On Sunday afternoon, September 15, New York State Parks partnered with Audubon New York to host the second annual Latino Conservation Week event at Sunken Meadow State Park attended by hundreds of patrons. The goal of the event was to increase accessibility of coastal education and outreach messaging, including Audubon New York’s shorebird conservation outreach to the Latine community on Long Island. Towards this goal, four Spanish language interpreters lent their services to make this a bilingual event.
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Trash Talk: All In On Waste Diversion At Green Lakes
You may have already known that cardboard boxes and cans can be recycled into new products, but did you know that your hot dogs and hamburgers can be too?
On July 1, Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville launched a large-scale pilot waste reduction initiative, featuring food scrap composting, improved signage, public education events and coordination between regional staff and staff on the ground, including and the newly created sustainable operations team.
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