Archive for 'Environmental News'
DEC urges hikers to use caution during avalanche-prone February & March
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Posted: February 10th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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Peru CSD Seeks Board of Education Candidates
The Peru Central School District is seeking candidates to fill two (2) at-large seats on the Board of Education due to the upcoming expiration of the terms of Ms. Sarah Graves and Mr. Steven Peters. The three-year term for each seat runs from July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028. The Petition for Nomination of […]
Posted: February 3rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Peru News, Peru School News.
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Upper Saranac Foundation appoints first-ever executive director
Longtime lake manager Guy Middleton steps into leadership role UPPER SARANAC—The Upper Saranac Foundation (USF) Board of Directors has announced Guy Middleton’s promotion to executive director, effective Jan. 1. Middleton, who has served as USF’s lake manager since 2001, will now lead all aspects of the Foundation’s operations. This marks introducing the executive director role […]
Posted: February 3rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Vermont reports progress on $600M of investments in clean water projects
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Posted: January 25th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, National News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Are we Ten Days from a Trade War?
Statement from Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas: Given that the U.S.-Canadian dynamic in all of its many forms is arguably the single biggest driving force in the North Country economy, we were right to feel relief when the President’s executive orders called for a substantive review of trade relationships versus immediate tariffs. A review […]
Posted: January 23rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Arts and Entertainment, Border News, Business News, City News, Community Events, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., County Government News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Elizabethtown: Get the hospital off septic
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Posted: January 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, County Government News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Opinion, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Free Seedlings for Youth Education Available through School Seedling Program
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced that the Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery’s annual spring seedling sale is now open and will run until May 14, 2025. Each year, the nursery offers low-cost, New York-grown tree and shrub species for sale to encourage plantings that help […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2025 under Education News, Environmental News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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DEC Announces 2025 Exam Date for Licensed Guide Program, Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Licenses
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Posted: January 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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Adirondack Council celebrates 50th anniversary
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Posted: January 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Feds: Vermont failing its duty to protect Lake Champlain
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Posted: January 16th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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FEMA to host open houses on flood risk and insurance Jan. 14 & 15
Scheduled for Lewis and Ticonderoga Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story
Posted: January 13th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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NYS grants invest in salt storage, green space, wastewater upgrades
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Posted: January 13th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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DEC to host Jan. 15 informational webinar on updated freshwater wetland regulations
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Posted: January 10th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Families encouraged to apply early for camps
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced that online registration for the 2025 Summer Camps program will open on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 1 p.m. Parents and guardians can register youth for a week of camp, manage their account, and complete required forms and waivers through a […]
Posted: January 9th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Flood warnings issued for northern N.Y.
Ausable River surpassed flood stage in some areas Monday morning Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: December 31st, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Weather News/History.
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Climate diary: A North Country vet on how farm animal care is changing
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Posted: December 22nd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Heathcare News, National News, Northern NY News, Planning Board News.
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What decades of lake ice data tells us about climate change in the Adirondacks
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Posted: December 17th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Inside the Adirondack Fish Hatchery in Lake Clear
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Posted: December 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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COMMENTARY: Is APA OK with ceding its authority over the Master Plan?
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Posted: December 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Climate diary: A North Country vet on how farm animal care is changing
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Posted: December 9th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Peru family farm building community solar power
HamilSun Community Solar offers power to low, moderate-income households Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: December 7th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Community Events, Environmental News, Faces of Peru, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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What the Arctic can teach the North Country about climate change
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Posted: December 5th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Lake Champlain Basin Program Seeks Proposals for Organizational Support and Capacity Building
Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for projects that will support increased organizational capacity and long-term effectiveness of watershed organizations working in the Lake Champlain watershed. Funding requests of up to $20,000 will be considered. Approximately $250,000 is available to support awarded projects under this Request for […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Adirondack Land Trust and Town of Willsboro Partner to Conserve 68 Shoreline Acres
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Posted: December 2nd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Community Events, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Peru Girl Scout Troop #4183 tours water treatment facility
By Melissa Hart Peru, NY – Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 – Peru Girl Scout Troop #4183 members toured the water treatment facility on Reservoir Road tonight. Water district superintendent Courtney Tetrault explained where our water comes from and walked the girls through how it is treated and delivered to our homes. Special thanks to Courtney […]
Posted: November 23rd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Water & Sewer Dept. News, Youth News.
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