VISIT US AT UPCOMING EVENTS

Visit WAC, Pure Catskills and MyWoodlot staff at the following upcoming events this fall:

September 25: Corn Dry Down Day

September 22 & 23: Clean Sweep

September 23: Delhi Harvest Festival

September 23: Cauliflower Festival

October 7 & 8: Catskill Mountain Fall Festival

USDA ANNOUNCES MILK LOSS ASSISTANCE

USDA announced Milk Loss Program (MLP) assistance for eligible dairy operations for milk that was dumped or removed, without compensation, from the commercial milk market due to qualifying weather events and the consequences of those weather events that inhibited delivery or storage of milk (e.g., power outages, impassable roads, infrastructure losses, etc.) during calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2022. Administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), signup for MLP begins Sept. 11 and runs through Oct. 16, 2023. Click here for more information.

WATERSHED FORESTRY PROGRAM PORTABLE BRIDGE INCENTIVES

The WAC Forestry Program has several portable bridge programs available to loggers working in the NYC Watershed region.

Portable Bridge Loan Component*

Description: 20’, 30’ and 40’ bridges available for loan within the NYC Watershed counties.

Incentive: Bridges are available free of charge. Availability varies.

Portable Bridge Transportation, Installation & Rental Cost-share*

Description: Funding for transporting, installing, or renting a portable bridge used for crossing a stream in the NYC Watershed.

incentive: $1,423.91 per instance, or $2,531.38 for TLC certified loggers.

Portable Bridge Cost-share

Description: Funding available for the construction of portable skidder bridges.

Incentive: $1,265.50 per bridge, or $1,898.54 per bridge for TLC certified loggers.

*the Portable Bridge Loan and Portable Bridge Transportation, Installation & Rental components can be used in conjunction with each other.

For more information on any of these opportunities, contact the Watershed Forestry Program at 607-865-7790 or email: forestry@nycwatershed.org.

DEP COMMISSIONER VISITS

DEP Commissioner, Rit Aggarwala, and Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Food Policy, Kate MacKenzie, met with Council Members and WAC staff at Berry Brook Farm on August 30th. Guests enjoyed quiches, strata and pies prepared by The Farmers Wife, with ingredients from Burn Ayr Farm, Clark Farms and Byebrook Farm.