This Weekend on Capital Green Scene
When the state buys land for a park, it usually buys it from not-for-profit land conservation groups, which purchase land at the state behest and turn it around at cost. Such groups act as a bridge to...
View ArticleParks Rally outside Capitol on Wednesday
This release from Parks and Trails New York, on efforts to convince state lawmakers to block Gov. David Paterson’s plan to close at least 55 parks to help close the state budget gap… A rally of...
View ArticleAssembly moves to protect state’s largest park from gas/oil drilling
Yesterday, the state Assembly voted to approve a proposed law from member Sam Hoyt, a Buffalo Democrat, that would begin to untangle a century-old tangle of privately-held gas and oil drilling rights...
View ArticleThe Value of Open Space… Or, it pays to leave it green
To some observers, a field or forest contains no value to society, and becomes worth something only after it is built over with roads, houses, and stores. That philosophy was represented Wednesday...
View ArticleState plans for its largest park: No gas/oil drilling
Today, the Adirondack Mountain Club gave kudos to the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation for its proposed master plan on the future of Allegany State Park. ADK Executive...
View ArticleGet Out … (and help to find your way there)
Google Earth is a very popular way on the Internet to locate places. Now the state Department of Environmental Conservation expanding its use of Google Earth to help people locate the state’s 2,500...
View ArticleGov.-Elect Andrew Cuomo Green Advisory Team Named
Over the weekend, Cuomo announced membership for his transition team on energy, environment and recreation. Eddie Bautista, Executive Director, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance Carlton A....
View ArticleEnvironment, parks status quo in budget, gain in capital project spending
There are no cuts in jobs or programs at the state Department of Environmental Conservation or Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed 2012-13 budget....
View ArticleEconomic return on environmental protection
A new study by The Trust for Public Land finds that for every $1 spent by the state through its Environmental Protection Fund, $7 in economic benefits are returned. As we conduct these studies around...
View ArticleDEC upgrades Hudson River park in Columbia County
There are improvements in place at the Nutten Hook Unique Area on the Hudson River, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. DEC is touting $100,000 in completed and planned...
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