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New York State Agencies Announce Commissioning of Renewable Biomass Heating System in Ray Brook

System will Provide Heat to Three State Agency Office Buildings The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Adirondack Park Agency (APA), and New York State Police today formally commissioned a renewable biomass heating system at the State Office Campus in Ray Brook, NY. The High-Efficiency Low-Emission Boiler, fueled by wood pellets, will provide […]

DEC Adopts Regulations to Protect New York Deer and Moose from Chronic Wasting Disease

Hunters Prohibited from Bringing Whole Deer, Elk, Moose, or Caribou Carcasses into New York New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that DEC is adopting regulatory changes that will further protect New York’s wild deer and moose from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). “Chronic Wasting Disease poses a significant threat […]

State Forest Preserve Use Plans Ignore Climate Change – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: State Forest Preserve Use Plans Ignore Climate Change – – The Adirondack Almanack

DEC Announces Camping Gift Cards and Electronic Gift Certificates Now Available Online

Expanded Online Ordering Makes Giving the Gift of Camping Easier than Ever New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that DEC Camping Gift Cards and electronic gift certificates for stays and services at all DEC Campgrounds are now available for purchase online. Gift Cards and electronic Gift Certificates can […]

DEC Announces Strategic Planning Initiative to Sustainably Manage Adirondack High Peaks Resources

New DEC High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group will Collaborate, Develop Framework to Balance Region’s Public Use Needs New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced a new strategic planning initiative for sustainably managing public use in the Adirondack High Peaks. The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group, comprised of […]

Climate Change Impacting Adirondack Boreal Birds – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Climate Change Impacting Adirondack Boreal Birds – – The Adirondack Almanack

Help Protect Adirondack Bats: A Primer – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Help Protect Adirondack Bats: A Primer – – The Adirondack Almanack

Invasive Ash Borer Closing In On Adirondack Park – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Invasive Ash Borer Closing In On Adirondack Park – – The Adirondack Almanack

DEC Discovers Brook Trout in Previously “Fishless” Adirondack Lake Impacted by Acid Rain

Lake Colden and Tributaries Show Signs of Fish and Habitat Recovery Decades of New York’s Clean Air Initiatives Helped Reduce Effects of Acid Rain The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation (ALSC) today announced the confirmation of brook trout in an Adirondack lake deemed “fishless” for decades […]

Are the F-35s really louder than the F-16s?

Source: Are the F-35s really louder than the F-16s?

DEC Announces New Well Drilled as Part of Strategic Monitoring of Long Island Groundwater

Editor’s Note – The following report does not involve the North Country, but most of us have friends or relatives on Long Island. It’s a very interesting DEC News Release Today at a regional Water Quality Summit hosted by Suffolk County, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the drilling […]

Lake Champlain Basin Program Offers $500,000 in Grants for Local Projects

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks proposals for projects that improve water quality and ecosystems in the Lake Champlain watershed. The Program anticipates awarding more than 25 grants totaling more than $500,000 to local organizations, municipalities, and educational institutions. Grants will be awarded in two categories: Pollution Prevention & Habitat Conservation […]

Several 70-Year-Olds Rescued in the Adirondacks – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Several 70-Year-Olds Rescued in the Adirondacks – – The Adirondack Almanack

Meet David Haight the New York State’s director of American Farmland Trust. 

Source: Meet David Haight the New York State’s director of American Farmland Trust. | Edible Capital District

Early Bear Hunting Seasons Open

Bear Hunting Season Opens Sept. 7 in Portions of Southeastern New York and Sept. 14 in Northern New York New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that black bear hunting seasons open this weekend in the southeastern part of the state and next weekend in the north country. “New […]

Apple Research Tests Hail Netting to Protect Local Crops from Pests

Employees at a Clinton County orchard install hail netting to a row of apple trees. Photo: A. Galimberti, CCE Clinton County, NY Plattsburgh, N.Y.; September 3, 2019. Real-time, regional, in-orchard research funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is helping apple growers quickly respond to pests with the latest management practices. It […]

“Forever Wild”: How the Adirondacks shaped America’s thinking about wilderness preservation | NCPR News

Source: “Forever Wild”: How the Adirondacks shaped America’s thinking about wilderness preservation | NCPR News

Adirondack Park at a crossroads 

Source: Adirondack Park at a crossroads – Sun Community News & Printing

NYSEG seeks rate increase 

Source: NYSEG seeks rate increase – Sun Community News & Printing

Public Trip to Montreal Botanical Gardens

The Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension are sponsoring a public trip to the Botanical Gardens in Montreal on Tuesday, September 10. We will leave Plattsburgh at 9:15am for a 10:30am arrival in Montreal, and depart the Gardens at 9:00pm for a 10:30pm arrival in Plattsburgh. Your $65 prepaid reservation includes round-trip transportation via […]

Stefanik Introduces Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalization Act

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has introduced the Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalization Act along with Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA), bipartisan legislation to extend tax credits for investments in qualified renewable energy production, including closed-loop biomass, open-loop biomass, geothermal, municipal solid waste, qualified hydropower, and marine and […]

Conservation Police Officer and Forest Ranger Exams Being Held in October

DEC Announces Environmental Exam Application Deadline is September 4, 2019 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today encouraged individuals interested in becoming a Forest Ranger or Environmental Conservation Police Officer (ECO) to apply for civil service exams being offered for the positions this fall. Applications are being accepted until September […]

‘Know Your NY Water’ Website Goes Online 

Source: ‘Know Your NY Water’ Website Goes Online – – The Adirondack Almanack

Students Brought On Board for Climate Change Research | SUNY Plattsburgh

Source: Students Brought On Board for Climate Change Research | SUNY Plattsburgh

Your Opportunity to Visit the Monteal Botanical Gardens

The Master Gardener Volunteers have scheduled a trip to the Botanical Gardens in Montreal for Tuesday, September 10. This trip is open to the public and we hope you will join us. We will leave Plattsburgh at 9:15am for a 10:30am arrival in Montreal, returning at 9:00pm for a 10:30pm arrival in Plattsburgh. The price […]