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Full Calendar Outdoor Recreation and Family Activities Five Rivers Environmental Education Center Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve Env Ed Center Meetings, Deadlines and Training Opportunities Public Meetings and Hearings Comment and Application Deadlines Workshops and Training Calendar Criteria
Week of 14 May, 2023
Sunday - 5/14
1:00 PM Hempstead Lake State Park Kids Fishing Program (Nassau County) https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/27123.html Contact Patrick Kaminski - NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic PreservationParticipate in a free Beginner's Fishing Clinic co-hosted by DEC I FISH NY and NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation at Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead, Nassau County on Sunday, 5/14 from 1 PM - 2:30 PM. In addition to casting a rod and catching fish, participants can learn about fish identification, fishing equipment and techniques, fisheries management, angling ethics, aquatic ecology, and more! No freshwater fishing license is required during the event, and all equipment and bait will be provided for free.
For more details and to register, visit the Hempstead Lake State Park Upcoming Events site (leaves DEC site)
Location/Address: Hempstead Lake State Park, 1000 Lake Drive, West Hempstead, NY 11552
Visit the Free Learn to Fish page for more information and other upcoming events near you.
Tuesday - 5/16
2:30 PM Community Meeting on Statewide Community Air Monitoring Initiative Rochester https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/127571.html Contact New York State Department of Environmental ConservationCommunity Meeting to Report on Statewide Community Air Monitoring Initiative
Region 8 Rochester
DEC announced a meeting that will provide progress updates for communities participating in the State's 2022-23 Community Air Monitoring Initiative. This meeting continues DEC's efforts to gather community input in targeting emission sources and identifying future strategies to reduce air pollution in these communities, including the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
At this meeting, DEC staff will provide an overview of the initiative and present a preliminary review of the second quarter of air monitoring results specific to each community. Information will include how and where the air monitoring is being conducted on the street level and how DEC will compile and analyze the data to identify potential contributors of emissions for each pollutant being monitored. Preliminary data collection is underway. DEC will provide results once additional information is compiled.
Region 8 -- Rochester
When: Tuesday, May 16, at 2:30 p.m.
Meeting Number: 161 254 2493
Meeting Password: ROC5.16.23
Call In Number to join by phone only: 518-549-0500
Thursday - 5/18
Proposed Expedited Cleanup - Grand Union Hotel (Port Chester) Comment Deadline https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/3... Contact DEC, Division of Environmental Remediationderweb@dec.ny.gov DEC invites the public to comment about a proposed expedited cleanup of contamination related to the Grand Union Hotel Bowling Alley site #C360222 (Port Chester, Westchester County), within New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. Public comments about the proposal will be accepted through May 18, 2023 .
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the proposal and how to comment.
And at:
Rye Brook Public Library
1 Haseco Avenue
Port Chester, NY 10573
(914) 939-6710
7:30 AM Five Rivers: I BIRD NY: Early Morning Bird Walk https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html Contact Five Rivers Environmental Education Center5rivers@dec.ny.gov Location Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road Delmar, NY 12054 - Map Come celebrate the dawn chorus as we monitor the progression of spring bird migration. These outdoor surveys begin at 7:30 AM. Meet outside the visitor center. After a brief introduction, we’ll head out on the trails. Beginners are always welcome. Bring binoculars if you have them. In case of inclement weather, these programs will be canceled.
2:00 PM Public Webinar Series on Extreme Heat and Climate Change in New York State https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/127454.html Contact New York State Department of Environmental ConservationLocation Online / VirtualPublic Webinar Series on Extreme Heat and Climate Change in New York State
Topics Include Impacts of Extreme Heat and State Actions to Help Communities Prepare and Adapt
Outreach Efforts Advance Directive to Develop a Statewide Extreme Heat Action Plan and Help Ensure Equitable Distribution of Extreme Heat-Related Information and Resources
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
announced an upcoming public webinar series on the ways extreme heat is impacting New York State. As part of the
2022 State of the State directive and interim recommendations , work is underway to help New Yorkers and communities better understand and prepare for the impacts of extreme heat, including opportunities to learn about solutions for adapting to and forming partnerships to address extreme heat.
