Draft Bicycling & Walking Plan
★ A draft version of a joint Town and Village Bicycling & Walking Plan is now available. Public comment welcome through March 26th. Read more here
Final Climate Action Plan Released
★ The final version of the joint Town and Village Climate Action Plan is now available. This report is a roadmap to reducing Green House Gas emissions produced by municipal activities.
HV Climate Solutions Week 2022
★ September 17 – 25 is Hudson Valley Climate Solutions Week. Click here to view events throughout our area.
Bulk Trash Day – September 2022
★ September 10, 9AM – Noon. Bulk Trash Day at the Town Garage, corner of Fish and S. Center Streets. Click here for more info.
Green the Grid and Electrify Everything Recording
★ “Green the Grid and Electrify Everything” Recording of Zoom talk by Jennifer Metzger. How we will shift to a clean energy economy. Originally presented by North East-Millerton Library. Click here to view.
Future of Food is Non-Animal
★ The future of food is non-animal and sometimes grown from little more than air, water, and bacteria. Here are ten examples.
Town gets Bronze Certification
★ The Town of North East was recently awarded Bronze certification in the state’s Climate Smart program, joining 85 other Bronze communities, many of them much larger. Ancram also achieved Bronze, among the six announced. Read more here or in the NY State DEC press release
2022 Hopeful Summer Reading
★ Hopeful Summer Reading: Many climate book ideas from the online magazine Grist, most of them positive and encouraging. A reader recommends one as a “soft hug of a book.” Among them: All We Can Save and Ministry for the Future.
Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Infestation: Some Answers
★ The Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Infestation: Some Answers: No, they won’t kill the trees, some denuded trees may even releaf this year. Yes, they are cyclical—about every 10 to 15 years—but this one is strange, out of sequence, and heavy. No, there’s not much you can do about it now. Yes, they are likely to return next year, so be prepared. Here’s one useful guide.
Jun 29 2022 Composting: An Ecological Perspective
★ June 29, Wednesday, 7pm EDT: Composting, an Ecological Perspective, a virtual talk by Cary Institute scientist Dr. Jane Lukas, including how to reduce your own household waste and shrink your carbon footprint, before the state mandates that all organic waste be composted. Register here.