News and Announcements
DEC announced more than $5.1 million to reduce the negative impacts of aquatic and terrestrial invasive species on natural resources, infrastructure, agriculture, and local economies. The 51 awarded projects…
Winnakee Land Trust has been awarded a competitive $90,000 capital grant from the Open Space Institute (OSI)’s Appalachian Landscapes Project.Once protected, the forestland will become a permanent…
DEC and Orange County Water Authority (OCWA) acquired a conservation easement totaling 13.5 acres to protect water quality and help safeguard public drinking water sources for the City of Newburgh. OCWA, in…
The spring cycle of the Orange County Open Space Fund is open for applications from municipalities, not-for-profits, and individual property owners. The Fund provides matching support for fee simple,…
OSI, Mohonk Preserve, the Towns of New Paltz and Gardiner, and Wallkill Valley Land Trust protected 175 acres of wetlands and forest at the Humpo Marsh, part of the iconic viewshed of the Shawangunk Ridge and a…
Warmer temperatures and rain have spurred the start of annual migrations of amphibians that breed in vernal pools. Throughout the Hudson Valley, Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings Project volunteers are…
“DEC’s Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings Project engages communities and volunteers to take direct conservation action to help protect salamanders and frogs as they migrate from forests to vernal pools…
Cornell University, in partnership with the DEC Hudson River Estuary Program, is offering a free technical assistance opportunity for municipalities interested in understanding forests in their community and…
A new DEC-produced documentary “The Nature of Nature” celebrates the Hudson Valley’s extraordinary range of life—and the people working to understand and protect it—ahead of a screening at Bard College on…
The Hudson River Estuary Program and partners will hold in-person trainings for Amphibian Migrations & Road Crossings Project volunteers throughout the Hudson Valley as well as a virtual training and "watch…
At high densities, white-tailed deer inhibit growth of trees but increase the overall diversity of smaller plant and weed species, according to a long-term study published Dec. 23 in PLOS One.
The Regenerate NY Forestry Cost Share Grant Program provides financial assistance to private landowners establishing new forests, improving the health of existing forests, and restoring forests that are heavily…