Extreme heat is a leading cause of death among hazardous weather events in the United States. Extreme heat affects the health and well-being of communities and individuals across New York State. The impacts of extreme heat are more severe due to climate change, with disproportionately greater impacts experienced by heat-vulnerable populations, urban areas, and
disadvantaged communities .
This webinar series is part of DEC and NYSERDA's ongoing development of an extreme heat action plan in response to the increased frequency and intensity of extreme heat events caused by climate change. DEC and NYSERDA started convening the Extreme Heat Action Plan Work Group last year. The work group includes more than 20 State agencies working together on immediate steps to address the dangers of extreme heat. The webinar series, hosted by DEC and NYSERDA in conjunction with the Extreme Heat Action Plan Work Group and University at Buffalo, will include presentations by a panel of subject matter experts on topics relevant to State and local planning for extreme heat events.
Webinars are open to the public. Registration is encouraged and available online or at one of the individual webinar registration links below. Webinars will be recorded and shared on DEC's website.
Webinar Schedule
Extreme Heat, Health, and Policy: Strategies Across New York's Many Landscapes
This webinar explores the impacts of extreme heat across New York's diverse geographies and communities, including urban heat islands, rural and suburban communities, and workers. The webinar will also describe the intersection of extreme heat and the housing, energy, and agricultural sectors. Speakers will showcase potential solutions.
Webinar #2
Date: May 18, 2023
Time: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Expert Panel:
Dr. Augusta Williams - Assistant Professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Dr. Diana Hernández - Associate Professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Speaker TBA
Moderator:
Dr. Nicholas Rajkovich - Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo
4:30 PM Five Rivers: Outdoors After School https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html Contact Five Rivers Environmental Education Center5rivers@dec.ny.gov Location Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road Delmar, NY 12054 - Map Join us after school to get some fresh air, stretch your legs, and have fun outdoors. We’ll meet in front of the visitor center to head out on an adventure. Each week will have a different theme and will include time to explore. Come for as many sessions as you’d like, and dress for outdoor activity.
For children in grades K–5 and their caregivers.
Space is limited. Call 518-475-0291 by the Monday prior to register.
Reinstein Woods - Educator Workshop: Marine Debris Monitoring http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html Contact 716-683-5959Location Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve & Environmental Education Center, 93 Honorine Dr. Depew, NY 14043 - Map This hands-on experience will prepare you to lead a marine debris survey with your students at any Great Lakes beach. For educators of students in grades 7–12. Register online at https://reinsteinwoods.org/explore/programs-services/educator-workshops/ .
We welcome those who have any type of physical challenge to all our programs. If you call ahead to let us know your needs, we will be happy to learn how we can serve you.
PLEASE NOTE
Registration is required for ALL programs unless otherwise indicated; call 716-683-5959 to register. If you call outside of normal business hours, you will receive a call confirming your registration or waitlist status. PLEASE SPEAK CLEARLY when leaving your name and phone number as our system does not have caller ID. Unless you receive a callback, you are not registered. Registration is limited to two programs/month. If you want to sign up for additional programs, you will be added to the waitlist. In case of poor weather, programs may be cancelled. If you or a family member feels ill, is waiting for COVID test results or have COVID symptoms, please stay at home. We cannot accommodate organized youth/civic groups at these programs. Please call to make other arrangements. 5:00 PM Community Availability Session - Poestenkill Assessment Area (Poestenkill) https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/3... Contact DEC, Division of Environmental Remediationderweb@dec.ny.gov A community availability session has been scheduled on May 18, from 5 to 8 PM at the Algonquin Middle School Cafeteria to update the community on ongoing efforts to protect drinking water supplies and to discuss the various aspects of the investigation related to the Poestenkill Assessment Area (Poestenkill, Rensselaer County) within New York’s State Superfund Program.
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn more about the cleanup and community availability session.
6:00 PM Community Meeting on Statewide Community Air Monitoring Initiative Region 3 https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/127571.html Contact New York State Department of Environmental ConservationCommunity Meeting to Report on Statewide Community Air Monitoring Initiative
Region 3 Mount Vernon/Yonkers/New Rochelle
DEC announced a meeting that will provide progress updates for communities participating in the State's 2022-23 Community Air Monitoring Initiative. This meeting continues DEC's efforts to gather community input in targeting emission sources and identifying future strategies to reduce air pollution in these communities, including the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
At this meeting, DEC staff will provide an overview of the initiative and present a preliminary review of the second quarter of air monitoring results specific to each community. Information will include how and where the air monitoring is being conducted on the street level and how DEC will compile and analyze the data to identify potential contributors of emissions for each pollutant being monitored. Preliminary data collection is underway. DEC will provide results once additional information is compiled.
