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Cohousing - Green Building Talk at the APA - 05/09/12
New York By: The Wild Center Please join us on May 29th, 2012, from 1-3pm at the Adirondack Park Agency headquarters in Ray Brook. We will hear from a Finnish participant in the recent internati…Read More
Adirondack Family Activities: Wild Center Community Day - 05/08/12
New York By: Diane Chase Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 13th, and The Wild Center in Tupper Lake is giving everyone the chance to celebrate the women in their lives whether great-grandmother…Read More
Land Use and Community/Individual Priorities Are Symposium Focus - 05/01/12
New York By: SUNY ESF Balancing individual and community priorities with land use is the focus of the first symposium of Interdisciplinary Scholarship in Land Use and Ethics held by ESF's Northe…Read More
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time - 04/26/12
Northern Forest Region By: Green Fire Celebrate Aldo Leopold and view a screening of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and Green Ethic of Our Time at one of six events in New Hampshire. Each scre…Read More
World Paddling Film Tour Coming to the Big Picture in Waitsfield - 04/25/12
Vermont By: Northern Forest Canoe Trail The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is bringing the Reel Paddling Film Festival’s World Tour 2012 to Waitsfield on May 5th at 7pm. The film festival s…Read More
Paddle film fest slated at the LPCA - 04/24/12
New York By: Lake Placid News Adirondack Lakes & Trails Outfitters announces the kickoff of the paddling season with the annual film festival to benefit the Northern Forest Canoe Trail on Fr…Read More
Fish and Game Host Outdoor Adventure Talks - 03/28/12
New Hampshire By: Londonderry News Staff Get inspired for outdoor adventures this year at a series of free Wednesday evening talks taking place from March 28 through April 18, 2012, at the New H…Read More
Save the Date: Sixth Annual Common Ground Alliance Forum - 03/28/12
New York By: Common Ground Alliance July 18, 2012, Long Lake, NY Come share in the report from the ADK Futures Scenarios Project, launched last year at the CGA Forum; Find out what's happenin…Read More
Bioenergy Advocacy Stakeholders Take Their Case to Capitol Hill: - 03/28/12
Northern Forest Region Press Release Representatives from more than 20 bioenergy stakeholder groups are in Washington today participating in the 2012 Bioenergy Partners Capitol Hill Day. L…Read More
Experts to Discuss Climate Change Responses - 03/26/12
New York By: Editorial Staff The Wild Center will host climate experts and authors of a recent New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) report on the State’s adaptati…Read More
Conference to explore history of region's lakes - 03/25/12
New York, Vermont By: Post Star Staff A new conference regarding Lake George and Lake Champlain will be held at Fort Ticonderoga on Aug. 11 and 12 to explore the history, geography, culture, eco…Read More
Community Energy Efficiency Management (CEEM) and Energy Efficiency projects at Local Government Day - 03/20/12
New York By: ADKCAP March 21, 2012 An overview of what energy efficiency and conservation mean, including the kind of savings Adirondack municipalities can anticipate and what steps can be ta…Read More
The New York State ClimAID Report and the Adirondacks - 03/14/12
New York By: The Wild Center Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 10:00 am to noon Location: Flammer Theater, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, Tupper Lake, NY 12986 The Wild Center will ho…Read More
Final LURC public forum scheduled in Monson - 03/09/12
Maine By: Alex Barber A final public forum with Piscataquis County Economic Development Council in conjunction with the Western Mountain Alliance will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, a…Read More
Clean Energy Conference: Presentation Solicitation - 03/07/12
New York By: Adirondack North Country Association CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: The Conference is centered around five areas: solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and conservation. We are soliciting presen…Read More
Importing Canadian Hydropower: Energy and Environmental Concerns on Both Sides of the Border - 03/07/12
New Hampshire Webinar - March 9, 2012 The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), Conservation New Hampshire, the Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire, and the Soc…Read More
