturday, November 6th. [Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga Living History Event Highlights Fall of 1781
Travel Unity Summit in Lake Placid, Virtually Nov. 5-6
Travel Unity will host its 2021 Summit both online and in-person, with virtual sessions taking place October 27th through 29th, and live sessions in Lake Placid, NY on November 5th and 6th. This year’s theme is “How to Practice Applied DEI.”
DEI stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. [Read more…] about Travel Unity Summit in Lake Placid, Virtually Nov. 5-6
Please Support New York Almanack’s Year-End Fundraising
As we come toward the end of our lucky 13th year of the New York Almanack, I want to say thank you for reading and for your support.
It’s also time to ask for your help in raising the last $3,850 to reach our 2021 fundraising goal.
Please make a contribution online at our new Rally.org page: https://rally.org/f/4LBVKo9zYjO Or, send a check to: [Read more…] about Please Support New York Almanack’s Year-End Fundraising
How The Well-Connected Secured Oneida County’s Lands
Royal governors claimed authority over Oneida County‘s lands in the colonial period.
As the King’s representative they were able to grant hundreds and thousands of acres of land to those of nobility or with upper class gentility connections to the crown and the governor.
This continued into the early 1800s, leaving a few wealthy people with vast amounts of land. [Read more…] about How The Well-Connected Secured Oneida County’s Lands
Saratoga Co’s Luther Forest History Presentation
Tommy Luther began with a hotel on the east side of Saratoga Lake and soon began reforesting failed farms in the sandy soil of Malta and Stillwater, Saratoga County, NY. By the 1930s, Luther owned the largest private experimental forest in New York State, at 7,000 acres.
His granddaughter and later generations developed housing beginning in 1979, and created a water system. The forest, now harvested under contract, is still more than 3,500 acres. [Read more…] about Saratoga Co’s Luther Forest History Presentation