The National Park Service invites public input on a study to determine the feasibility of designating the Finger Lakes region of New York as a national heritage area. The 90-day comment period for the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Feasibility Study will extend from March 1 to June 1, 2021. More information about the study is available at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/FingerLakes.
âInput from the public regarding the creation of a national heritage area in the Finger Lakes is critical to the study process. We also hope to learn more about the region from the people who know it best,â said Allen Cooper, regional chief of planning, National Park Service. âThe information, interest and inquiries we receive from the public help inform our work as we assess the Finger Lakes as a potential National Heritage Area.â
Promoting land stewardship with financial incentives remains a key challenge to those hoping to transition to sustainable farming practices and work through a conservation lens.
At the 2021 Pasa Sustainable Agriculture virtual conference in early February, several panelists with both farming and policy backgrounds took some time to outline different approaches and challenges for financing sustainable agriculture.
According to the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, âsustainable agricultureâ is farming that achieves three things: a healthy environment, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. It produces food and fiber while enhancing environmental quality and natural resources, as well as enhancing the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole. In practicing sustainable farming, growers use methods to promote soil health, minimize water use, and lower pollution levels on the farm.
The Senate will soon begin debating a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill written and passed by House Democrats. Unlike the previous five COVID bills, which provided a total of $4 trillion
iTragedy recently struck the iCarter iHousehold. I plugged my iPhone 6, iMidas, into his iCharger and there was no signature beep, and no funky little battery icon appeared at the top of his iScreen.
I did what anyone with my level of tech savvy would do: I swore. He did not respond, so I swore again. Silence again. So, I martialed all my tech abilities, and I turned the plug of the charger around. Nope. And as a last resort, I turned him off and then booted him back up. Still, no response. I swore more loudly. Silence.
I then began to worry, but not for my golden chum of six years. (Which is 147 in cell phone time. Please donât ask me to explain the math.) I selfishly worried that Iâd miss my online time. No word games, no cat videos, and what of my myriad online news sources? Iâd have to get my news from newspapers or television. (Like a danged animal!)