Northeast Biomass Heating Expo 2012 - 03/07/12
Northern Forest Region March 21-23, Saratoga Springs, NY The fourth annual Northeast Biomass Heating Expo 2012 will feature two dedicated technical and economic development tracks for its Marc…Read More
The Sweetest Rite of Spring - 03/07/12
New York By: The Wild Center Come to The Wild Center from February 25th until April 1st and see what makes early spring in the Adirondacks so sweet. Watch how the sweet sap of trees that grow in…Read More
Bioenergy Partners Capitol Hill Day - 03/07/12
Northern Forest Region Renewables make up nearly 12 percent of all energy produced in the U.S., such as fuels, electricity and thermal energy from biomass. Bioenergy reduces the nation’s risks fr…Read More
Educators to get guidance on climate change - 03/06/12
Vermont By: Jeff Meyers An upcoming workshop will give local educators an opportunity to study climate change and develop strategies for teaching about it. The Champlain Basin Education In…Read More
Northern Maine Community College to host second energy forum - 03/05/12
Maine By: Jen Lynds After the success of its inaugural conference last year, Northern Maine Community College is gearing up to hold a forum on the status and future development of alternative en…Read More
10th Back Country Ski Fest This Weekend - 03/01/12
New York By: Editorial Staff Glen Plake is skiing into Keene Valley from Chamonix, France to join The Mountaineer’s 10th annual Adirondack Back Country Ski Festival on March 3rd and 4th. …Read More
Can Am marks 20 years - 02/29/12
Maine By: Julia Baylyl The very first musher to head out the start chute in the first Can Am Crown International 250-mile race 20 years ago will run his last race during the milestone event this…Read More
Interdisciplinary Scholarship in Land Use & Ethics - 02/22/12
Northern Forest Institue June 1-3, 2012 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's Northern Forest Institute announces its first annual symposium of interdisciplinary scholarship in la…Read More
Commercial Buildings, Huge Energy Savings with Wood Heat Focus of 2012 Northeast Biomass Heating Expo - 02/16/12
Northern Forest Region By: Northeast Biomass Heating Expo The fourth annual Northeast Biomass Heating Expo 2012 (nebiomassheat.com) will feature two dedicated technical and economic development …Read More
PFI Annual Conference - 02/08/12
Northern Forest Region July 29-31, 2012 The Pellet Fuels Insistute's annual conference will take place from July 29-31, 2012 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mahsantucket, CT. PFI has issu…Read More
Wood Stove Design Challenge - 02/08/12
Northern Forest Region The Next Generation Wood Stove Design Challenge is now underway! The Challenge seeks to promote next generation stove designs, build a community of innovators and showcase st…Read More
From Howling Wilderness to Vacation Destination - 02/08/12
New York By: Editorial Staff The Adirondack Museum third 2012 Cabin Fever Sunday series, "Nature: From Howling Wilderness to Vacation Destination" will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012. The …Read More
10th Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival Slated - 02/01/12
New York By: Editorial Staff The Mountaineer and Cloudsplitter Mountain Guides have teamed up to host the 10th annual Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival on March 3 and 4, 2012. The event celebr…Read More
Bark-peeling event to look for invasive insects - 01/16/12
Maine By: The Associated Press Maine Forest Service insect experts will lead what's known as a "bark-peeling" workshop aimed at finding evidence of tree-killing bugs. Using a method remini…Read More
Upcoming events and activities at the Paul Smith's College VIC - 01/11/12
New York By: Paul Smith's College VIC Variety of upcoming events hosted by the Paul Smith's College VIC including the Northern Forest Center's Ways of the Woods grand opening on January 15, 2012…Read More
Biomass Heating Expo 2012 - 01/11/12
Northern Forest Region The Northeast Biomass Heating Expo is the successor to three very successful annual Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass conferences held in Manchester, New Hampshire…Read More
NY Society of American Foresters annual meeting, Jan. 25-27 - 01/11/12
The New York Society of American Foresters annual meeting will take place Jan. 25 - 27, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel in Syracuse, NY. The meeting topic is “The Forest Beyond the Trees," with general…Read More
