Category: Nature – Environment
A.G. Schneiderman Announces $1.8 Million Community Climate Initiative To Fund Locally-Based Responses To Climate Change Competitive Grant Program Will Offer Funds to Local Organizations Statewide To Pilot Climate Initiatives Tailored To Their Communities Funding For Program Obtained From Court-Ordered Settlement…
The Pawling Fish and Game is holding their annual fish derby for kids at Murrow Park on May 9th from 7-2 pm. Prizes for the kids plus food will be available rain or shine!
Harlem Valley Appalachian Trail Community April 18 · Spring is blooming on the boardwalk ! Photo by Donna Briggs Chapman — at Great Swamp Watershed, NY (Dutchess & Putnam Counties).
Our Harsh Northeast winter was no hindrance to the hungry ticks ALBANY, N.Y. If you think you’re safe from ticks because the harsh winter froze them or because you haven’t been trekking through the woods? Think again. Researchers focused on…
Posted by The Harlem Valley News on Wednesday, April 15, 2015
A workshop for educators to share resources and ideas for teaching about climate change will be conducted at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar, NY (Albany County) on…
Powassan virus is a potentially fatal illness, which is spread by ticks and has no known treatments. The Powassan tick-borne virus was first found in the Bridgeport and Brandford areas of Connecticut. The infection is spread in much the same…
DEC Seeks Volunteers and Local Coordinators to Conduct Stream and River Monitoring Wave Program Provides Hands-on Experience for Citizen Monitors to Identify Whether Streams are Healthy Regional Volunteer Training to Be Held in May and June New Yorkers will have…
DEC Announces 2014 Bear Take Results Dutchess (17 total): Amenia 3, Dover 1, East Fishkill 2, LaGrange 1, Pawling 4, Pine Plains 3, Pleasant Valley 1, Union Vale 1, Washington 1. New Hunting Opportunities Yield Record High Take in the…
DEC to Conduct Controlled Burn in Bog Brook Unique Area Burn to address invasive Phragmites The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will conduct a controlled burn at Bog Brook Unique Area, located in the towns of Southeast…
Dover Earth Day Celebration Dover PTSA will be hosting a tree planting in honor of Earth Day at Dover Elementary School on Saturday, April 18th at 10am. Come out and help us plant a weeping cherry tree! With the support…
2015 DOVER FARMERS MARKET THE DOVER FARMERS MARKET WILL RUN ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS: 6/7, 6/21, 7/5, 7/19, 8/2, 8/16, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, AND 10/4 BAND DATES: 6/21, 7/19, 8/16, 9/13, 9/27, 10/4 Market Hours: 10:00 AM – 2:00…
DEC Issues Guidance to Avoid Conflicts With Coyotes The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today issued guidance on preventing conflicts with coyotes. With the onset of warmer weather, many of New York’s resident coyotes are setting up…
Funding Available to Build and Expand Solar and Wind Farms, Hydropower Plants and Fuel Cells to Develop Reliable and Cost-Effective Energy For Consumers Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a $160 million investment designed to grow large scale clean energy…