Category: Environment and Conservation

  • Glenvue Farm to be forever farmland through grant-funded conservation easement

    Glenvue Farm to be forever farmland through grant-funded conservation easement

    TOWN OF GLEN — A family-owned farm in Glen will safeguard its longevity and ensure the spread remains forever farmland following the completion of a conservation project. Glenvue Farm owners, Russ and Judy Kelly, worked with Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy (MHLC) to secure a state Department of Agriculture and Markets grant funding the purchase of…

  • In Orient, a deer hunter films a video of a new North Fork resident: a coyote

    In Orient, a deer hunter films a video of a new North Fork resident: a coyote

    Courtesy Elite Long Island Outfitters On October 19, a deer hunter sitting in a tree stand on a tract of farmland in Orient watched as what looked like someone’s dog approached his stand. The hunter took his cell phone out and a shot a video – of a healthy male coyote. “We knew it was…

  • Fisher that attacked 3 in Queensbury was rabid, Warren County says

    Fisher that attacked 3 in Queensbury was rabid, Warren County says

    Warren County health officials said a rabid fisher bit three visitors walking at the Hudson Pointe Nature Preserve in Queensbury, and want all who may have encountered the aggressive animal to pursue rabies treatments. The fisher bit three people at the preserve Wednesday morning, while a state Department of Environmental Conservation staff member who located…

  • Fisher that attacked 3 in Queensbury was rabid, Warren County says

    Fisher that attacked 3 in Queensbury was rabid, Warren County says

    Warren County health officials said a rabid fisher bit three visitors walking at the Hudson Pointe Nature Preserve in Queensbury, and want all who may have encountered the aggressive animal to pursue rabies treatments. The fisher bit three people at the preserve Wednesday morning, while a state Department of Environmental Conservation staff member who located…

  • City says landfill turning away material from Hamilton’s Chedoke Creek a ‘misunderstanding’

    The city division responsible for the removal of thousands of tonnes of material dredged out of a creek in Hamilton, Ont., says a contractor seeking to dispose of a load being turned away from a landfill was simply a “misunderstanding.” Cari Vanderperk’s, the city’s director of watershed management, confirms a truck was turned away at…

  • City says landfill turning away material from Hamilton’s Chedoke Creek a ‘misunderstanding’

    The city division responsible for the removal of thousands of tonnes of material dredged out of a creek in Hamilton, Ont., says a contractor seeking to dispose of a load being turned away from a landfill was simply a “misunderstanding.” Cari Vanderperk’s, the city’s director of watershed management, confirms a truck was turned away at…

  • Poll: Most Americans Want Park Wildlife Better Protected

    Poll: Most Americans Want Park Wildlife Better Protected

    A majority of Americans believe more needs to be done to safeguard national park wildlife, a newly released NPCA poll shows.   Our national parks and their surrounding landscapes are home to some of North America’s most cherished wildlife. We need to do more to ensure these populations are conserved amid unprecedented challenges and change.…

  • Poll: Most Americans Want Park Wildlife Better Protected

    Poll: Most Americans Want Park Wildlife Better Protected

    A majority of Americans believe more needs to be done to safeguard national park wildlife, a newly released NPCA poll shows.   Our national parks and their surrounding landscapes are home to some of North America’s most cherished wildlife. We need to do more to ensure these populations are conserved amid unprecedented challenges and change.…

  • Rite Foods environmental conservation drive to rid Lagos of plastic wastes

    Rite Foods environmental conservation drive to rid Lagos of plastic wastes

    Rite Foods Limited, renowned for its commitment to eco-friendly initiatives, has joined forces with students of the University of Lagos and Nigerian Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in a groundbreaking environmental protection program. This initiative, a cornerstone of Rite Foods’ award-winning environmental sustainability partnership with Popbeach, RiteontheBeach, aims to combat ocean plastic pollution, improve literacy,…

  • Rite Foods environmental conservation drive to rid Lagos of plastic wastes

    Rite Foods environmental conservation drive to rid Lagos of plastic wastes

    Rite Foods Limited, renowned for its commitment to eco-friendly initiatives, has joined forces with students of the University of Lagos and Nigerian Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in a groundbreaking environmental protection program. This initiative, a cornerstone of Rite Foods’ award-winning environmental sustainability partnership with Popbeach, RiteontheBeach, aims to combat ocean plastic pollution, improve literacy,…