News and Announcements
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.
Voters in the Albany County town of Bethlehem have voted to preserve more than 300 acres of farmland and open space in Glenmont and Selkirk. With the approval of Proposition 2, the town is free to spend nearly $3…
The Town adopted its Community Preservation Plan (CPP) – decades in the making, incorporating data gathered in more than 30 plans and studies – this past July, setting out the criteria whereby Gardiner can prioritize…
With credit to the partnership between Cornell’s Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, in the College of Agriculture and Life…
"Thanks to Governor Kathy Hochul's support, the $1.4 million in grants announced today will help Hudson River Valley communities develop plans and advance work on the ground to become more resilient to the ongoing…