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NYS Senate, Assembly Budget Plans Add Millions For Adirondack Priorities

March 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York State CapitolAdirondack Park advocates are applauding the NY Senate and Assembly one-house budget proposals, each of which proposed millions of additional dollars to Adirondack and environmental investments above current funding levels put forward in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent budget plan. [Read more…] about NYS Senate, Assembly Budget Plans Add Millions For Adirondack Priorities

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, clean water, diversity, Environmental Protection Fund, NYS Budget, politics

10 Organizations Unite to Call for Adirondack Investments

December 23, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Entering Adirondack Park sign photo credit, Eric Meier;A coalition of 10 conservation and educational organizations has sent a letter to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul urging her upcoming State of the State message and Executive Budget proposal to advance investments and strengthened policies to improve the protection and management of the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about 10 Organizations Unite to Call for Adirondack Investments

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondack Experience, Adirondack Wild, Adirondack Wilderness Advocates, Adirondacks, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, conservation, Environmental Advocates of NY, Environmental Protection Fund, Forest Preserve, Invasive Species, Kathy Hochul, nature, New York League of Conservation Voters, NYS Budget, politics, Protect the Adirondacks, Sierra Club, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Wildlife

1,300 Acres Protected in Taconic Mountains

December 18, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Taconic Ridge State Forest Acquisition Map1,300 acres of forest and grasslands in the Taconic Mountains in the town of Berlin, Rensselaer County, has been protected by the State of New York.

The recent acquisition will connect the Taconic Ridge and Berlin State Forests, preserve open space, and expand recreational opportunities. [Read more…] about 1,300 Acres Protected in Taconic Mountains

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Berlin NY, Berlin State Forest, DEC, Environmental Protection Fund, hiking, Little Hoosic River, nature, Rensselaer County, Taconic Crest Trail, Taconic Mountains, Taconic Ridge State Forest, Wildlife

Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River Projects Funded

October 16, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Syracuse-based Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) have announced nearly $90,000 in grant awards for three research projects that will address priority issues identified by New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda and support science needs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Cooperative Science Monitoring Initiative on Lake Ontario. [Read more…] about Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River Projects Funded

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, Environmental Protection Fund, fish, Fisheries, Grants, Great Lakes Research Consortium, Invasive Species, Lake Ontario, nature, plastics, St. Lawrence River, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY ESF, Syracuse University, Trout, Upstate Freshwater Institute, Wildlife

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. [Read more…] about DEC Releases Draft Great Lakes Action Agenda

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

Forever Adirondacks Campaign Celebrates Budget Victories

April 13, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The coalition supporting the new Forever Adirondacks Campaign for clean water, jobs and wilderness – led by the Adirondack Council’s Aaron Mair – declared victory as state government moved to approve a budget that includes funding for a series of top campaign priorities.

The Forever Adirondacks Campaign is a coalition of advocates, government officials, business leaders, educators, college administrators, grassroots activists and not-for-profit organizational partners seeking clean water, jobs and wilderness. [Read more…] about Forever Adirondacks Campaign Celebrates Budget Victories

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondack Park, Adirondacks, APA, Catskills, Climate Change, CUNY, DEC, Environmental History, Environmental Protection Fund, Forever Adirondacks, Kathy Hochul, NYS Budget, pollution, SUNY ESF, water quality

Friends Groups Get $900,000 in NY State Grants

September 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Little Stony Point Volunteer Center provided by Parks and Trails New YorkThirty not-for-profit organizations across the state involved with stewardship of state parks, trails, historic sites, and public lands recently received $900,000 in funding under the state’s Park and Trail Partnership Grants program. [Read more…] about Friends Groups Get $900,000 in NY State Grants

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Environmental Protection Fund, Grants, Parks and Trails NY, State Parks

New State Land Purchase In Warren County Includes Climbing Access

May 13, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Huckleberry Mountain courtesy Open Space InstituteNew York State has acquired 1,263 acres of land in the Warren County town of Johnsburg in the Southern Adirondacks. The parcel includes Huckleberry Mountain, an elongated peak that tops 2,400 feet, with spectacular cliffs on the ridge’s south and southwest face. The parcel is now part of the Adirondack Forest Preserve, and is expected to become part of the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest.

In 1911 Huckleberry Mountain was proposed as a site for a massive dam.

[Read more…] about New State Land Purchase In Warren County Includes Climbing Access

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Crane Mountain, DEC, Environmental Protection Fund, Forest Preserve, hiking, Huckleberry Mountain, Johnsburg, Open Space Institute, rock climbing, Wilcox Lake Wild Forest

DEC Conservation Partnership Program Grant Awardees

December 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced more than $2.2 million in Conservation Partnership Program grants for 50 not-for-profit land trusts across the state. [Read more…] about DEC Conservation Partnership Program Grant Awardees

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Climate Change, conservation, DEC, environment, Environmental Protection Fund, Grants, hiking, local farms, Tourism, water quality

175 Organizations Launch Coalition for Environmental Funding

December 13, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

More than 175 groups have launched a new coalition in an effort to protect funding for environmental programs. The programs support hundreds of thousands of jobs, protect clean drinking water, create new parks, help advance environmental justice, and work to mitigate the impacts of climate change. [Read more…] about 175 Organizations Launch Coalition for Environmental Funding

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: clean water, environment, Environmental History, Environmental Protection Fund, Historic Sites, nature, Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, State Parks

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