Question: Does the New York State Department of Conservation have a formal responsibility to assist CACs and CBs in the performance of their work? Answer: Surprisingly, yes! All this goes back to the enabling legislation that allowed municipalities to establish Conservation Advisory Commissions (CACs) and Conservation Boards (CBs) pursuant to New York State General Municipal Law...
Editor’s Note: With the slow disappearance of county Environmental Management Councils (as of the end of this year, New York State with its 57 counties, if New York City’s 5 boroughs are counted as one, has 17 active EMCs), NYSACC has been highlighting regional groups around the state that have taken on some, if not...
“ Moving from an extractive to a regenerative economy ” Editor’s Note: Often lost in our desire to protect and preserve our natural environment is that certain segments of our society have not been treated equally, and their communities, have in fact, been made the repositories of the toxic industries that power our economy and...
Editor's Note: The question of destroying woodlands and agricultural land for the placement of solar facilities is not a settled issue. Consideration of previously disturbed sites, such as locations with building roofs, parking lots, and brownfields should be given first priority when considering siting. The tool described below should be utilized within...
Julie Ruben I've been an environmentalist since childhood, as well as an activist. Currently I am a partner in the Lower Hudson PRISM; a lake monitoring/testing volunteer in the NYSFOLA CSLAP program; and an educator and land-and-lake steward in my cooperative community. I currently serve on the Putnam Valley Commission for the Conservation of the Environment...
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