News and Announcements
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
New York State's Climate Action Council Co-Chairs, NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos and NYSERDA President and CEO Doreen M. Harris, announced the approval and adoption of the …
Ulster County will hold two public workshops on November 14th and 16th to provide information and seek input on the development of a Natural Resources Inventory and Municipal Toolkit for the county.