The Peru Gazette

Source: Governor Hochul Announces Appointments to Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force

Source: ADK awarded $500k to purchase Cascade Ski Center | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

By John T. Ryan  Peru – Plans for a solar farm on the Moffat property at 3831 Route 22 are moving forward. The Peru Planning Board gave its conditional stamp of approval at its December 8th Zoom meeting. The Board declared that the project would not have a negative environmental impact according to the terms […]

  Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that a bill he authored to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic species in the Adirondacks was signed by Governor Hochul today. “I am proud to have authored this bill that will help combat aquatic invasive species in the Adirondack region and I want to thank Governor […]

Source: Gov. Hochul ups war on aquatic invasive species | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to allow the installation of inspection stations in an effort to protect against aquatic invasive species along several locations in the

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for a program that will implement innovative enhancements to best management practices (BMPs) on farms in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin in 2022. These enhanced BMPs will help reduce phosphorus runoff, a prominent threat to clean water in Lake […]

“Now, the airport is offering a new sound insulation program. It’s a pilot project that will initially improve 10 homes with plans to expand to 50 homes per year.” Source: Some homes in BTV’s flightpath to get sound testing

Source: Say ‘so long’ to polystyrene containers | Sun Community News ALBANY | New rule will limit or severely restrict the use of this popular plastic.

Four new EV charging stations are being installed adjacent to the Sam’s Club parking lot in Plattsburgh.

Source: Polystyrene Foam Ban Updates – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Syracuse hires USDA sharpshooters again to control city’s deer population – syracuse.com

Source: A surge in visitors to the Adirondacks means new management for the park | NCPR News

Source: Solar Grazing: A Ewe-nique Idea  – – The Adirondack Almanack

AGENDA – Planning Board = WEDNESDAY, December 8, 2021 @ 6:00 PM TOWN OF PERU   1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. APPROVAL of November 10, 2021 minutes. 5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing via Zoom meeting application (Covid-19) 6. APPLICATIONS:   1. P2021-064 Site Plan Review with […]

Source: What could the Adirondacks be like in 2050? A new report envisions the future | NCPR News

By John T. Ryan   Peru – Barring unforeseen delays, by early 2023 a community solar farm generating enough electricity to power about 750 homes should be operating in Peru. RENUA Energy President David Byrne, the project developer, described the $8 to $10 million project to the Peru Planning Board at its November 10th meeting. […]

Graduate students at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) are asking for public assistance in the collection of samples as part of a study for an emerging zoonotic parasite. Samples for this study consist of gastrointestinal tracts from coyotes harvested within DEC Regions 3-7, which can be shipped to SUNY ESF where […]

Source: Glimpses of lunar eclipse captured in our region

Source: Adirondack Mountains National Park? In 1967 There Was A Plan – New York Almanack

Source: The longest lunar eclipse in 580 years happens Friday. Here’s what you should know.

Cyanobacteria Monitoring Report In sun and rain, heat and cold, monitors collectively filed over 2,700 reports during the 2021 season. In the links and photographs below you’ll find our last weekly report compilation for 2021; see a late season bloom at Arnold’s Bay; learn what a difference a day can make; view water samples of cyanobacteria […]

Source: Pond hockey and cross country skiing may disappear from North Country by end of century | NCPR News

Source: Casella, Clinton Co. talk future of waste convenience stations | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Water defenders – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Veterans thanked with Free Fishing Days | Sun Community News ALBANY | DEC waives license requirements for all resident and non-resident veterans.