This Week's Updates:

• Hudson River Estuary Resiliency Funding
• Flood Mitigation Assistance Funding
• Black River Initiative Newsletter
• Water Quality Symposium

Hudson River Estuary Resiliency Funding Available

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos has announced the availability of $50,000 to help communities and site managers assess flooding risk and plan for flooding and sea-level rise at shore front park lands and river access sites along the Hudson River Estuary. Applications are due February 15, 2019 at 12:00 PM. This article first appeared in the Hudson River Estuary Program's Hudson RiverNet newsletter. To receive news like this directly from the Hudson River Estuary Program, sign up for their newsletter now!

Funding Available – FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance Program has made available federal funds to state, local and tribal governments to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program. Applications are due January 31, 2019. For more information, visit the funding opportunity description.

Annual Black River Initiative Newsletter Available

The Tug Hill Commission, in collaboration with DEC’s Great Lakes Program and other organizations in the Black River watershed, has released the 2018 Black River Initiative newsletter. The newsletter details efforts among the Tug Hill Commission, DEC, Soil and Water Districts and other partners to advance the Black River Watershed Management Plan and Nine Element Watershed Plan.

Registration Open for Annual Water Quality Symposium - March 12-15, 2019

The NYS Conservation District Employees Association (CDEA) and the NYS Soil and Water Conservation Committee, in collaboration with conservation partners, will be holding their Annual Water Quality Symposium and CDEA Annual Training Session in Syracuse from March 12-15, 2019.

The Symposium provides a forum to share ideas and skills to advance statewide natural resource protection. This year’s trainings will include:

• The NYS Sediment and Erosion Control Implementation Course
• Design of Silage Leachate Control and Treatment Systems
• Establishing Education Partnerships
• Menaces to the Health of NY Ecosystems
• Strategies and Methods for Water Sampling
• Source Water Buffer Programs: Protecting Drinking Water Sources with Conservation Easements

Additional topics and trainings relevant to managing stormwater and agricultural runoff are also available. Registration is due February 1, 2019.