Wayne County Soil & Water Conservation District
7312 RT 31 Lyons, NY 14489 / 315-946-7200
Meet up on Earth Day for the Erie Canal Clean Sweep. New York’s largest Earth Day clean-up event.
Each year the NYS Canal Corporation and Parks & Trails New York hosts volunteer events along the New York State Canal System as part of the 12th annual Canal Clean Sweep.
April 22, 2017
In Lyons volunteers will clean from Geneva Street/ Route 14 bridge, along canal bank and dock area to Lock 27 and bike trail to Abbey Park. Meet up at 9:00 A.M.
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Participate in NY Great Lakes Action Agenda
All NYS Great Lakes stakeholders are invited to participate — including environmental orgs, academic institutions, state and federal agencies, local government, individuals and other diverse stakeholder groups (business, health, recreation, planning, etc).
What: SE Lake Ontario Work Group
When: May 10th, 10:30am – 2:00pm
Where:Lyons Community Center – 9 Manhattan St. Lyons, NY 14489
SUB BASIN WORK GROUPS
Sub Basin work groups will identify and advance priority projects to achieve the goals of New York’s
Great Lakes Action Agenda using a place-based, ecosystem-based management approach.
CONNECT, COORDINATE & COLLABORATE with state and federal agencies, local governments, academic
institutions and other key partners to advance local project needs.
LEVERAGE resources and expertise to address shared watershed challenges and goals.
PREPARE! Develop competitive project proposals in advance of tight RFP deadlines.
SCALE UP YOUR WORK by pursuing landscape-scale projects with work group partners.
Please let the work grouo know if you can make it! RSVP to greatlakes@dec.ny.gov at least one week in advance of the meeting you plan to attend. Please indicate which work group meeting you’ll be attending.
*Work plans and past meeting minutes are available online by joining the Great Lakes Clean Communities network Great Lakes Action Agenda (GLAA NY) group: http://www.glccn.org/
Frequently Asked Questions:
WHO? Environmental orgs, academic institutions, state and federal agencies, local government and other diverse stakeholder groups (business, health, recreation, planning, etc)
WHAT? Work groups will identify and advance priority projects
to achieve the goals of NYS’s Great Lakes Action Agenda (Review Agenda at http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/91881.html).
HOW? Sub basin work plans and project teams will be developed to focus, organize and advance multi-stakeholder projects in support of the GLAA.
WHY? Because making lasting progress within our Great Lakes basin depends on focused collaboration and collective impact
Are you ready to chase down leaks? Household leaks can waste more than 1 trillion gallons of water annually nationwide, so each year we hunt down the drips during Fix a Leak Week. Mark your calendars for EPA’s ninth annual Fix a Leak Week which will take place March 20 through 26, 2017, but remember that you can find and fix leaks inside and outside your home to save valuable water and money all year long.
From family fun runs to leak detection contests to WaterSense demonstrations, Fix a Leak Week events happen from coast to coast and are all geared to teach you how to find and fix household leaks. See our Event MapExit EPA Disclaimer to view past events and to find new events near you! Learn More Here
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A new video has been posted to DEC’s YouTube channel reminding New Yorkers to “Look for the Zero”. Before buying lawn fertilizer, check the bag for a set of three numbers showing the percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Buy a bag with a “0” in the middle to protect our waters from harmful runoff.
Remember – it is also against NYS law to apply lawn fertilizer before April 1. Visit DEC’s Lawn Fertilizer webpage for more information.
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) reminds residents that with warming temperatures and dry conditions, residential brush burning is prohibited March 16 through May 14 across New York State.
Due to the lack of snow cover over much of the state and with rising temperatures forecasted for the coming weeks, conditions for wildfires could be heightened.
“While many people associate wildfires with the western United States, the early start of spring weather, dry conditions, and lack of snow pack increase the risk for wildfires in New York,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. “New York prohibits residential burning during the high-risk fire season to reduce wildfires and protect people, property, and natural resources. The ban has been extremely effective in reducing the number of wildfires, and we’re encouraging New Yorkers to put safety first.”
Currently, fire conditions in most of the state are low risk.
New York first enacted strict restrictions on open burning in 2009 to help prevent wildfires and reduce air pollution. The regulations allow residential brush fires in towns with fewer than 20,000 residents during most of the year, but prohibit such burning in spring when most wildfires occur.
In the seven-year period since the ban was established, the average number of spring fires per year decreased by 35.5 percent, from 2,925 in 2009 to 1,886 in 2016.
Campfires using charcoal or untreated wood are allowed, but people should never leave such fires unattended and must extinguish them. Burning garbage or leaves is prohibited year-round.
