News and Announcements
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…
NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that $750,000 in new competitive grant funding is available to help communities in the Hudson River Estuary watershed increase resiliency to flooding, protect…
DEC and the New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program have released the 2020 State of the Hudson. The report documents the status and trends of the Hudson River Estuary’s water quality, its natural…
The council on Tuesday held a brief public hearing on a proposal that would protect scenic viewsheds. The hearing will be continued on March 1. If adopted, the law would be the first step in protecting views in…
At its Feb. 2 meeting, the Gardiner Town Board continued to make strides in furthering its efforts to be an environmentally friendly and conscious locality by establishing a Natural Resources Inventory. “It’s a land…
OLIVE, N.Y. — The Town Board is expected to vote Feb. 9 on adopting a natural resources inventory that will provide guidance for land-use applications. The board meeting, to be held by videoconference, is scheduled…
Philipstown has completed a Natural Resources Inventory with 40 maps and chapters on geology and soils; water resources; habitats and wildlife; historic, scenic and recreational resources; and land use.
Another long-time goal of Peekskill’s Conservation Advisory Council appears poised to come to fruition in 2021. Over the holidays, the CAC received word that the Hudson River Valley Greenway Association had awarded a…
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced $1.4 million in grants for urban forestry projects to help New York communities inventory, plant, and maintain public trees. The grants are part of DEC's Urban and…