Category: Nature – Environment
DEC Advises Motorists to Be Alert for Turtles Crossing Roadways New York Motorists Encouraged to Safely Move Turtles to Side of the Road The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today reminded the public that the state’s…
Another Season of Bulbs Dahlias produce vivid, sophisticated blossoms that bloom from summer right through the fall. By Thomas Christopher Because we focus so on the spring-flowering bulbs, we often forget that bulbs also offer another season of…
Vegetables are growing at the Pawling Library By Kate Lambert The Pawling Library has a brand new vegetable garden, which is being grown and tended by teens in the gardening club, which meets weekly. Sugar snap peas,…
Funds Will Support Efforts of Municipalities to Meet the Requirements of the Clean Air Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act Applications Are Being Accepted Through August 16, 2018 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the availability of $100…
New York State Agencies Celebrate ‘Green Your Commute Day’ By Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2,350 State Employees Participate in Greener Commutes to Reduce Emissions by 22.1 Tons Green Your Commute Day Supports Governor Cuomo’s Comprehensive Actions to Reduce Greenhouse…
State Will Require All Power Plants to Meet Stringent CO2 Limits – See Proposed Regulations Here Supports Governor’s Nation-Leading Clean Energy Program Including the Goal to Reduce Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions 40 Percent by 2030 Three Public Hearings Scheduled…
New York State Releases Final Plan to Minimize Risk of Chronic Wasting Disease for Deer and Moose Herds DEC and DAM to Implement Strongest Efforts in Nation to Combat CWD New York is the Only State to Eliminate CWD…
Expands Tick Control Methods on Public Lands and Includes Expanded Education and Outreach Campaign Aimed at Hunters and Hikers Susceptible to Tick Bites Governor Directs Department of Health to Pursue Partnership with Research Entity to Develop More Effective Diagnostic…
Riverkeeper Sweep 2018 results: 2,200+ volunteers clear 36 tons of trash & 194 tires in a day 7th annual event May 5 was largest ever – 120 service projects ‘source to sea’ Ossining, N.Y. – The 7th Annual…
DEC and DAM Announce Statewide Spotted Lanternfly Outreach Campaign State Agencies Encourage the Public to Report Findings of Invasive Pest The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Agriculture and Markets (DAM) today announced the start of…
The Art and Science of Pruning Spring-Flowering Shrubs Forsythias, one of spring’s most welcomed blooming shrubs, could use a good pruning right about now. By Thomas Christopher To me, the deciduous, spring-blooming shrubs are one of the greatest…
National Trails Day® Celebration at Pawling Nature Reserve On June 2nd, National Trails Day®, The Nature Conservancy will host a day of guided hikes and trail stewardship at the Pawling Nature Reserve in Dutchess County, NY. The event…
Join Dutchess Outreach & Riverkeeper at Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie for the 7th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep! Help us keep the Hudson River clean! Join Dutchess Outreach and Riverkeeper at Waryas Park in the City of Poughkeepsie on Saturday, May 5…
Supports the Governor’s $2.5 Billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $15 million in grant funding is available to help New York livestock farms implement water quality protection projects. The funding is a…
Air Quality Alert Air Quality Alert NYZ063>066-040300- Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess- Including the cities of Ellenville, Woodstock, West Hurley, West Shokan, Kerhonkson, Napanoch, Sundown, Kingston, New Paltz, Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Arlington, Pawling, Wingdale, Dover Plains, Millbrook, Stanfordville, Pine…