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MFO volunteers learn some of the finer points to assess tree health and quality from MFO Regional Director Shane Stevens of CCE Columbia-Greene. This training at the Siuslaw Model Forest also allowed the volunteers to learn about deer fencing as a way to reduce deer impacts.

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Relevance Nearly 800,000 private woodland owners manage more than 10 million acres of forestland across New York. These forests support environmental quality, wildlife habitat, forest products and rural economies. Most landowners lack formal...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cut Flowers Agritourism

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Relevance Agritourism has become an increasingly important strategy for farm diversification and economic sustainability in New York. According to the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, 947 New York farms offered agritourism, generating $55.5...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension

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Relevance Invasive species threaten the ecological, economic and social well-being of New York’s Capital Region. Invasive plants and animals disrupt native ecosystems, reduce biodiversity, degrade habitat quality and impair ecosystem services...

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Two people harvest oysters from the waters of Manhasset Bay.

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Relevance New York’s oyster populations have declined significantly since the 19th century, with an estimated 1 percent of historic oyster reefs remaining due to overharvesting and degraded water quality. In Nassau County, elevated nitrogen...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension