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Week of 31 July, 2022
Sunday - 7/31
Brownfield App. and Work Plan - 380 4th Avenue Site (Brooklyn) 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 380 4th Avenue, site ID #C224358. This site is located in the Borough of Brooklyn, within the County of Kings, and is located at 374 4th Avenue. Public comments about the application must be submitted by July 31, 2022 .
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the site and how to comment.
Project documents can be reviewed online at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224358/
And at:
Park Slope Library
431 6th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Brooklyn Community Board 6
250 Baltic Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Draft Fish Creek Unit Management Plan Comment Deadline https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4979.html Contact Region 7 Forestryr7.ump@dec.ny.gov DEC invites the public to review and comment on a
draft Unit Management Plan (UMP) for Fish Creek . The 3,464-acre unit includes
Kasoag ,
Klondike ,
Orton Hollow , and
Stone Hill State Forests, located in the towns of Amboy and Williamstown, Oswego County. The updated plan would guide the management of these properties over the next 10 years.
Highlights of the plan include:
designating 0.5 miles of existing accessible trail on Orton Hollow State Forest for motorized access by permit for visitors with mobility impairments; continuing partnerships with local snowmobile clubs to maintain snowmobile trail connection to the Tug Hill trail system; and implementing sustainable practices for forest management. DEC is accepting comments until Sunday, July 31, 2022 , via email with the subject line "Fish Creek Unit" to R7.UMP@dec.ny.gov , and by mail to: Erin Jennings, Forester, NYSDEC, 2133 County Route 22, Altmar, NY 13302.
Tuesday - 8/2
9:00 AM Reinstein Woods - Summer Teacher Institute 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 two-day workshop will train educators in place-based data collection and interpretation using the nationally recognized Project Learning Tree (PLT) and NASA’s Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) programs. Educators will become GLOBE-certified teachers and take home PLT’s new flagship curriculum, Explore Your Environment: K–8 Activity Guide, as well as a tool kit for schoolyard and community data collection. For educators of students in grades K–12. Twelve CTLE hours provided. $30 fee to cover program experiences.
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. 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. No limit for virtual programs. Social distancing and mask protocols are subject to change with current COVID guidelines. If you or a family member feels ill, is waiting for COVID test results or have COVID symptoms, please stay at home. In case of poor weather, programs may be cancelled. We cannot accommodate organized youth/civic groups at these programs. Please call to make other arrangements.
5:00 PM Free Learn-to-Fish Clinic at Van Cortlandt Lake (Bronx County) https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/27123.html Contact Steve Wong - DEC Region 2 Fisheries 718-482-4941Learn how to fish for free with DEC from 5pm-7pm at Van Cortlandt Lake east of golf house . This free fishing clinic event, sponsored by DEC, offers participants the opportunity to practice basic fishing skills and learn about fish identification, fishing equipment and techniques, fisheries management, angling ethics, aquatic ecology and more! Rods and reels will be available to borrow, and fishing bait will be provided. All ages are welcome to attend.
No freshwater fishing license or enrollment in the recreational marine fishing registry is required for participants during the event; however, all other statewide fishing regulations remain in effect.
Address/Directions: Van Cortlandt Park, 115 Van Cortlandt Park S, Bronx, NY 10471
Visit the Free Fishing Clinics page for additional information on this and other upcoming clinics.
Wednesday - 8/3
9:00 AM Reinstein Woods - Summer Teacher Institute 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 two-day workshop will train educators in place-based data collection and interpretation using the nationally recognized Project Learning Tree (PLT) and NASA’s Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) programs. Educators will become GLOBE-certified teachers and take home PLT’s new flagship curriculum, Explore Your Environment: K–8 Activity Guide, as well as a tool kit for schoolyard and community data collection. For educators of students in grades K–12. Twelve CTLE hours provided. $30 fee to cover program experiences.
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. 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. No limit for virtual programs. Social distancing and mask protocols are subject to change with current COVID guidelines. If you or a family member feels ill, is waiting for COVID test results or have COVID symptoms, please stay at home. In case of poor weather, programs may be cancelled. We cannot accommodate organized youth/civic groups at these programs. Please call to make other arrangements.
Thursday - 8/4
10:00 AM Reinstein Woods - NASA’s GLOBE Land Cover Training 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 NIAGARA RIVER/LAKE ERIE (NRLE) CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS
These free workshops are designed to help educators dive into NGSS-aligned watershed education. NRLE Classroom teachers must attend a minimum of 2 summer workshops, but spaces are available for educators not participating in the full program. 3 CTLE Hours.
