News and Information from CACs and the EMC
If you would like to submit a short update to appear on the “What’s New” page, please send an email to John DeGilio, EMC at-large member, at john.degilio@marist.edu.
May 2010
A new, interactive, community website (http://www.dutchesswatersheds.org) has just been launched that will help members of the EMC, local watershed groups, municipal officials, youth and teachers, and researchers learn about and protect the water resources in Dutchess County, NY.
The new website will allow visitors will find information on community events, watershed facts and research data, and multimedia materials for education. By creating the new website, CCEDC and Vassar were hoping to educate the community and increase awareness of the importance of watershed protection. Everyone lives in a watershed and everything we do on our property and in our communities can have a negative impact on the quantity and quality of the water that we all rely upon. Since the majority of homeowners in Dutchess County rely on well water for their drinking water, it is critical that we all work to protect our water resources. For more information, please visit the website at http://www.dutchesswatersheds.org, or contact the CCEDC Environment Program at 845.677.8223, or the Vassar College Environmental Research Institute at 845.437.7000.
December 2009
The Dutchess County Legislature voted in December to appoint two new at-large members to the EMC: Vicky Kelly (the Cary Institute) and Maribel Pregnall (an Arlington High School teacher) ~ both Vicky and Maribell will make a wonderful addition to the EMC!
Funding for the Dutchess County EMC’s main organizational partner, Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County’s Environment Program, is being reduced by 17% in the 2010 County Budget. CCEDC staff will be working with the CCEDC Board and Program Advisory Committee, and EMC to strategize funding priorities given reduced funding. The EMC strongly supported CCEDC’s funding restoration efforts: review EMC’s letter of support to the Legislature.
November 2009
EMC Launches its new website, at dutchessemc.org! The EMC will be regularly updating its website to share information among communities in Dutchess County about issues that are affecting the county’s natural resources.
The NY State Conference on the Environment, and state EMC association meeting, was held November 13-15, 2009 in Watkins Glens, NY. See the NYS EMC Association for more information, or contact Jenna Hicks from Schuyler County Cooperative Extension at: jlh254@cornell.edu.
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