News and Announcements
The Philipstown Town Board voted unanimously on August 3 to adopt the community preservation plan completed in 2022 and add a law to the town code, with a public hearing scheduled for September 7.
The Orange County Planning Department, in partnership with Orange County Land Trust, is updating the County’s Open Space Plan and holding public input meetings. Attendees will be able to engage in small groups,…
$1 million in grants is available for municipal forest acquisition. Costs eligible for reimbursement and match may include purchase price, appraisal, survey, and boundary line marking, title search, owner's…
The Open Space Institute recently announced a 90-acre land acquisition in the Town of Marbletown in Ulster County that will be purchased by the town in its first use of the newly established Community Preservation…
When a debate about environmental conservation two years ago showed some strong differences of opinion as to tactics, New Paltz town council members responded to that feedback by looking for a different approach.…
$850,000 in funding is available in the third round of the State's 'Regenerate NY' Forestry Cost Share Grant Program, to assist private landowners in growing the next generation of forests, which are crucial for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
"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,"…
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…