The Peru Gazette

Colorado Fighting Wildfires: On Nov. 3, DEC welcomed back the State’s fourth team of volunteer wildland firefighters from the Divisions of Forest Protection, Lands and Forests, and Fish and Wildlife that were deployed to help battle and contain wildfires raging in western states. The crew flew to Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 17 for deployment from […]

Source: Don’t Be Confused by Spotted Lanternfly Look-alikes this Fall – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Invasion of the Murder Hornets  – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: DMPs Available Nov. 1 at License Sales Outlets – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Rivers and Dams – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Vermont Gas to Pay for Some F-35 Soundproofing | Off Message

Source: Airport deemed hazardous waste site | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Fall pollinators: Tips for helping them make it through the winter – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Despite busy season, boat inspections keep invasives out of Adirondacks

Source: Cobb, Stefanik’s similarities, differences on environment | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Recent Forest Ranger Actions New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. South Dakota, California, and […]

From the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) website: “The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family […]

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for services to work with farmers in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin to install temporary manure stacking pads on livestock grazing farms. The LCBP will provide up to $25,000 to support this effort to reduce sediment and phosphorus inputs […]

Source: Thanking DEC Forest Ranger Capt. John Streiff | Sun Community News Capt. retires after 26-year career at DEC

Source: Parents want Burlington High School to open its doors — despite the toxins inside – VTDigger

Village of Saranac Lake – Harrietstown Franklin County Wilderness Rescue: On Oct. 15 at 1:12 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a report of an overturned canoe in the Second Pond boat area on Lower Saranac Lake. One person was onshore and uncertain if her companion was still in the water or onshore looking for […]

Source: Groups urge state leaders to remain committed to Adirondack conservation – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Virtual Lyceum Series: Microplastics in Lake Champlain | Lake Champlain Region

Source: New York’s Plastic Bag Ban to Resume Monday

Source: 5 Uses For Dead Leaves (Some Make Your Lawn Healthier!) | Vermont Public Radio

Source: 15 trees everyone who loves the outdoors should learn to identify | Popular Science

Source: Record-breaking trout reeled in on Lake Champlain

Source: Wildfires have pushed Napa Valley’s wine industry to the brink – The Washington Post

Source: Climate goals inspiring renewable energy projects in the Adirondacks