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Individuals gather around a table looking at maps at the Kingston City Hall.

DEC announced the availability of $2.15 million in competitive grant funding for projects to help communities along the Hudson River estuary improve water quality, advance stewardship of habitat and natural resources…

View of expansive forest in the Hudson Highlands

Governor Kathy Hochul announced more than $3 million in Conservation Partnership Program grants for 45 not-for-profit land trusts across the state to support projects that protect water quality and farmland, boost…

narrow stream flows through woods in early spring with morning light filtering through the trees - by L Heady

Governor Kathy Hochul kicked off New York State's celebration of Earth Week by announcing a statewide educational listening tour for the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of…

Design concept of a waterfront area with overlaid graphic images of people and shorebirds

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced an opportunity for Hudson riverfront municipalities to host the Climate-adaptive Design (CaD) studio this fall. The CaD studio links Cornell University students in landscape…

Hand holding a Jefferson-blue spotted salamander complex at night

"The Hudson Valley is home to remarkable amphibian diversity and during this time of year, road mortality poses a significant threat to salamanders and frogs migrating from forests to vernal pools for breeding,"…

View into tops of trees in an upland forest in spring. By L. Heady

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the second round of competitive grants for the Forest Conservation Easements for Land Trusts Grant Program. In partnership…

Image of Peekskill nestled along the Hudson from the city’s NRI website.

Peekskill’s position nestled on a large bay right before a curve in the Hudson gives it spectacular vistas from which to appreciate sweeping sunsets and river walks. But the city has much more natural beauty than its…

northern long-eared bat hanging upside down from a rocky overhang

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is delaying the effective date of the final rule to reclassify the northern long-eared bat from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The agency is extending…

Upstream view of Wappingers Creek with forest canopy on either side and fallen logs and some exposed rocks in the stream.

NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the selection of three municipalities to receive conservation technical assistance from DEC's Hudson River Estuary Program. Through a competitive application process, the…

Individuals gather around a table looking at maps at the Kingston City Hall.

A public meeting is set for Thursday, Jan. 19, to outline the city’s final draft of the city’s “Community Preservation Plan.” The Community Preservation Plan, which will guide future investments in the city’s…

Three men looking at maps and a large photo of a waterbody at a Town of Mount Pleasant NRI committee meeting.

Mount Pleasant’s Conservation Advisory Council is undertaking a Natural Resources Inventory to investigate what open space the municipality contains, including forests, wetlands, bodies of water, flood plains,…

Autumn view of Catskills over North South Lake from rocky outcrop.

Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (A.5390B/S.6191A) that sets the goal to support and contribute to national efforts to conserve at least 30 percent of U.S. land and water by 2030. This legislation will…