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Dec 17, 2020 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Friends of Camp Santanoni announced on Wednesday that the 2021 Winter Weekend events at Camp Santanoni in Newcomb are being canceled out of an abundance of caution to prevent the community spread of COVID-19. Three Winter Weekend events have been held for seven consecutive years at Camp Santanoni in the Adirondacks. This year, organizers determined the indoor spaces used for the events are too small to safely accom...

Road Trip: Close to Home News 12 Staff Updated on:Dec 28, 2020, 1:25pm EST Enders State Forest in Granby, Connecticut is one of the 33 state forests that combines recreation and preservation. The forest is about 2,000 acres. It was virtually cut down by the end of the 1800s, but it is now completely grown back.  The Christmas fern can be found at Enders, which is one of the only evergreen ferns found in Connecticuts landscape.  Hikers can enjoy a walk to the waterfall and view beautiful rock...

“The state of the planet is broken. Humanity is waging war on nature. This is suicidal.” – Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General, December 2020 In Sri Lanka, the current Infection Fatality Ratio (IFR) for Covid-19, as per official figures in media reports, stands at approximately 0.5%. That is 1 in every 200 people who contract the virus sadly passes away. Yet, hope is on the way. The amazing development of vaccines, in record time, may soon help contain this pandemic. We caused it, an...

First Day Hikes Thank you to those who attended First Day Hikes 2021! This year marked the 10th anniversary of the First Day Hikes program. Many New Yorkers across the state came out to lands, parks, trails, and other facilities to break in the New Year with a little fresh air and nature. See photos from this years event on DECs Flickr album. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and requirements for safe outdoor recreation, the event options for hikes ranged from self-guided treks to small staff or vol...

Forest department files FIR against Northeast Frontier Railway The State Forest department once again filed an FIR (First Information Report) against the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) for mowing down a wild elephant recently. STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI: The State Forest department once again filed an FIR (First Information Report) against the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) for mowing down a wild elephant recently. The elephant died after it was hit by a speeding train at Panbari of the Ch...

COVID cancels winter weekends at Camp Santanoni historic site Cross country skiers and snowshoers can still visit, but no events this year FacebookTwitterEmail Skiers can still visit Camp Santantoni in the Adirondacks but the weekend events are canceled due to COVID-19.Rick Karlin/Times Union NEWCOMB – Cross country skiers are welcome to visit Camp Santanoni this snow season but the Winter Weekend events at that have taken place during the last seven winters are canceled this year due to th...

Lifestyle By Lifestyle on December 12, 2020 at 12:46 PM Are you looking up places to go off the grid for a much-needed vacation? Taking the day-offs in the middle of a global pandemic may seem unnecessary and a waste of time. Remind yourself of the importance of taking time off in your productivity levels. You can’t be in tip-top condition if you’re too tired for work!  Do you want to go somewhere and relax for the first time in a while? Here are the top places to get off ...

“The state of the planet is broken. Humanity is waging war on nature. This is suicidal.” Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General, December 2020 In Sri Lanka, the current Infection Fatality Ratio (IFR) for Covid-19, as per official figures in media reports, stands at approximately 0.5%. That is 1 in every 200 people who contract the virus sadly passes away. Yet, hope is on the way. The amazing development of vaccines, in record time, may soon help contain this pandemic. We caused it, and we...

Trees and dont have enough people to do it was. the very in state forest on the austrian border its one of the most densely wooded parts of germany. its a popular recreational area and a key source for the timber industry. its mostly a monoculture of spruce with just a few deciduous trees here in there so local forest is looking to introduce new species. mixed forest can be very profitable firstly you actually get more wood from the same surface area of a mixed forest than a monoculture. and the...

Everyone. so we have to find a compromise everyone has to sit down together with with but it is hard and were not the only region desperately seeking a solution. new think about what would you like to see happen. id like everyone involved the community land wants the state of bavaria and the very in state forest to which all these belong to sit down at a table and say we need to plan for the future of our concept. can i take a look. sure put this crap over your head. i cant see anything else i j...