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The newly established Lake Champlain "Trees for Tribs" Initiative offers free native trees and shrubs and techincal assistance
for streamside buffer planting/restoration projects in the New York's Lake Champlain Basin. Supported by the USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as part of President Obama's America's Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative, this program is
modeled after the successful Hudson River Estuary Program "Trees for Tribs", which since 2007 has been responsible for
planting more than 24,000 native trees and shrubs along 60,000 feet of stream with the help of thousands of local volunteers.
Lake Champlain Trees for Tribs is accepting applications Spring 2012 planting sites. Applications will be accepted until March
31st and are reviewed on a rolling basis. The Champlain Basin extends from Northern Washington County to the Canadian Border
, including major portions of Warren, Essex, Franklin and Clinton counties. For further information about the program including
a project application, please visit the DEC website or contact the
Champlain Basin Trees for Tribs Coordinator, Rebecca Moore at 518-402-9425 or
treesfortribs@gw.dec.state.ny.us.
Project Application Form
The ARRA Roadside Erosion Assessment Project is now available online here!
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine today enlisted the assistance of Soil and Water Conservation Districts to begin assessing damage in agricultural disaster areas and to begin identifying projects
to restore farms and farmland. Initiating the Governor’s $15 million Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund (ACRF), the first allocation of
$5 million, the conservation component, will provide funding for farmers to restore farmland damaged by Hurricane Irene and prevent further damage in the future.
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The 2011 North Country Stormwater Conference and Tradeshow will be held at the Queensbury Hotel, Glens Falls, NY on October 20th, 2011.
2011 Registration Form
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Offers Guidance to Residents Affected by Flooding
This Annual Report provides a brief summary of projects, programs and initiatives undertaken by CWICNY and its members throughout the watershed in 2010.
Recognizing the need for more water quality improvement initiatives on the New York side of Lake Champlain, the five New York counties within the basin formed the Champlain Watershed Improvement Coalition of New York, Inc. (CWICNY). With representatives from the five county Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the five county Water Quality Coordinating Committees, and the Lake Champlain/Lake George Regional Planning Board, CWICNY goes beyond political boundaries and incorporates public sector/private citizen partnerships to complete projects good for the watershed as a whole.
Our latest grant proposal for the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act - 604(b) is completed and is available online! The Workplan for the grant is also available.
