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From the Office of Assemblyman Bill Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) announced that legislation he introduced designating Chazy Lake as an inland waterway for the purposes of waterfront revitalization has passed the Assembly (A.8723-A). “Chazy Lake is a prime example of the North Country’s true beauty,” Jones said. “This legislation further commits to protecting our area’s […]

Source: Cuomo proposes plastic-bag ban – Times Union

Source: Behind Saranac Lake’s big green fence, a clean-up decades in the making | NCPR News

Source: Protecting the lake – LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York – Lake Placid News

DEC Urges Homeowners to Purchase Phosphorus-Free Lawn Fertilizer Encourages Homeowners to Practice Sustainable Lawn Care to Protect State Waterbodies To protect water quality this spring, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today urged New Yorkers to practice sustainable lawn care and today announced the “Look for the Zero” campaign […]

Source: 7.1M gallons of partially treated sewage released into Lake Champlain

Hunters harvested an estimated 203,427 deer during the 2017-18 hunting seasons, about 5% fewer than in 2016-17. The 2017-18 estimated deer take included 95,623 antlerless deer and 107,804 antlered bucks. Statewide, this represents a 10% decline in antlerless harvest and nearly identical buck harvest as in 2016. Two items of note from the season: hunters […]

Source: Mirror Lake Water Quality Report Released – – The Adirondack Almanack

Dear New Yorker: There’s now even more to explore and enjoy in the Adirondacks! Thanks to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the Adirondack Park Agency, the classification of the largest Forest Preserve addition in the history of the Adirondack Park has been approved. The classification of 11,412 acres of the Boreas Ponds tract as wilderness […]

Source: John Sheehan: EPA’s Budget, Acid Rain Research – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Water Wellness: Understanding Our Groundwater – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Avoiding Conflicts With Adirondack Coyotes – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Invasive Alewife Spreading In Champlain Basin – – The Adirondack Almanack

From the Office of Assemblyman D. Billy Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) announced that the Assembly’s budget proposal maintains the current tax structure for Forest Preserve lands in order to protect the North Country economy, rejecting the governor’s proposal to cap taxes and shift to payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs). “Changing the way state […]

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today the launch of a new Campground Ambassador program as part of the state’s Adventure NY initiative to connect more New Yorkers with the outdoors. Like other campground host programs, new volunteer Campground Ambassadors will assist DEC campground staff in welcoming and assisting the millions […]

Source: Treading Water: Vermont’s Pols Are Going Nowhere Fast on Clean Lakes | Environment | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice

Do we need similar measures near Lake Champlain? Source: Lake George Plan: Halve Road Salt Use By 2020 – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: More than 1M gallons of sewage, stormwater released in St. Albans

Source: When the winter is bitter cold, the North Country gets to work | NCPR News

Source: Watertown Daily Times | New record low temperature set for Watertown; cold weather expected to remain for at least a week

Source: Company will pull mothballed rail tanker cars out of the Adirondacks | NCPR News

Source: Flowing Wells – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

From the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) enforce the 71 Chapters of NY Environmental Conservation Law, protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York. Recent missions carried out by ECOs include: Loaded-Rifle Riding is a Recipe for Disaster — […]

Public Information Meetings Planned for Dec. 11; Adirondack Park Agency Deems Permit Application Complete New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the release of plans for the Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian, and Day Use Area, a new, accessible, public campground proposed at the site of the former Frontier Town […]

News from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos, Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick E. Swanson and Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph A. Gerace announced today that the man who shot and killed a woman walking her dogs in a field behind her Sherman home last week has been […]