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Safe Travels: Advice for the novice Upstate New York boat owner for a fun, safe outing
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Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series that features things to do in Upstate New York while we still experience the Covid-19 pandemic. Before venturing out, please take proper precautions and check for availability and any changed business hours of marinas and boat launch sites. Safe travels!
This year’s Upstate New York recreational boating scene, which traditionally kicks off Memorial Day weekend, will see a host of first-timers on the state’s waters.
The reason? Boat sales skyrocketed last year across the state and the country during the pandemic and the trend is expected to continue into 2021, according a boat manufacturers group. Many families, unable to take vacations, decided to purchase boats instead as a way to get outdoors, officials said.
MacKenzie says demand is still high, but inventory has dropped.
“We are having a hard time getting product right now, said MacKenzie. “We have boats. We used ones coming in periodically, but inventory is way down all over the state.”
Slips are also in high demand statewide. All of the spots at Boats Inc. are taken and they have a wait list.
Rick White from Berlin bought a boat there today. He said that he is looking forward to another pandemic summer on the water.
“It’s an outdoor activity, you are fully aware of how careful everyone in your family is, said White. So it has been nice.”
4 Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Connecting Wetlands, Wildlife, and You
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The DNR has estimated dollar values for some of the annual benefits wetlands provide:
● $1.8 billion in water storage,
● $850 million in erosion prevention,
● $202 million in water purification, and
● support for Indiana’s multi-billion dollar outdoor recreation, hunting, and fishing industries5.
The water storage and water quality functions of wetlands can be replaced by building stormwater infrastructure, but at a substantial cost, and without wildlife, recreation, air quality, and climate benefits. EPA data on the cost of stormwater infrastructure, adjusted to 2021 dollars, show that the least expensive option costs over $86,000 per acre of wetland being replaced6. Preserving existing wetlands saves these construction costs and provides the most cost-effective stormwater management available.