The Peru Gazette

Source: Say ‘so long’ to polystyrene containers | Sun Community News ALBANY | New rule will limit or severely restrict the use of this popular plastic.

Four new EV charging stations are being installed adjacent to the Sam’s Club parking lot in Plattsburgh.

Source: Polystyrene Foam Ban Updates – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Syracuse hires USDA sharpshooters again to control city’s deer population – syracuse.com

Source: A surge in visitors to the Adirondacks means new management for the park | NCPR News

Source: Solar Grazing: A Ewe-nique Idea  – – The Adirondack Almanack

AGENDA – Planning Board = WEDNESDAY, December 8, 2021 @ 6:00 PM TOWN OF PERU   1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. APPROVAL of November 10, 2021 minutes. 5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing via Zoom meeting application (Covid-19) 6. APPLICATIONS:   1. P2021-064 Site Plan Review with […]

Source: What could the Adirondacks be like in 2050? A new report envisions the future | NCPR News

By John T. Ryan   Peru – Barring unforeseen delays, by early 2023 a community solar farm generating enough electricity to power about 750 homes should be operating in Peru. RENUA Energy President David Byrne, the project developer, described the $8 to $10 million project to the Peru Planning Board at its November 10th meeting. […]

Graduate students at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) are asking for public assistance in the collection of samples as part of a study for an emerging zoonotic parasite. Samples for this study consist of gastrointestinal tracts from coyotes harvested within DEC Regions 3-7, which can be shipped to SUNY ESF where […]

Source: Glimpses of lunar eclipse captured in our region

Source: Adirondack Mountains National Park? In 1967 There Was A Plan – New York Almanack

Source: The longest lunar eclipse in 580 years happens Friday. Here’s what you should know.

Cyanobacteria Monitoring Report In sun and rain, heat and cold, monitors collectively filed over 2,700 reports during the 2021 season. In the links and photographs below you’ll find our last weekly report compilation for 2021; see a late season bloom at Arnold’s Bay; learn what a difference a day can make; view water samples of cyanobacteria […]

Source: Pond hockey and cross country skiing may disappear from North Country by end of century | NCPR News

Source: Casella, Clinton Co. talk future of waste convenience stations | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Water defenders – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Veterans thanked with Free Fishing Days | Sun Community News ALBANY | DEC waives license requirements for all resident and non-resident veterans.

“Whether these winged miracles are flying several hundred to several thousand miles to seek ample conditions for survival, these tiny flyers have the ability to fly 50-100 miles a day and have been spotted by passenger jets at over …”  Source: Monarchs: How High Can They Fly? – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Nova Bus scores new all-electric bus deal | Local News | pressrepublican.com

DEC Announces Nov. 20 Start for Regular Firearms Season for Deer and Bear Hunting in New York’s Southern Zone In the Northern Zone, the regular deer and bear hunting season opened Oct. 23 and closes on Dec. 5. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that regular firearms season […]

From NYS DEC  New Regulations will Improve Conservation and Safeguard Sustained Public Use New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the adoption of new regulations governing the public use of Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) and the simultaneous repeal of three obsolete area-specific regulations. These regulations will become effective Jan. 1, […]

Town of Lewis – Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On Oct. 27 at 11:15 a.m., Essex County 911 contacted DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting a 66-year-old hiker from Elizabethtown had suffered a non-weight bearing knee injury on the Mount Fay summit. Due to the hiker’s location, NYSP Aviation was requested and Forest Ranger Lt. Burns and Forest […]

Source: DEC Announces Nov. 1 Release film ‘Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species’ – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: New legislation targets illegal mufflers and excessive noise | Sun Community News ALBANY | On Oct. 29, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that increases penalties against motorists and repair shops that illegally modify mufflers and exhaust systems to ma