When: May 3rd, 2018 Where: NYS Power Authority’s Visitor Center at Lansing Manor, Blenheim, NY Who: Albany, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Schenectady, and Schoharie Counties Team Registration Due: April 16, 2018 Click HERE for the 2018 Registration Booklet The youth of today will be tomorrow’s teachers, government officials, property owners, and environmentally aware adults. Why not get them involved now and cultivate their desire to gain knowledge and understanding in the natural world around them? This event is a scholastic competition for high school-aged students, which tests their knowledge in five topics: soils, aquatics, forestry, wildlife, and current environmental issues. Teams that wi
Spring is coming and you may be looking around the home or office wanting to get rid of some electronics that just don’t operate anymore or that you’ve upgraded. The question is, where? In most cases special consideration is needed for disposing them and with good reason. As these items eventually break down, they release toxic materials into the environment. Luckily larger companies like Best Buy, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell have programs already in place to accept and recycle “e-waste.” Items that are in still good working condition can often be refurbished and donated to Goodwill or the Salvation Army who then donate to low-income groups or are sold at affordable prices. Another great p
