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Archive for 'Environmental News'

Rainbow and rain along the Mannix, Davern, and River Roads about 4 p.m. today

Despite busy season, boat inspections keep invasives out of Adirondacks

Source: Despite busy season, boat inspections keep invasives out of Adirondacks

Cobb, Stefanik’s similarities, differences on environment | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Cobb, Stefanik’s similarities, differences on environment | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Regional DEC Forest Ranger Highlights

Recent Forest Ranger Actions New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. South Dakota, California, and […]

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: October 24, 2020

From the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) website: “The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family […]

LCBP Seeks Proposals for New York Farm Waste Management

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for services to work with farmers in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin to install temporary manure stacking pads on livestock grazing farms. The LCBP will provide up to $25,000 to support this effort to reduce sediment and phosphorus inputs […]

Thanking DEC Forest Ranger Capt. John Streiff | Sun Community News 

Source: Thanking DEC Forest Ranger Capt. John Streiff | Sun Community News Capt. retires after 26-year career at DEC

Parents want Burlington High School to open its doors — despite the toxins inside – VTDigger

Source: Parents want Burlington High School to open its doors — despite the toxins inside – VTDigger

Recent Regional DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights

Village of Saranac Lake – Harrietstown Franklin County Wilderness Rescue: On Oct. 15 at 1:12 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a report of an overturned canoe in the Second Pond boat area on Lower Saranac Lake. One person was onshore and uncertain if her companion was still in the water or onshore looking for […]

Groups urge state leaders to remain committed to Adirondack conservation – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Groups urge state leaders to remain committed to Adirondack conservation – The Adirondack Almanack

Virtual Lyceum Series: Microplastics in Lake Champlain | Lake Champlain Region

Source: Virtual Lyceum Series: Microplastics in Lake Champlain | Lake Champlain Region

New York’s Plastic Bag Ban to Resume Monday

Source: New York’s Plastic Bag Ban to Resume Monday

5 Uses For Dead Leaves (Some Make Your Lawn Healthier!) | Vermont Public Radio

Source: 5 Uses For Dead Leaves (Some Make Your Lawn Healthier!) | Vermont Public Radio

15 trees everyone who loves the outdoors should learn to identify | Popular Science

Source: 15 trees everyone who loves the outdoors should learn to identify | Popular Science

Record-breaking trout reeled in on Lake Champlain

Source: Record-breaking trout reeled in on Lake Champlain

Wildfires have pushed Napa Valley’s wine industry to the brink – The Washington Post

Source: Wildfires have pushed Napa Valley’s wine industry to the brink – The Washington Post

Climate goals inspiring renewable energy projects in the Adirondacks

Source: Climate goals inspiring renewable energy projects in the Adirondacks

Youth Big Game Hunt coming up this weekend – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Youth Big Game Hunt coming up this weekend – – The Adirondack Almanack

Young people play important role in Climate Smart Community achievements – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Young people play important role in Climate Smart Community achievements – – The Adirondack Almanack

Gleaning Can Help Feed our Hungry Neighbors  – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Gleaning Can Help Feed our Hungry Neighbors  – – The Adirondack Almanack

UVM, SUNY-Pburgh receive additional funding for Sea Grant Institute | Sun Community News 

Source: UVM, SUNY-Pburgh receive additional funding for Sea Grant Institute | Sun Community News BURLINGTON | The Lake Champlain Sea Grant (LCSG) Institute attracted additional federal funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for res

Moats: Drought, high temperatures symptoms of climate change in Vermont – VTDigger

Source: Moats: Drought, high temperatures symptoms of climate change in Vermont – VTDigger

Hiker Permits? Turns out we’ve been there before – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Hiker Permits? Turns out we’ve been there before – – The Adirondack Almanack

Lake Champlain Research Institute receives additional federal sea grant funding | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Lake Champlain Research Institute receives additional federal sea grant funding | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Union leader says hire more Adirondack forest rangers or limit hiker access | NCPR News

Source: Union leader says hire more Adirondack forest rangers or limit hiker access | NCPR News