Region 3 -- Mount Vernon/Yonkers/New Rochelle
When: Thursday, May 18, at 6 p.m.
Meeting Number: 161 880 9723
Meeting Password: R3AirMonitor
Call In Number to join by phone only: 518-549-0500
Friday - 5/19
BCP Amendment App. - 39-04 Northern Blvd. (Long Island City) Comment Deadline https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/3... Contact DEC, Division of Environmental Remediationderweb@dec.ny.gov DEC has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) major amendment application and Draft Supplemental Remedial Investigation Work Plan for a site known as 39-04 Northern Boulevard, site ID #C241265. This site is located in Long Island City within the County of Queens and is located at 39-04 Northern Boulevard. Public comments about the application must be submitted by May 19, 2023 .
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the site and how to comment.
And at:
Queens Public Library - Long Island City
37-44 21st St.
Long Island City, 11101
Queens Community Board District 2
43-22 50th St., Room 2B
Woodside, NY 11377
Brownfield App. - 51-17 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Site (Queens) Comment Deadline https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/3... Contact DEC, Division of Environmental Remediationderweb@dec.ny.gov DEC has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application for a site known as 51-17 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, site ID #C241271. This site is located in Queens within the County of Queens, and is located at 51-17 Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Public comments about the application must be submitted by May 19, 2023 .
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the site and how to comment.
And at:
Queen Public Library - Far Rockaway
1003 Beach 20th Street
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Queens Community Board 14
1931 Mott Avenue, Rm. 311
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Brownfield App. - Simon Properties Southwest Site (Buffalo) Comment Deadline https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/3... Contact DEC, Division of Environmental Remediationderweb@dec.ny.gov DEC has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application for a site known as Simon Properties Southwest, site ID #C915387. This site is located in the City of Buffalo, within the County of Erie, and is located at 23 East Huron Street. Public comments about the application must be submitted by May 19, 2023 .
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the site and how to comment.
And at:
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
1 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203
Brownfield App. and Work Plan - 401 Hunts Point Site (Bronx) Comment Deadline https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/3... Contact DEC, Division of Environmental Remediationderweb@dec.ny.gov DEC has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan for a site known as 401 Hunts Point, site ID #C203162. This site is located in the City of New York within Bronx County and is located at 401 Hunts Point Avenue and 1360 Drake Park South. Public comments about the application must be submitted by May 19, 2023 .
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the site and how to comment.
And at:
Bronx Community Board 2
1029 E. 163rd Street, #202
Bronx, NY 10459
Soundview Library
660 Soundview Avenue
Bronx, NY 10459
Draft Investigation Plan - 920 Exchange Street Site (Rochester) Comment Deadline https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/3... Contact DEC, Division of Environmental Remediationderweb@dec.ny.gov DEC invites the public to comment about a draft plan to investigate contamination related to the 920 Exchange Street Site #C828218 (Rochester, Monroe County) within New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program. Public comments about the draft plan will be accepted through May 19, 2023 .
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the draft plan and how to comment.
And at:
Phillis Wheatley Community Library
33 Dr. Samuel McCree Way
Rochester, NY, 14608
(585) 428-8212
Proposed Cleanup - Chrysler Car Dealership (White Plains) Comment Deadline https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/3... Contact DEC, Division of Environmental Remediationderweb@dec.ny.gov DEC invites the public to comment about a proposal to address contamination related to the White Plains Chrysler Car Dealership site #C360209 (White Plains, Westchester County) within New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program. Public comments about the proposal will be accepted through May 19, 2023 .
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the draft plan and how to comment.
And at:
White Plains Public Library
100 Marine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 422-1400
Saturday - 5/20
Proposed Cleanup - 100 Union Avenue Site (Brooklyn) Comment Deadline https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/3... Contact DEC, Division of Environmental Remediationderweb@dec.ny.gov DEC invites the public to comment about a proposal to address contamination related to the 100 Union Avenue site #C224274 (Brooklyn, Kings County) within New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program. Public comments about the proposal will be accepted through May 20, 2023 .
