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Adirondack North Country Association

Clean Energy: Community Benefits of NYS, Federal Policies

May 29, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

clean energy conferenceThe Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced the return of the regional economic nonprofit’s Clean Energy Conference on June 1st and 2nd. Presented in partnership with the Mohawk Valley Clean Energy Team, this year’s conference will explore community incentives, opportunities and challenges related to recent state and federal policies. [Read more…] about Clean Energy: Community Benefits of NYS, Federal Policies

Filed Under: Events, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondack North Country Association, Conferences

Lake Champlain Basin Artist-in-Residence Program Planned

May 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Paul Smith’s College professor Dr. Curt Stager collects a core sample from Lake ChamplainThe Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has been awarded a $40,000 grant to support an interpretive music project that celebrates regional biodiversity and human diversity while engaging American and Canadian audiences in a shared artistic experience of the Champlain Basin. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Basin Artist-in-Residence Program Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack North Country Association, Lake Champlain, Music

New Director for Adirondack Diversity Initiative

January 23, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Adirondack Diversity InitativeThe Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced the hire of the new director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI). Tiffany Rea-Fisher, who has extensive leadership experience in the arts, activism and community organizing, will be the second director of ADI, an ANCA program that aims to make the Adirondack region a more welcoming and inclusive place for residents and visitors. [Read more…] about New Director for Adirondack Diversity Initiative

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: Adirondack Diversity Initiative, Adirondack North Country Association, Adirondacks, Dance, diversity, Harlem, New York City

Adirondack Center for Businesses in Transition Get $100k Grant

November 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

North Country Center for Businesses in Transition grantNational Grid has awarded $100,000 to the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) to support the regional nonprofit’s North Country Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) and a skills-building and networking conference for business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. [Read more…] about Adirondack Center for Businesses in Transition Get $100k Grant

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Adirondack North Country Association, Center for Businesses in Transition, Grants

Adirondack Diversity Initiative Director Steps Down

October 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Diversity Initiative Director Nicole Hylton-Patterson accepts Adirondack Wild’s Wild Stewardship Award in December 2020 outside ANCA’s offices in Saranac LakeThe Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced that Nicole Hylton-Patterson is stepping down from her role as director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative after nearly three years heading the program.

ANCA said it convene a hiring committee made up of members of the economic development organization’s board and staff, as well as ADI Core Team members, to conduct a search for a new director. Hylton-Patterson’s final day as ADI Director is Friday, October 14th, 2022. [Read more…] about Adirondack Diversity Initiative Director Steps Down

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: Adirondack Diversity Initiative, Adirondack North Country Association

Adirondack Cooperative Housing Learning Sessions Planned

August 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ANCA logoA number of local organizations and community groups are tackling the Adirondack region’s housing crisis from various fronts.

In an effort to provide an affordable and sustainable alternative for aspiring homeowners, the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), in collaboration with the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI), is exploring an option that has not been fully developed in the region — cooperative housing. [Read more…] about Adirondack Cooperative Housing Learning Sessions Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Adirondack North Country Association, Cooperative Development Institute, Housing

Champlain Valley ‘Bike the Barns’ is Back

May 2, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bike the Barns participants cycle past farm fields and mountain viewsAfter a two-year hiatus, the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will again host Bike the Barns, its recreational bicycle tour of North Country farms, local food businesses and agricultural landscapes, on Saturday, October 8th. [Read more…] about Champlain Valley ‘Bike the Barns’ is Back

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack North Country Association

New Name, Host for Lake Placid, Saranac Lake Farmers’ Markets

April 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Saranac Lake Farmers’ Market shoppers browse fresh produce grown by Fledging Crow VegetableThe weekly farmers’ markets in Lake Placid and Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks will continue to offer locally produced farm products and handmade goods — but under a new name and host organization.

The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) announced that it will provide organizational support for the two markets under the newly dubbed “High Peaks Farmers’ Market.” ANCA will also hire a part-time manager to oversee the markets. [Read more…] about New Name, Host for Lake Placid, Saranac Lake Farmers’ Markets

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Food Tagged With: Adirondack North Country Association, Essex County, Farmers Markets, Franklin County, Harrietstown, Lake Placid, local farms, North Elba, Saranac Lake

Adirondack Buyer Days Set for March 29th

March 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Crow’s Nest gift shop at The Hedges on Blue Mountain LakeThe Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced that Adirondack Buyer Days, its annual business-to-business trade show that features the work of artisan makers from across the Northeast, will take place in-person this spring in Saratoga Springs on March 29th and 30th. [Read more…] about Adirondack Buyer Days Set for March 29th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events Tagged With: Adirondack North Country Association

ANCA Annual Meeting Focuses on Climate Justice

September 13, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ANCA logoThe Adirondack North Country Association’s (ANCA) 2021 annual meeting will bring together experts in environmental justice, food systems, clean energy and climate action to discuss the importance of climate justice in shaping the region’s economic future, on Friday, September 17th. [Read more…] about ANCA Annual Meeting Focuses on Climate Justice

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Adirondack North Country Association, Adirondacks, Climate Change

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