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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the acquisition of 241 acres in the Catskills, including 208 acres adjoining existing Forest Preserve lands in the Bluestone Wild Forest that will preserve critical open space and expand recreational opportunities to support the local economy. The purchases of the two properties were made possible through a partnership with the Open Space Institute (OSI) and $758,000 from New York’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF).
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DEC adds 241 acres to Catskill Forest Preserve
Doghiker: Great Hikes With Dogs
Alan Via’s new book Doghiker: Great Hikes With Dogs from the Adirondacks Through the Catskills (Excelsior Editions, 2020) is a comprehensive guidebook for dog owners that includes plenty of great hikes from the Adirondacks through the Catskills.
DEC Campground Ambassador Program Expanding
The 2020 application period for the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Campground Ambassador program has begun.
“In 2019, its second year, DEC’s Campground Ambassador Program more than doubled its applicants and grew to offer more than 300 fun, educational, and meaningful programs at nine participating facilities,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said in an announcement sent to the press.
ORDA Adds Gondola to Belleayre Ski Resort
Belleayre Mountain’s Ski Resort has announced the opening of the new Catskill Thunder high-speed gondola.
The 60-cabin gondolas are carried from the lower mountain’s Discovery Lodge to the summit in seven minutes. The new Catskill Thunder Gondola is able to transport up to eight guests per cabin, approximately 2,000 people per hour, at a maximum speed of 1,000 feet per minute, according to an announcement made by the Olympic Region Development Authority (ORDA), which manages Belleayre in addition to the Gore and Whiteface mountain ski reorts in the Adirondacks. » Continue Reading.
Local Students Leads Catskill Climate Summit
Students and staff from The Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program traveled to the Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville, NY this spring to educate 60 students from the Catskills and New York City area schools about how to lead on climate change issues during a two-day Youth Climate Leadership Summit. » Continue Reading.
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Latest News Headlines
- Gap between families, child care funding
- Volunteers keep Ice Palace momentum strong
- Lawmakers introduce plan to save Debar Pond Lodge
- Ice bar season off to a frosty start in Lake George
- Essex ferry halts weekend runs
- Sap to tap: Brewing bolder beers with maple and birch syrups
- Studying salmon in order to bring back wild ones
- Coming back around: Adirondack Carousel open to public again after repairs
- Hiker shuttles: help or hindrance?
- Rail-bike company makes another bid for Tahawus line
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