EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

The following educational events are either hosted or sponsored by the Watershed Agricultural Council:

Spring Small Ruminant Meeting

March 20 at 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

CCE Hamden

34570 Hwy 10, Hamden, NY 13782

Game of Logging: Level 1

April 5 at 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Forest Ecology & Silviculture

April 19 at 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Watershed Agricultural Council

44 West Street, Walton, NY 13856

Adult First Aid & CPR

May 3 at 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Delaware County Emergency Services Building

280 Phoebe Lane, Delhi, NY 13753

Check our website for other upcoming events here: nycwatershed.org/events

POND AND LAKE WORKSHOP

The Westchester County Soil & Water Conservation District in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension is hosting a FREE virtual Pond & Lake Management Workshop on Tuesday, March 26^th, 2024 from 8:45am-12:30pm.

WAC East of Hudson Project Engineer Andy Cheung will be a guest speaker.

Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

FREE NATIVE PLANTS FOR NYC WATERSHED RESIDENTS

The Watershed Agricultural Council is excited to announce a remodeled Tree Planting practice in the Management Assistance Program (MAP).

MAP is the Watershed Agricultural Council’s primary way of supporting forest landowners in stewarding their woods. MAP provides cost-share opportunities for projects that protect water quality, improve wildlife habitat, and overall drive the growth of healthy forests.

At the bottom of page 2 on the MAP application you’ll find a new Tree Planting practice. This practice supplies free native tree and shrub saplings (about 2-5 feet tall) to landowners within the NYC Watershed. To qualify, at least 5 plants must be requested, and at least half of those must be trees. More details can be found in the application.

To read more about selecting, planting, and maintaining trees check out these resources on MyWoodlot.com.

CADE FARMER LOGISTICS SURVEY

We want to hear from you!

How are you currently distributing your products?

What are your distribution needs?

CADE is collecting data from farms and food businesses on how they currently transport products to customers to inform suggestions as to how we might reduce pain points and offer possible solutions. 

They expect the survey to take about 10 minutes to complete. All responses will be kept anonymous and only shared as aggregated data, so that the results are non-personally identifiable with respect to you or your customers.

Please complete the survey by March 27.

AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM MANAGER-EAST OF HUDSON

The Program Manager is responsible for the implementation of the Agricultural Program in the Croton Watershed.The Program Manager will act as a chief liaison with the general public representing the agricultural program specific to water quality initiatives.The Program Manager will provide oversight of the East of Hudson planning and engineering departments.

SEASONAL INTERNSHIPS

The following summer internships are available for the 2024 season:

• Nutrient Management Soil Sampler (5)
• Agricultural Program Technical Intern
• Economic Viability Program Intern
• Watershed Forestry Educator (Yorktown)

For more information on any of these positions visit: nycwatershed.org/careers