News and Announcements
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the agency is accepting public comment on a revised regulatory proposal to strengthen protections for threatened and endangered…
It’s hard to walk or drive through Beacon without being impressed by its awe-inspiring views, from the Hudson River to Fishkill Ridge and Mount Beacon.
City officials have been discussing how to preserve that…
The city's Open Space Plan will carry the same weight as Kingston's Comprehensive Plan and will be used to help guide future development within the municipality. During a…
The Beacon City Council on July 6 adopted a 56-page catalog of cultural and environmental resources prepared by the volunteer Conservation Advisory Commission over the last two-plus years. The report …
New Paltz’s town board took preliminary legislative steps toward the continued preservation of natural resources, open space and working farms by voting to adopt the proposed Community Preservation Plan (CPP) and the…
The Town of East Greenbush, NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program, Cornell University and the Rensselaer Land Trust were recognized by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission (CDRPC) for developing…
The New York Times Magazine featured an in-depth article on the causes for zoonotic disease outbreaks around the world, including the "ceaseless rearranging of ecosystems" through deforestation, mining, intensive…
Extending the Community Preservation Fund through 2050 allows Warwick to take a longer view in preservation efforts and expand farmland and open space protection.
The Town of East Greenbush intends to use its Natural Resources Inventory report to help guide…
The Town of Blooming Grove's 85-page draft Community Preservation Plan – available for viewing on the town's website and at Town Hall - describes the town's rural to semi-rural character, identifies critical…
Two years ago, Beacon began to document its natural and cultural resources. What exactly did the city have going for it?
How about this: more than 4 miles of Hudson River shoreline; state-certified “important…
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced grant awards totaling more than $957,000 for 23 projects to help communities along the Hudson River Estuary…