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. 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. No limit for virtual programs. Social distancing and mask protocols are subject to change with current COVID guidelines. If you or a family member feels ill, is waiting for COVID test results or have COVID symptoms, please stay at home. In case of poor weather, programs may be cancelled. We cannot accommodate organized youth/civic groups at these programs. Please call to make other arrangements.
1:00 PM Five Rivers: Citizen Science: Monarch Larva Monitoring https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html Contact Five Rivers Environmental Education Center 518-475-0291 or 5rivers@dec.ny.gov Location Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road Delmar, NY 12054 - Map For more than 15 years, data collected at Five Rivers has been contributed to this continent-wide citizen science project conducted through the University of Minnesota. Join volunteers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico in conserving monarchs and advancing the understanding of butterfly ecology and migration in general. Wear long pants and bring a sun hat and water. We will meet at the visitor center.
Go to www.mlmp.org to learn about the project. Space is limited.
Call 518-475-0291 by the Saturday prior to register.
6:00 PM Public Meeting -- Draft Neversink River Unit Management Plan https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/125715.html Contact New York State Department of Environmental ConservationR3.UMP@dec.ny.gov DEC Seeks Public Comment on Draft Neversink River Unit Management Plan
Public Comments on Proposed Management Plan Accepted Until Aug. 19
Public Meeting to be held on August 4th
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released the Draft Neversink River Unit Management Plan (UMP) for public comment. The plan guides the future uses and management of approximately 8,644 acres of DEC-managed public lands within the Neversink River Unit in the towns of Forestburgh, Highland, Mamakating, and Wawarsing.
DEC is holding a public meeting at the:
Sullivan County Legislative Meeting Room
Sullivan County Government Building
100 North St
Monticello NY 12701
Date: Aug. 4, 2022
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Purpose: The public meeting will provide an opportunity to learn more about the proposed management actions in the draft UMP and public comments will be accepted following a presentation that provides an overview of the draft plan.
Proposed management actions will be guided by
DEC's Strategic Plan for State Forest Management , which focuses on ecosystem health and diversity, economic benefits, recreational opportunities, forest conservation, and sustainable management.
Comments can be submitted by
Aug. 19, 2022 , by mail to
DEC Division of Lands and Forests, 21 South Putt Corners Rd. New Paltz, NY 12561 , and by email to
R3.UMP@dec.ny.gov
Additional information is available on the
DEC website .
Friday - 8/5
Comment End - Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria - Climate Justice https://www.dec.ny.gov/public/333.html Contact New York State DEC, Attn. Office of Environmental Justice 625 Broadway, 14th Floor, Albany, New York 12233Comment End -- New York State Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria to Advance Climate Justice Draft Criteria Developed by Climate Justice Working Group Released for 120-Day Public Comment Period Climate Action Council’s Final Scoping Plan to Prioritize Emissions Reductions in Disadvantaged Communities Draft Scoping Plan Currently Out for Public Comment and Review New York State released draft criteria developed by the Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) for identifying disadvantaged communities. The draft criteria will guide the equitable implementation of New York’s ambitious Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act). The draft includes an interactive map and a list of communities the criteria would cover for directing programs and projects to reduce air pollution and climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions, provide economic development opportunities, and target clean energy and energy efficiency investments. Criteria and methods for identifying disadvantaged communities will be reviewed annually.
DEC is accepting public comments until August 5, 2022, on the draft criteria and will hold at least six public hearings during the comment period. The draft criteria, community list, map, and supporting documentation are available on the New York State Climate Act website at https://climate.ny.gov/DAC-Criteria . New Yorkers are encouraged to submit comments via: 1. the online public comment form, 2. email at DACComments@dec.ny.gov , or 3. U.S. Mail to Attention: Draft DAC Comments NYS DEC, Attn. Office of Environmental Justice 625 Broadway, 14th Floor Albany NY 12233
Information about the public hearings will also be released. For more information visit DEC's Environmental Justice webpage .
Saturday - 8/6
No Further Action Proposal - 222 S Ferry St. Site (Schenectady) 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 for no further action for the 222 South Ferry Street site #447047 (Schenectady, Schenectady County) within New York's State Superfund Program. Public comments about the proposal will be accepted through August 6, 2022 .
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the no further action proposal and how to comment.
