Daily Archives: June 6, 2023

Peter Mantius To Give Talk On Taking on Polluters and the NYS DEC to Protect our Communities, June 6, 6:30 pm

NewsBy Sofia Nolfo June 6, 2023

Investigative reporter Peter Mantius will be presenting a talk entitled “Taking on Polluters and the NYS DEC to Protect Our Communities, Land, Air and Water: What we can learn from three important environmental struggles in New York’s Finger Lakes” on June 6 at 6:30 pm. He will be speaking for the fourth Annual Meeting of…

Neighborhood Mini-Grants Support Rural Initiatives

Mini Grants, NewsBy Sasha Paris June 6, 2023

From staple foods to bicycling infrastructure to botany education, small locally-based initiatives can help to meet the needs and improve the lives of people in rural areas. In April 2023, Sustainable Finger Lakes awarded a total of $2,500 in four Neighborhood Mini-Grants supporting such projects across Tompkins County. Artist/ecologist Ash Ferlito and ecological landscape designer…