Category: Nature – Environment
Governor Signs Legislation and Announces New Initiatives to Support Growth of Industrial Hemp Industry in New York State Announces Up to $10 Million in Grant Funding to Advance Research and Provide Resources to Future Processing Businesses Legislation Clarifies Status…
DEC Revising Permit Requirement for Bobcat Hunting and Trapping New York Hunters and Trappers No Longer Required to Obtain Special Permit The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that the agency is adopting a regulatory…
DEC Announces Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Examinations July 21 Registration Deadline for August 11 Exams Examinations for individuals seeking a license to practice the sport of falconry, become a volunteer wildlife rehabilitator, or use leashed tracking dogs to find wounded…
Be-A-Better Gardner – Rose Rustling One of the author’s ironclad, very fragrant and nearly thornless old rose that was rustled for him from a Connecticut farmyard by a friend. By Thomas Christopher Why order rosebushes from a catalog when…
Entries Now Open for the 2017 Dutchess County Fair Competitive Exhibits July 5th, 2017 Rhinebeck, NY – Entries are now being accepted for the 2017 Dutchess County Fair. All individuals who would like to participate in one or more of…
LYME-CARRYING TICKS – SOME ALSO INFECTED WITH RARE, POWASSAN VIRUS – ARE ATTACKING WESTCHESTER AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO STOP MOVING AT SNAIL’S PACE TO IMPLEMENT ALREADY-ON-THE-BOOKS LAW THAT WOULD HELP FAST-TRACK RESEARCH, VACCINES & STRATEGIES TO…
Be-A-Better-Gardener Second Sowings Cool weather crops like broccoli can be sown in July By Thomas Christopher This is a time of year when the vegetable garden can look a bit threadbare – the early spring crops such as peas…
Saving Seeds Under certain storage conditions, your garden seeds can be saved to use next year By Thomas Christopher I’m a sucker for seed catalogs – I find irresistible the descriptions of the colorful and delicious harvests I can raise from…
Statement from Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro Testimony for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Public Informational Meeting about the Second, Five–Year Review of the project to remove toxic PCBs from the Hudson River. At the urging of Dutchess County…
Hollow Fest 2017 at the Great Hollow Nature Preserve in New Fairfield Come out to Great Hollow Nature Preserve on Saturday, July 1st for our first annual Hollow Fest extravaganza! There will be fun and entertainment for the whole family, including live…
National Pollinator Week Mexican sunflowers provide a food source for pollinators in the native garden. June 19th through 25th is National Pollinator Week. This is a time to reflect on the importance of pollinating insects, birds and bats to our farms…
835 acres Deer Pond Farm in Pawling & Sherman donated to Audubon Society Cathy Hagadorn, program director at Deer Pond Farm, in Sherman. Sherman, CT, June 1, 2017 – The Connecticut Audubon Society announced today that it has received…
Gov. Malloy Adds Connecticut to Coalition of States Committed to Upholding the Paris Climate Agreement Connecticut Joins the United States Climate Alliance (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has committed the State of Connecticut…
Initiative Will Accelerate Renewable Energy Growth With up to $1.5 Billion Investment in Renewable Energy Projects Largest Clean Energy Procurement by a State in U.S. History Strengthens New York’s Position as National Leader on Climate Change Establishes an…
DEC Environmental Conservation Officer Highlights ECO Actions for Mid-May New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs) enforce the 71 Chapters of NY Environmental Conservation Law, protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across…