And at:
Schenectady Library
Reference Desk
99 Clinton Street
Schenectady, NY 12301
Phone: 518 388-4500
Proposed Cleanup - 138 Bruckner Boulevard Site (Bronx) 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 138 Bruckner Boulevard site #C203127 (Bronx, Bronx County) within New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program. Public comments about the proposal will be accepted through August 6, 2022.
Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the proposal and how to comment.
And at:
Bronx Public Library: Mott Haven Branch
321 East 140th Street,
Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 665-4878
motthaven@nypl.org
Bronx Community Board 1
3024 Third Avenue
Bronx, NY 10455
(718) 585-7117
brxcb1@optonline.net
9:45 AM Five Rivers:Nature Bus https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html Contact Five Rivers Environmental Education Center 518-475-0291 or 5rivers@dec.ny.gov Location Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road Delmar, NY 12054 - Map
In partnership with the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, NYSDEC, and others, CDTA is providing free bus service between the City of Albany and Five Rivers on select Saturdays this summer. Take part in a guided program or explore the trails and visitor center on your own.
Service to Five Rivers will be provided on July 9 and 23, August 6 and 20, and September 3 and 17 (Five Rivers Fall Festival).
· The bus arrives at Five Rivers from Albany at 9:49 AM, 12:09 PM and 2:29 PM.
· The bus departs from Five Rivers for Albany at 10:01 AM, 12:21 PM, 2:41 PM and 5:01 PM. Go to www.mohawkhudson.org/nature-bus for detailed information, including links to the bus route and schedule.
10:00 AM Five Rivers:Geocache Adventure https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html Contact Five Rivers Environmental Education Center 518-475-0291 or 5rivers@dec.ny.gov Location Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road Delmar, NY 12054 - Map Wondering what the fuss is all about? Join us for a fun geocache-style treasure hunt on the trails. You will need to bring a phone with GPS (e.g., Google Maps). For children ages 10 and up, with an adult.
Space is limited. Call 518-475-0291 by Wednesday, August 3 to register.
Reinstein Woods - Stories In the Woods 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 Enjoy hearing a nature story, followed by a guided walk in the woods. For children ages 3–7.
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. No limit for virtual programs. Social distancing and mask protocols are subject to change with current COVID guidelines. If you or a family member feels ill, is waiting for COVID test results or have COVID symptoms, please stay at home. In case of poor weather, programs may be cancelled. We cannot accommodate organized youth/civic groups at these programs. Please call to make other arrangements.
Free Fishing Event at Hempstead Lake State Park (Nassau County) https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/27123.html Contact Walter Burak - I Fish NY Coordinator 631-444-0283Learn how to fish for free from 10 AM - 1 PM at Hempstead Lake State Park during the annual Summer Fishing Event. This free fishing clinic, sponsored by DEC's I FISH NY Program, offers participants the opportunity to learn how to cast a line while also learning about fish identification, fishing equipment and techniques, fisheries management, angling ethics, aquatic ecology, and more! No fishing license is required and all bait and tackle will be provided.
Address/Directions : McDonald Pond, Hempstead Lake State Park , 1000 Lake Drive, West Hempstead, NY 11552
Visit the Free Fishing Clinics page for additional information on this and other upcoming clinic events.
1:00 PM 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. No limit for virtual programs. Social distancing and mask protocols are subject to change with current COVID guidelines. If you or a family member feels ill, is waiting for COVID test results or have COVID symptoms, please stay at home. In case of poor weather, programs may be cancelled. We cannot accommodate organized youth/civic groups at these programs. Please call to make other arrangements.
2:00 PM Five Rivers:Geocache Adventure https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html Contact Five Rivers Environmental Education Center 518-475-0291 or 5rivers@dec.ny.gov Location Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road Delmar, NY 12054 - Map Wondering what the fuss is all about? Join us for a fun geocache-style treasure hunt on the trails. You will need to bring a phone with GPS (e.g., Google Maps). For children ages 10 and up, with an adult.
Space is limited. Call 518-475-0291 by Wednesday, August 3 to register.
Five Rivers:Geocache Adventure https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html Contact Five Rivers Environmental Education Center 518-475-0291 or 5rivers@dec.ny.gov Location Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road Delmar, NY 12054 - Map Wondering what the fuss is all about? Join us for a fun geocache-style treasure hunt on the trails. You will need to bring a phone with GPS (e.g., Google Maps). For children ages 10 and up, with an adult.
Space is limited. Call 518-475-0291 by Wednesday, August 3 to register.