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the draft plan and how to comment.
And at:
Brooklyn Public Library
Williamsburg Branch
240 Division Ave. at Marcy Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 302-3485
Brooklyn Community Board No. 1
435 Graham Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718)-389-0009
9:00 AM Reinstein Woods - Warblers on the Wing http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html Contact 716-683-5959Location Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve & Environmental Education Center, 93 Honorine Dr. Depew, NY 14043 - Map Join us as we search for feeding flocks of beautiful warblers on their migration north. Binoculars will be available to use. For adults and children ages 10 and older.
We welcome those who have any type of physical challenge to all our programs. If you call ahead to let us know your needs, we will be happy to learn how we can serve you.
PLEASE NOTE
Registration is required for ALL programs unless otherwise indicated; call 716-683-5959 to register. If you call outside of normal business hours, you will receive a call confirming your registration or waitlist status. PLEASE SPEAK CLEARLY when leaving your name and phone number as our system does not have caller ID. Unless you receive a callback, you are not registered. Registration is limited to two programs/month. If you want to sign up for additional programs, you will be added to the waitlist. In case of poor weather, programs may be cancelled. If you or a family member feels ill, is waiting for COVID test results or have COVID symptoms, please stay at home. We cannot accommodate organized youth/civic groups at these programs. Please call to make other arrangements. Annual Fishing Heritage Day at South Otselic Fish Hatchery (Chenango County) https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/27123.html Contact Jim Everard - DEC Region 7Participate in a free Beginner's Fishing Clinic co-hosted by DEC and Trout Unlimited Chenango Valley Chapter at the South Otselic Fish Hatchery in South Otselic, Chenango County on Saturday, 5/20.
Two sessions will be held: one from 9 AM - 11:30 AM and the other from 12:30 - 3 PM.
In addition to casting a rod and catching fish, participants can learn about fish identification, fishing equipment and techniques, fisheries management, angling ethics, aquatic ecology, and more! No freshwater fishing license is required during the event, and all equipment and bait will be provided for free.
Location/Address: South Otselic Fish Hatchery, 1549 State Rte. 26, South Otselic, NY 13155
Visit the Free Learn to Fish page for more information and other upcoming events near you.
10:00 AM Five Rivers: May Mindfulness Walk https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html Contact Five Rivers Environmental Education Center5rivers@dec.ny.gov Location Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road Delmar, NY 12054 - Map You are invited to slow down and engage with nature, experiencing it through all your senses during a guided trail walk. Inspired by the Japanese practice of Forest Bathing, the goal of this walk is to tune in to the present moment while immersing our senses in the sights and sounds of spring.
Appropriate for adults and teens.
Space is limited. Please call 518-475-0291 to register by Wednesday, May 17.
11:00 AM Reinstein Woods - Woods Walk: Nature Guide’s Choice http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html Contact 716-683-5959Location Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve & Environmental Education Center, 93 Honorine Dr. Depew, NY 14043 - Map Join a guided nature walk through the woods. No registration required.
We welcome those who have any type of physical challenge to all our programs. If you call ahead to let us know your needs, we will be happy to learn how we can serve you.
PLEASE NOTE
Registration is required for ALL programs unless otherwise indicated; call 716-683-5959 to register. If you call outside of normal business hours, you will receive a call confirming your registration or waitlist status. PLEASE SPEAK CLEARLY when leaving your name and phone number as our system does not have caller ID. Unless you receive a callback, you are not registered. Registration is limited to two programs/month. If you want to sign up for additional programs, you will be added to the waitlist. In case of poor weather, programs may be cancelled. If you or a family member feels ill, is waiting for COVID test results or have COVID symptoms, please stay at home. We cannot accommodate organized youth/civic groups at these programs. Please call to make other arrangements. 2:00 PM Five Rivers: Family Fun: Nature Playdate at Sunfish Pond https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html Contact Five Rivers Environmental Education Center5rivers@dec.ny.gov Location Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road Delmar, NY 12054 - Map Let’s get together and play in nature’s playground. We will use maps to navigate our way to the pond while enjoying the sights and sounds of spring. Once there, we will explore using nets and buckets to see who’s living and swimming in a pond habitat.
Space is limited. Please call 518-475-0291 to register by Wednesday, May 17.
