Evaluating Your Stream Banks

Sunday, September 12, 2-4pm
Agroforestry Resource Center, Acra, NY

Joel DuBois and Mark Vian of the Catskill Creek Watershed Advisory Committee Members and Liz LoGiudice, Cornell Cooperative Extension Educator, will explore problems frequently faced by stream-side landowners, their causes and potential techniques and strategies to enhance or preserve the stability or ecology of property in the riparian corridor. They will discuss topics such as functions of floodplains, channel down-cutting and grade stabilization, stream bank protection, and debris and gravel management. The discussion will include the responsibilities of stream side ownership and the role of regulatory agencies in stream maintenance activities. THe program will include an indoor component and an outdoor, streamside component.
Registration deadline: September 10, 2010.
Cost: $10
Contact (518) 622-9820 Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to register or for more information visit the AgroForestry Resource Center website.

Clean Water Through Protection and Partnership
2010 Watershed Science & Technical Conference
September 15-16, 2010
Thayer Hotel, West Point

This annual conference showcases the most current trends, technologies and scientific developments regarding the New York City watershed and water supplies across the country. Conference themes include stormwater control, stream health, recreational use, forestry, emerging contaminants, and more. Offered by the New York Water Environment Association, NYS DEC, the Watershed Protection and Partnership Council and the NY Department of State.

Click here for full detail and registration information.

Hudson River Watershed Atlas

The Hudson River Watershed Alliance has produced a web-based, regional mapping service designed to enable users to visualize, explore, access and better understand the natural resources and built systems of the Hudson River Estuary watershed. Maps are produced by regional tiles (in PDF format) that allow you to download to your computer and interactively work with over 28 Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers and information sources.

Click here for more information or to access the atlas.

Learn What Pollutants Might Be In Your Tap Water

The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit organization, has analyzed almost 20 million records obtained from state water officials.  You can go to http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/whats-in-yourwater and type in your zip code and water supplier to find out what contaminants might and might not be in your tap water. 


Department of Environmental Conservation – Technical Assistance Grants

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is providing financial assistance through Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs). TAGs are citizen participation tools that community groups can use to increase public awareness and understanding of remedial activities taking place in their community.

TAGs are intended to help grant recipients understand existing environmental data developed about the site, comment on site remedial activities and proposals and share the information obtained with the public. 


Non-profit community organizations are eligible. 


Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. 


For more information on the TAG program, see:
www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/2590.html . 


For information on available amount of funding, contact:  Larry Ennist, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Remediation, 518-402-9751 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Hudson Valley Green Drinks

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Aroma Thyme Restuarant
165 Canal Street
Ellenville, NY
www.hvgreendrinks.org

A monthly networking night for people in the environmental field and sustainably minded.