News and Announcements
The Town of Poughkeepsie has initiated development of a Natural Resources Inventory and Open Space Plan and would like input from residents.
The online survey seeks to identify the community’s vision and…
The Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant Program provides matching grants to Greenway Communities and Compact Communities. Greenway Communities are eligible to receive up to $10,000 to develop plans or projects…
The 2021 round of Climate Smart Communities Grants provide 50/50 matching grants for local governments to implement projects focused on climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation in the nonpower…
State lawmakers approved a bill enabling Blooming Grove to impose a land conservation tax but set aside the same request from Chester in the final, frenzied hours of the 2021 legislative session on Thursday.…
NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that approximately $225,000 is available to help communities in the Hudson River Estuary watershed increase resiliency, conserve natural resources, and improve water…
Preservation of the Wilbur uplands, recently acquired by the Kingston Land Trust, illuminates the tensions between development and land conservation in the Hudson Valley.
The Town of Montgomery Conservation Advisory Council completed an update of its 2008 Natural Resources Inventory originally done together with the Town of Wallkill. This new 2020 version features digitized maps…
The NYSDEC and DOH announced a new initiative to assist municipalities with assessing and supporting drinking water source protection programs. As part of the Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2), up to…
A Cornell University class may work with the town of Hillsdale to create a development plan for open space in the town.
The NYSDEC and Winnakee Land Trust today announced the acquisition of two parcels totaling 333 acres in the town of Red Hook adjacent to the Saw Kill, as part of New York State's Water Quality Improvement Project…
One survey respondent reported persuading a local planning board to limit development on a 52-acre parcel with significant wetlands, preserving forest canopy and a biodiversity corridor for animals. Another…
Community volunteers throughout the Hudson Valley are getting out their flashlights, reflective vests, and raingear in anticipation of annual breeding migrations of salamanders and frogs, which typically begin in mid…