Category: Nature – Environment
The first supermoon of the year will appear this Saturday Watch the skies! There’s an especially large and bright full moon coming out this Saturday night. So, if you want an exceptionally good look at some of the stunning…
County Hosts Agricultural Forum with Local Farmers at the 170th Dutchess County Fair Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro was joined yesterday by local farmers, elected officials, agricultural and land conservancy organizations and others as he hosted the inaugural Agriculture Forum at…
Deer Hunting Season Forecasts NYS Deer Forecast – 2015 New York State offers a wonderful diversity of options for deer hunters, with vastly different habitat types, an array of public hunting lands, and deer hunting opportunities that span four…
NEW YORK — The 2016 edition of the Old Farmer’s Almanac was published last weekend giving a grim forecast for warm weather lovers here in the Northeast. The gloomy forecast has giving many long range forecasters cry foul with…
DEC Launches Pilot Project to Improve Collection of Public Input About Deer Populations New Process Allows for Increased Public Input There will be an increased opportunity for public input in deer management decision-making under a pilot project launched…
Workshops to be Held in Beacon to Assist Households & Small Businesses Access Solar Discounts Poughkeepsie…The Dutchess County Department of Planning & Development in conjunction with the Solarize Hudson Valley campaign, announced three free Solarize Beacon + educational workshops will…
Mycology: The study of mushrooms and all the other cool things in the forest that catch your attention! Join Dave Paton and Zach Adams for a hike around the Audubon Sharon property this coming Sunday, August 16th in search…
The annual Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak this week, giving amateur skywatchers with clear dark skies a potentially dazzling celestial light show. Luckily for those watching the skies, there will be a new moon, allowing for maximum…
Moon gazers, mark your calendars. A “Blood Moon” and “Super Moon” combine on September 27th for a spectacularly large total lunar eclipse with the Moon passing Earth at the closest distance all year–just 221,753 miles away. What makes the September event…
2015 ROE JAN RAMBLE BIKE TOUR – SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19 Registration is now open for the Third Annual Roe Jan Ramble which is scheduled for Saturday September 19. Again this year the Ride is free to all riders and is…
SOLAR ARRAY AT DUTCHESS COUNTY AIRPORT MOVING FORWARD Poughkeepsie, NY… The development of a 2.498 megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar panel array at the Dutchess County Airport in the Town of Wappinger moved forward yesterday as the Dutchess County…
DEC Adopts New Rules for Antlerless Deer Hunting in Parts of the State Changes Reflect Diverse Management Needs The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) adopted new regulations to address deer populations in portions of the state…
August 2015 Outdoor Discovery Newsletter New York State has wonderful recreational opportunities which will be highlighted for you each month. Start planning your next adventure now! In the August issue ofConservationist: find inner peace by conquering the 46 peaks; see…
DEC Seeks Participants For Summer Turkey Survey New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today encouraged New Yorkers to participate in a survey for wild turkeys throughout the month of August. Citizen science efforts provide wildlife managers with…
A rare blue moon is happening this Friday, but it won’t be changing color Look up! There’s a full moon coming this Friday that is unlike anything we’ve seen since 2012 and won’t see again until early 2018 –…