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The AdkAction Board of Directors has announced that Sawyer Cresap has been named Executive Director.
Cresap joins AdkAction with experience and expertise in local food systems and access in rural communities, environmental justice, community engagement, land conservation, and working with organizations and communities across the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about AdkAction Announces New Executive Director
AdkAction is currently enrolling households in a program designed to help subsidize the cost of locally produced food for families in Northern New York.
Households who enroll in the Fair Food Pricing program receive 30% off at participating vendors. In times of personal or collective crisis, the discount can temporarily be increased to 90% to provide even more support to households in need. [Read more…] about Eat Local for Less with AdkAction’s Fair Food Pricing
AdkAction has announced a three-day celebration of arts and artists from July 23rd-25th. The festival will be held across Keeseville, in Clinton and Essex Counties, with several local organizations and businesses holding visual and performing arts events. [Read more…] about Keeseville Community Arts Festival July 23-25
AdkAction’s Adirondack Pollinator Project will celebrate Pollinator Week, which recognizes the invaluable role pollinators play in supporting biodiversity, food availability, and the economy, from June 21st through 27th. [Read more…] about Celebrate Pollinator Week With These Adirondack Activities
AdkAction’s Compost for Good project is joining environmental and recycling businesses, organizations, community groups and individuals around the globe in celebrating International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) during the first week of May. The theme of this year’s Compost Awareness Week is “Grow, Eat… COMPOST… Repeat.” [Read more…] about It’s International Compost Awareness Week
AdkAction’s Adirondack Pollinator Project is now taking orders for their 4th Annual Pollinator-Friendly Native Plant Sale. [Read more…] about Adirondack Pollinator Project Plant Sale
a COVID-19 Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest focusing on the theme “Spread the word, Not the virus” is looking for submissions.
All New York State middle and high school students are eligible to enter. The winner will receive a $1,000 prize from AdkAction, and have their PSA showcased on television and at the Beyond the Peaks Student Film Festival on Friday, June 4th, 2021. [Read more…] about Student Covid Awareness PSA Contest Offers $1k Prize
The Wild Center and AdkAction’s Compost for Good Project have announced a virtual film screening of the new Kiss the Ground documentary and panel discussion, set for Tuesday, December 15th, from 6:30 to 7:45 pm. [Read more…] about Kiss the Ground Film Screening, Community Compost Discussion
Local Government leaders are calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law a bi-partisan bill that would establish an Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force and Pilot Program.
The Randy Preston Road Salt Reduction Act (S.8663a/ A.8767a) passed the NYS Assembly unanimously and received broad bipartisan support in the NYS Senate earlier this year. Now, the bill’s fate lies in the hands of Governor Cuomo. [Read more…] about Local Governments Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign Road Salt Bill
With support from the Johnson & Johnson Foundation and the Saranac Lake Rotary Foundation, the Hub on the Hill has launched a fundraising campaign for new vehicles to deliver emergency food packages & local food from the Canadian Border to NYC.
Resulting from a successful partnership with AdkAction, The Hub on the Hill in the Champlain Valley is expected to deliver approximately 80,000 meals by October 1, 2020. [Read more…] about Hub on the Hill Delivery Food Program Expanding