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State expands Cranberry Mountain Wildlife Management Area PATTERSON – The State Department of Environmental Conservation has acquired 261 acres of property in Putnam County to be added to the Cranberry Mountain Wildlife Management Area.DEC Commissioner Joe Martens came to Patterson Tuesday to make the announcement. He said adding North Hollow to the management area was accomplished with federal grant money and a private donation. via State expands Cranberry Mountain Wildlife Management Area.
The kids are home and they’re bored. They won’t go out and they’re done playing with the Christmas and Hanukkah presents you bought them and if they don’t get out of your hair you will kill one of them… then other – so (s)he can’t tell the cops who did it. What to do, what to do? [...] On average, 26 Americans die in a terrorist attack each year. Meanwhile, 400,000 will die from poor diet and physical inactivity, 200,000 will die from mistakes by doctors and/or hospitals including legal prescription drug interactions and 85,000 will die from alcohol consumption and related diseases. I’m willing to bet if we spent the resources on the health and welfare of the population that we do to prevent the loss of property from outsiders, those numbers might be very, very different. It’s like it’s okay to have our own establishments do the killing – even in mass numbers – but if anyone outside tries it we declare it a national emergency. Am I the only one who sees this? [...] Does this mean we’ll see Vinnie Leibell standing alongside and actively supporting Greg Ball if he should win his race against Mary Beth Murphy which seems likely at this point? Will the two stand arm in arm smiling for the press cameras and kiss and make up on the steps of the courthouse? [...] I thought the numbers posted here were a little off the mark and so I did my homework. In 2006, the Ballster pulled 55% of the vote, not 71% as the PSD poster claims. And for the 2008 race against John Degnan he scored 61% of the vote not 75% as was quoted. I would have left a comment on the blog correcting the poster but, as you could guess, the comments section was closed and there’s no contact information available. Now, isn’t that just like him and his peeps? [...] The countdown to Thursday’s Tea Bagger rally in Carmel is well underway as part time Assemblyman and full time demagogue, Greg “Lock and Load” Ball, and his hired gang of outside agitators, bring their obsolete and un-thought out ideas to the steps of the County courthouse. I have a list of scheduled speakers here somewhere but it’s the same old, same old group of “we’ve heard it all before’s”, nothing new to say, no actual solutions, hot air blowing politicians and politician wannabees. And no, they won’t let Jeff Green speak. What’s with that? [...] Public Notice The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) announces the start of the Open Application Period for the Landowner Incentive Program: Management and Protection of Bog Turtle Habitat. Private landowners and not-for-profit groups working on private land will be able to apply for funding for the protection of at-risk species and their habitats, specifically bog turtles and their habitat. Eligibility is limited to privately-owned land within portions of following counties: Columbia, Greene, Ulster, Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan and Orange. A total of approximately $150,000 will be made available for projects. Eligible landowners will compete for funding, with individual grants limited to a minimum amount of $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. The cost effectiveness of a project will have a direct impact on an application’s score. All grants require a minimum of 25% in matching funds from non-federal and non-state funding sources. The deadline for pre-application submission is June 1, 2010. For more information and to download a pre-application form, please visit the NYS DEC Grant page at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/grants.html or contact: Marcelo J. del Puerto Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12223-4754 518-402-8942 E-mail: F&WLIP@gw.dec.state.ny.us Contact by email is [...] 200 rally to save state parks NEW PALTZ – A rally in New Paltz held Saturday afternoon in protest of the closure of state parks across New York, specifically Minnewaska, brought out nearly 200 concerned Hudson Valley residents. Attendees heard from numerous local representatives and were then treated to an afternoon of music and culture. According to Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, there are 90 state park facilities that are at risk for closure or a significant reduction in services and about 50 Department of Environmental Conservation sites that could possibly share the same fate. “These parks are treasures,” he said before singling out Minnewaska State Park. “This is an amazingly important tourist attraction for this area.” “Closing these parks would have a negative effect on the economy here,” said Congressman Maurice Hinchey. “Our analysis makes it very clear that for every dollar that is spent to maintain these national parks more than five dollars is generated to promote the economy and economic growth.” via 200 rally to save state parks. Scenic Hudson protects view from FDR home | poughkeepsiejournal.com HIGHLAND — Scenic Hudson has taken another major step in protecting the view from the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park. The land preservation group has purchased 160 acres of woodlands directly across the Hudson River from the FDR site, which includes his Springwood home and presidential library and museum. “This ranks as one of the most critical acquisitions in Scenic Hudson's history, preserving a landscape of international importance,” said Ned Sullivan, president of Scenic Hudson. The land purchased was targeted for an extensive residential development. It is also visible from the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. The stunning views of the Highland woodlands from both Hyde Park historic sites contribute to their being among the Hudson Valley's leading tourist attractions, said Jay Burgess, Scenic Hudson communications director. via Scenic Hudson protects view from FDR home | poughkeepsiejournal.com | Poughkeepsie Journal. Quantifying open space loss from urban sprawl – Front Page A new housing development in San Jose, CA. Image credit, Sean O'Flaherty.A new study in the journal PLoS ONE finds that 1.4 million hectares of open space was lost to urban sprawl in the United States from 1990 – 2000. Robert McDonald from the Nature Conservancy and fellow researchers conducted an analysis of land cover data to measure the amount of agricultural and natural areas converted to development across the 274 metropolitan areas of the country. The researchers also looked at a number of interesting metrics related to land use and identified some trends that may help explain the sharp loss of open space. Not surprisingly, they found that low-density neighborhoods, housing a small proportion of residents, make up the majority of developed areas in cities. This seems to get at the heart of the problem – extremely inefficient suburban and exurban land use. The authors write, “This suggests that the preferences and economic choices of a relatively small number of urban residents are associated with much of the natural landcover lost to development. Efforts to increase the density of existing neighborhoods (i.e., densification) may reduce urban expansion somewhat, [...] |
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