News and Announcements
The special meeting, set for April 24, at 6 p.m., is for the board and public to get a look at the interactive cataloging of New Scotland’s natural resources. An open-space plan will follow the inventorying of…
DEC and NEIWPCC have announced that $600,000 is available to help communities in the Hudson River estuary watershed increase shoreline resiliency, restore aquatic organism passage and habitat connectivity, reduce…
Amphibians are changing their migration patterns with the weather. Just as maple sap used to run in early to mid-spring, so too did amphibians migrate from the forest to vernal pools to mate. Now the sap runs at…
In the Hudson Valley, 167 volunteers with the DEC’s Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings Project have already documented the emergence of more than 2,000 amphibians, mostly wood frogs and spring peepers…
Qualifying private and public landowners may apply for a free bag of 25 tree and shrub seedlings for planting near streams, rivers, or lakes to help stabilize banks, protect water quality, combat climate change, and…
Do you know of a stream that could benefit from having more trees growing along it? The Hudson Estuary Trees for Tribs Program offers free native trees and shrubs for planting along tributary streams to keep water…
The Nassau Town Board in Rensselaer County is embarking on developing a local tax exemption to conserve the town’s grasslands to protect the environment and wildlife, support small farms and preserve scenic views.…
DEC seeks stakeholder input on potential updates to freshwater wetlands protection and classification regulations. This Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) is a feedback-gathering exercise, not a…
This nation-leading legislation protects New Yorkers from potentially harmful toxins by prohibiting the use of certain neonicotinoid pesticide (neonics) treated corn, soybean, or wheat seeds and neonicotinoid…
Grant awards totaling $978,820 for urban forest assessment and planning in New York State included projects in the cities of Newburgh and Peekskill and other locations in the Hudson Valley.
NYSDEC awarded $1,035,340 in Community Forest Conservation grants to four Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Long Island towns. The grant program provides funding to communities to protect forest resources of local…
This issue of RiverNet, a weekly enewsletter from the DEC's Hudson River Estuary Program, features 2023 highilghts of the Conservation and Land Use Team's work with municipalities, land trusts, and volunteers in the…