{"id":21770,"date":"2021-08-17T13:30:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T17:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nysacc.org\/?page_id=21770"},"modified":"2024-11-28T14:23:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T19:23:52","slug":"about-nysacc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nysacc.org\/index.php\/about-nysacc\/","title":{"rendered":"About NYSACC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21770\" class=\"elementor elementor-21770\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-720507c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default edgtf-elementor-container-no edgtf-section edgtf-parallax-section-holder-touch-disabled edgtf-parallax-section-no\" data-id=\"720507c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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environments in New York communities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> NYSACC was created by the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dec.ny.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York State Department of Environmental Conservation<\/a><\/strong> in 1972 to coordinate local government-led conservation and environmental programs and to encourage municipal governments throughout New York State to establish Conservation Advisory Commissions (CACs) and Conservation Boards (CBs) pursuant to New York State General Municipal Law Article 12-F, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/codes.findlaw.com\/ny\/general-municipal-law\/gmu-sect-239-x\/\">Section 239-x<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/codes.findlaw.com\/ny\/general-municipal-law\/gmu-sect-239-y\/\">Section 239-y<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 These governing bodies go by many names\u2014Conservation Commissions, Conservation Councils, Environmental Commissions, etc.\u2014and serve alongside municipal zoning boards and planning boards, providing expert advisement to city, town, and village officials on a range of matters concerning the natural and built environments.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">NYSACC&#8217;s membership is comprised of local CACs, CBs, and individuals, and we measure our success by the successes of our members and the communities they serve.\u00a0 We speak with a united voice on matters of environmental planning and protection and encourage and support sound environmental policies and actions locally and across the state.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64b722e elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default edgtf-elementor-container-no edgtf-section edgtf-parallax-section-holder-touch-disabled 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opportunities<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #888888;\">Scholarships to enable undergraduate and graduate students to attend the annual New York State Conference on the Environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a title=\"Environmental Excellence Awards Program\" href=\"https:\/\/nysacc.org\/index.php\/awards\/\"><strong>Environmental Excellence Awards<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #888888;\">&nbsp;recognizing projects carried out by municipal, county, and regional governments and non-profit organizations that stand to have a significant and lasting positive impact on the natural environment<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #888888;\">A comprehensive website offering a wealth of valuable information to support conservation efforts in your 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