The Mountain View Association in Franklin County has a small mechanical harvester that they would like to find a home for.. We have been asked to “spread the word”. Please contact the NYSFOLA office if you’re interested, and we will provide you with contact information. Don’t forget to check on permits with DEC.
Preparedness Planning Workshops: Creating Watershed Resiliency in Your Community
Join the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center for a series of no-cost workshops that will teach you natural, easy-to-implement ways to prepare for an uncertain future. These events are open to all members of the public, and refreshments will be provided. Register now by clicking this link: https://goo.gl/forms/8hMbRLQkUdW7JfJu1Or register by phone: Kathy Forrest, (315)443-1131We highly encourage you […]
NY iMAPInvasives 3.0
NY iMAPInvasives is set to launch iMAP 3.0! Here’s the latest information from https://www.nyimapinvasives.org/imap-3-0 Since its launch in 2010, iMapInvasives has provided users with powerful data management tool for invasive species work. The next generation of iMapInvasives will be launching in April 2019. The new system will be an online cloud-based invasive species management system […]
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Buffer in a Bag Funding from NYS DEC
The 2019 Buffer in a Bag application period began February 13, 2019. Through the Buffer in a Bag initiative, NYS DEC’s Trees for Tribs Program and Saratoga Tree Nursery provide landowners with a free bag of bare-root trees and shrubs to enhance the streamside area on their property. Each Buffer in a Bag contains a […]
Finger Lakes HUB Winter Sampling Video
Watch our friends at the NYS DEC Region 7 Finger Lakes HUB conduct winter sampling in this YouTube video by N. Scott Trimble of the Syracuse Post-Standard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Vd_DSDwGs
Source Water Buffer Funding Available
A total of $5,000,000 in funds are available through the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Source Water Buffer Program for the purchase of conservation easements on agricultural lands that support, expand or enhance water quality protection of active public drinking water sources including but not limited to aquifers, watersheds, reservoirs, lakes, rivers, and streams. Program funds will also […]
NYS DEC Releases Honeoye Lake and Conesus Lake Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) documents.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has recently released Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plans for Honeoye and Conesus Lakes. The public comment period ended on February 19th. Both TMDLs can be viewed on DEC’s Clean Water Plan webpage.
39th NALMS International Symposium
North American Lake Management Society 39th International Symposium: “Watershed Moments: Harnessing Data, Science & Local Knowledge to Protect Lakes” November 11-15, 2019 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Williston RD, Burlington, VT For more information: http://www.nalms.org/nalms2019/
DEC Issues 2017 Finger Lakes Water Quality Report
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Finger Lakes Watershed Hub has released its 2017 Finger Lakes Water Quality Report: Summary of Historic Finger Lakes Data and the 2017 Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/fl17nochpt.pdf “The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYSDEC) Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program’s (CSLAP’s) expansion into the Finger Lakes was […]