Category: Nature – Environment
We’re in for a month of meteor showers as we pass through the tail of Halley’s Comet We’re in for quite a show over the next few weeks as Earth passes through the tail of Halley’s Comet. Known as…
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies receives $5 million grant from Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation for large-scale study aimed at reducing ticks and Lyme disease Groundbreaking five-year project with Bard College will be first to explore Lyme disease management…
DEC Announces 2015 Bear Harvest Results Second Largest Bear Harvest on Record for 2015 New York bear hunters took 1,715 black bears during the 2015 hunting seasons, the second largest bear harvest on record in New York, state Department…
The Cary Institute Presents: Running Silver: Restoring Atlantic Rivers and Their Great Fish Migrations Millbrook, N.Y. – On Friday, April 15 at 7 p.m. join the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies for a special lecture exploring the plight of…
Welcome to the DEC Freshwater Fisheries Insider. The Insider is a quarterly newsletter designed to provide New York anglers with up to date information on fishing in New York State and what the DEC Bureau of Fisheries is doing…
DEC Announces Zero Hunting Fatalities in 2015 Season 2015 is the first year in decades without a reported fatality, marks growing trend of improved hunter safety The 2015 New York hunting season proved to be one of the safest…
Dutchess County to Protect Six Farms Through Partnership for Manageable Growth Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has announced Dutchess County’s Partnership for Manageable Growth (PMG) Program will provide $935,855 to permanently protect six farms throughout Dutchess County,…
U.S. Solar Growth Will More Than Double in 2016, Study Finds Via Bloomberg.com GTM Research forecasts that 16 gigawatts will be installed Growth driven by falling panel prices, federal incentives U.S. solar installations are expected to more than double…
Early Season Angling Looks Promising Across the State New Investments in Fish Hatcheries and Fishing Access Points Open New Opportunities For State Anglers and Visitors Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that trout and salmon fishing season will open…
National Weather Service Skywarn™ Training Coming to Dutchess County Poughkeepsie, NY….The Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response will host the National Weather Service on Tuesday, March 29th from 7:00-9:00 p.m. as they conduct Skywarn™ training for any resident interested…
Cary-led Lake Observer app recognized at White House Water Summit At today’s White House Water Summit, the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) and the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) were acknowledged for empowering citizen scientists with…
DEC to Conduct Controlled Burn in Bog Brook Unique Area in Patterson 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 and…
Are you ready to say goodbye to winter forever? (Well, at least for the next nine months?) The spring equinox is upon us, and with it comes longer days, warmer weather, flowers, sandals, sunshine, and general happiness. You know,…
Biological Field Stations: Keeping a Pulse on our Planet Cary Institute Press Release A recent BioScience paper provides the first comprehensive inventory of the world’s biological field stations. Its authors report 1,268 stations are operating in 120 countries…
Nellis Solar Power Plant, in Nellis Air Force Base, northeast of Las Vegas.(U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay, via Wikipedia) When people think of solar power, they tend to think of panels on rooftops. That kind of…