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$8.3M Awarded for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

April 28, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Electric vehicle charging station in the Town of Pittsford courtesy DECThe Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Municipal Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Infrastructure Grant Program has awarded over $8.3 million in funding to 70 municipalities to install electric vehicle charging stations for public use. [Read more…] about $8.3M Awarded for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: Climate Change, DEC, Electric Vehicles, Grants, Transportation

Dead Adirondack Moose Recovered By Researchers

April 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff 5 Comments

ECOs Favreau and Fadden recover moose collared with gps in the Adirondacks in April 2023 In early April New York State Environmental Conservation Officers and other Department of Environmental Conservation employees brought a dead yearling moose out of a heavily forested area in Onchiota, Franklin County, in the Adirondacks. DEC had fitted the moose with a GPS collar in 2022. The collar recently gave off a signal indicating the animal was no longer alive. [Read more…] about Dead Adirondack Moose Recovered By Researchers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondacks, DEC, Franklin County, GPS, moose, Onchiota, Science, Wildlife

Construction for the Adirondack Rail Trail Restarts

April 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Removing New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Rails October 2020 DEC PhotoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Office of General Services (OGS) has announced the start of 2023 construction on the Adirondack Rail Trail between Station Street in Lake Placid and Broadway in Saranac Lake. This trail segment is now closed to all users during construction. [Read more…] about Construction for the Adirondack Rail Trail Restarts

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Rail Trail, Adirondacks, bicycling, DEC, development, hiking, Lake Placid, Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor, Saranac Lake, snowmobiling

Extreme Heat and Climate Change Webinar Series

April 23, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoExtreme heat is a leading cause of death among hazardous weather events in the United States, affecting the health and well-being of communities and individuals across New York State. The impacts of extreme heat are more severe due to climate change, with disproportionately greater impacts experienced by heat-vulnerable populations, urban areas, and disadvantaged communities. [Read more…] about Extreme Heat and Climate Change Webinar Series

Filed Under: Events, Nature Tagged With: DEC

Winter Cold Snaps Help Control Hemlock Wooly Adelgid

April 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

white fuzzy masses at the base of hemlock needles from an HWA infestationNative to Asia, the hemlock woolly adelgid, or HWA, is an invasive, aphid-like insect that attacks North American hemlocks. Juvenile HWA, known as crawlers, search for suitable sites on the host tree, usually at the base of the needles. [Read more…] about Winter Cold Snaps Help Control Hemlock Wooly Adelgid

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: DEC, Forestry, gardening, Hemlock Trees, Hemlock woolly adelgid, Invasive Species, nature, Science, trees, Wildlife, winter

Muddy Trails Advisory Issued for Adirondacks

April 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

mud season trail work courtesy DECAdirondack Park stewards, including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), are urging hikers to postpone hikes on Adirondack trails above 2,500 feet until high elevation trails have dried and hardened. Here are resources and information for hikers on how to reduce negative impacts on all trails and protect the natural resources throughout the Adirondacks during this time: [Read more…] about Muddy Trails Advisory Issued for Adirondacks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, DEC, Giant Mountain Wilderness, High Peaks, hiking, Jay Mountain Wilderness, Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness, Sentinel Range Wilderness

15th Annual Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings Project

April 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Annual Salamander and Frog Migration volunteers courtesy DECThroughout New York State, community volunteers are getting out their flashlights, reflective safety vests, and raingear in anticipation of annual amphibian breeding migrations, which typically begin in March or April. Volunteers in the Hudson Valley document the migration and help salamanders and frogs as part of DEC’s annual Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings Project. [Read more…] about 15th Annual Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings Project

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: amphibians, DEC, frogs, Transportation, Wildlife

Great Sacandaga Lake Boat Launch Comments Sought

April 9, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Broadalbin Boat LaunchThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the agency is holding an information session to solicit public input on the Great Sacandaga Lake Broadalbin public boat launch draft Unit Management Plan (UMP) on Saturday, April 18th, at the Broadalbin-Perth High School Cafeteria. The meeting will include a short presentation by DEC Region 5 Fisheries Manager Rob Fiorentino, followed by an open table session with DEC staff to facilitate conversation and answer questions. [Read more…] about Great Sacandaga Lake Boat Launch Comments Sought

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, boating, Broadalbin, DEC, development, fishing, Fulton County, Great Sacandaga Lake, paddling

Oneida Fish Hatchery in Constantia, Oswego County

April 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Oneida fish hatchery (courtesy Oneida Lake Association)The Oneida Fish Hatchery in Constantia, Oswego County, on the north shore of Oneida Lake, stocks waters from Central New York to the St. Lawrence River. The hatcheries’ rearing program is focused on walleye and includes egg collections from Oneida Lake (200-300 million eggs/year) from which it raises roughly 205 million walleye. It also raises the statewide supply of 100,000 tiger muskellunge and cultures rare or threatened fish such as 4,000 lake sturgeon, and 15,000 cisco (lake herring) a year. [Read more…] about Oneida Fish Hatchery in Constantia, Oswego County

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Constantia, DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Oneida Fish Hatchery, Oneida Lake, Oswego County, sturgeon

State Sues 29 Companies for Illegal Dumping in Ulster County; Owner Charged In Killing

April 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Joseph Karolys at a Saugties landfill (courtesy Mid-Hudson News)Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced a lawsuit against 29 waste haulers and brokers for illegally dumping waste at a site in Saugerties, Ulster County, owned by a man who also faces up to 25 years in state prison in the beating death of a 66-year-old excavation company owner. [Read more…] about State Sues 29 Companies for Illegal Dumping in Ulster County; Owner Charged In Killing

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City Tagged With: Attorney General, Crime and Justice, DEC, New York City, pollution, Saugerties, solid waste, Ulster County, Woodstock

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