The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public input on the draft list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need and associated species status assessments for use in updating New York’s State Wildlife Action Plan for 2025-35. [Read more…] about List of Species of Greatest Conservation Need Being Revised
Wildlife Action Plan
Calls for Governor Hochul to Protect Whitney Estate: A Historical Perspective
Eight conservation organizations called on Governor Kathy Hochul this week to act swiftly to protect 36,000 acres of forests, lakes and rivers in the Central Adirondacks owned by heirs to the vast Whitney and Vanderbilt family fortunes.
The Whitney estate, a vast tract of some of the most ecologically sensitive lands in the Adirondack Park known as Whitney Park, contains 22 lakes and ponds with more than 100 miles of undeveloped shorelines, connected by navigable rivers and streams in the Town of Long Lake, Hamilton County. [Read more…] about Calls for Governor Hochul to Protect Whitney Estate: A Historical Perspective
Scientific Input Sought for State’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking data on species status assessments for use in updating New York’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) for 2025-35. A wildlife action plan serves as a state’s guiding document for managing and conserving species and habitats before they become too rare or costly to restore. [Read more…] about Scientific Input Sought for State’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need