Mike Lynch's Through Paddle of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail - 01/05/12
Northern Forest Region By: Northern Forest Canoe Trail On January 19, 2012 at Paul Smith's College Visitor Interpretive Center, outdoors writer and photographer Mike Lynch will give a slideshow …Read More
ADK Offers High Peaks Winter Lecture Series - 01/02/12
New York By: Editorial Staff Environmental authors Bill McKibben and Curt Stager will be among the distinguished speakers participating in the Adirondack Mountain Club’s Winter 2012 Lecture Se…Read More
Finance Workshop to Assist Forest Owners - 12/20/11
New York By: Editorial Staff With timber prices at historic lows, tax bills to be paid and the real estate market languishing, many owners of forest land are having a hard time making their wood…Read More
Whiteface honors early ski pioneers - 12/07/11
New York By: Todd Moe Seventy years ago today, a group of young skiers climbed Whiteface Mountain to build the first racing shelter at the top of what is now known as Wilderness Trail. Later tha…Read More
Forum on energy set for Nov. 21 at SUNY Oswego Metro Center in Syracuse - 11/16/11
New York By: Debra J. Groom / The Post-Standard A community forum on energy sources and where they come from is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the SUNY Oswego Metro Center in downtown Syracuse. …Read More
Home modification specialists weatherization seminar held Nov. 16 - 11/12/11
Maine By: George Danby Home Modification Specialists of Maine and Webber Energy are co-hosting a free Weatherization Seminar from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at T & B Celebration C…Read More
Agroforestry working workshop - 11/09/11
Vermont Coos/Essex Cooperative Extention Join us on Friday November 18 as we revitalize the Coös/Essex cooperative Willow Tree Nursery in Brunswick VT. We will begin work at 9am, cutting and…Read More
Heating with Biomass: Win-Win for Households, Economic Development, Energy Security - 11/09/11
Washington, DC Environmental & Energy Study Institute (EESI) Wednesday, November 16, 2011 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM 2322 Rayburn House Office Building The Environmental and Energy …Read More
Third Adirondack Youth Climate Summit This Week - 11/08/11
New York By: Editorial Staff As preparations for the third Adirondack Youth Climate Summit, on November 9th and 10th, are reaching a crescendo, science centers around the country and the world a…Read More
Registration opens for Maine tourism conference - 11/07/11
Maine By: The Associated Press Maine tourism officials say registration is now open for the Governor's 2012 Conference on Tourism. The conference is being held Jan. 26 at Sunday River ski …Read More
For maple lovers - 11/02/11
New Hampshire By: Monitor staff and wire The Hospitality Management Students at the UNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics are setting the table for two gourmet dinners, and you're invi…Read More
12th Northeast Natural History Conference Planned - 10/29/11
New York By: Editorial Staff To better serve the entire Northeast Region, the Northeast Natural History Conference (NENHC) will now be rotated to a new location each year. With the cooperation o…Read More
Berlin's Lumberjack Festival: Axes and Saws and Logs, Oh My. - 09/19/11
New Hampshire Chris Jennsen Seventy-seven competitors – a record - have registered for the 12th Annual Lumberjack Competition and Festival which will be held in Berlin on Sunday, October…Read More
Green innovation workshops scheduled in the Northeast - 08/31/11
Northern Forest The Regional Wood Products Consortium, a collaboration between Sustainable Forest Futures and the wood products manufacturing industry in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and northern …Read More
Agriculture and Natural Resource Business Institute (ANRBI) - 08/25/11
New Hampshire September 7 Science Center, Keene, NH New Hampshire farmers and landowners have always been independent, self-reliant and inventive. We offer this Institute because we believe o…Read More
Lewis, Jefferson counties to host New York State Maple tour - 08/22/11
New York September 18-20 A pair of North Country counties will host the annual New York State Maple Tour, scheduled for Sept. 18 to 20.The Watertown Daily Times reports reports the event will be…Read More
Loggers & Truckers Convention - 08/02/11
October 22, 2011 Manchester, NH The New Hampshire Timber Harvesting Council cordially invites you to join us in celebrating the logging profession with loggers and truckers from across the s…Read More