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DEC Commissioner Martens to Announce Statewide Conservation Grants to Land Trusts

New York, NY – April 20, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — New York State’s weeklong celebration of Earth Day will launch on Monday, April 20 with an announcement of conservation grants to land trusts statewide at an event on Monday with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Land Trust Alliance. Many representatives from land trusts around the state will be in attendance.

Who:

Remarks will be given by:

DEC Commissioner Joe Martens
Seth McKee, Chair, Land Trust Alliance New York Advisory Board & Scenic Hudson
State and Local Elected Officials, including Assembly member Sandra Galef
Kevin Carter, executive director, Teatown Lake Reservation
Ray Sanchez, Superintendent, Ossining School District
Eli Hersh, a Junior at Ossining High School who is involved in Teatown’s Environmental Science Academy (TESA)
Lori Ensinger, executive director, Westchester Land Trust
Rod Christie, executive director, Mianus River Gorge Preserve

When: Noon

Where: Teatown Lake Reservation – 1600 Spring Valley Rd #1, Ossining, NY 10562

A short walking tour will follow the news conference.