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Dear John,
This week, the Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul officially passed the 2024 – 2025 New York State Budget, which includes environmental funding and policy proposals that will help protect birds and our shared environment.
We will be working alongside our partners in conservation, the Legislature, and the Governor’s office to bring these important protections to life. Highlights include –
Environmental Protection Fund. New York State has committed $400 million in funding for the EPF, which provides critical support for environmental programs, including Audubon’s nature centers and sanctuaries. We are also pleased that the proposed language allowing funds from the EPF to be spent on staffing for state agencies was not included in the final budget proposal.
Clean Water Infrastructure. The Governor had proposed to cut funding for clean water infrastructure by fifty percent. The final budget restores full funding for a total of $500 million for this fiscal year. This proposal will help ensure that birds and people have access to clean water.
Capital for State Parks and the DEC. The final budget includes $200 million in capital funding for the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation and $90 million for the Department of Environmental Conservation. Funds will support habitat improvement projects, the continued enhancement of the New York State Birding Trail, and more.
Plant 25 million Trees by 2033. The final budget includes $47 million for planting 25 million trees by 2033, which will help New York State meet its goal of planting and maintaining 1.7 million acres of new forest by 2040.
Blue Buffers Voluntary Homeowner Buyout Program. Many New Yorkers are threatened by rising sea levels, which can put homes at risk of repeat flooding and years of costly damage. The final budget includes the Blue Buffers Voluntary Homeowner Buyout Program, which will give New Yorkers the option and means to relocate to safer areas, and then allow those properties to be used as part of natural flood control strategies, such as the restoration of living shorelines and salt marshes.
RAPID Act. The Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment (RAPID) Act would authorize the Office for Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) to issue permits for electric transmission projects and create a new expedited permitting process, including the development of new regulations and uniform standards and conditions. We are committed to working with ORES to minimize the risks of transmission construction and operation to biodiversity, and to speed the deployment of needed transmission infrastructure.
This week, the Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul officially passed the 2024 – 2025 New York State Budget, which includes environmental funding and policy proposals that will help protect birds and our shared environment.
We will be working alongside our partners in conservation, the Legislature, and the Governor’s office to bring these important protections to life. Highlights include –
Environmental Protection Fund. New York State has committed $400 million in funding for the EPF, which provides critical support for environmental programs, including Audubon’s nature centers and sanctuaries. We are also pleased that the proposed language allowing funds from the EPF to be spent on staffing for state agencies was not included in the final budget proposal.
Clean Water Infrastructure. The Governor had proposed to cut funding for clean water infrastructure by fifty percent. The final budget restores full funding for a total of $500 million for this fiscal year. This proposal will help ensure that birds and people have access to clean water.
Capital for State Parks and the DEC. The final budget includes $200 million in capital funding for the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation and $90 million for the Department of Environmental Conservation. Funds will support habitat improvement projects, the continued enhancement of the New York State Birding Trail, and more.
Plant 25 million Trees by 2033. The final budget includes $47 million for planting 25 million trees by 2033, which will help New York State meet its goal of planting and maintaining 1.7 million acres of new forest by 2040.
Blue Buffers Voluntary Homeowner Buyout Program. Many New Yorkers are threatened by rising sea levels, which can put homes at risk of repeat flooding and years of costly damage. The final budget includes the Blue Buffers Voluntary Homeowner Buyout Program, which will give New Yorkers the option and means to relocate to safer areas, and then allow those properties to be used as part of natural flood control strategies, such as the restoration of living shorelines and salt marshes.
RAPID Act. The Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment (RAPID) Act would authorize the Office for Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) to issue permits for electric transmission projects and create a new expedited permitting process, including the development of new regulations and uniform standards and conditions. We are committed to working with ORES to minimize the risks of transmission construction and operation to biodiversity, and to speed the deployment of needed transmission infrastructure.
The Flowering Plant That's A Garden Must For Hummingbird Lovers
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My Balcony Summer 2023
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Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with Audubon
You’ll be able to follow along your favorite birds’ flight path using the new Bird Migration Explorer (also available in Spanish), a state-of-the-art digital platform that visualizes the heroic journeys of more than 450 bird species found in the US and Canada.
You’ll be able to follow along your favorite birds’ flight path using the new Bird Migration Explorer (also available in Spanish), a state-of-the-art digital platform that visualizes the heroic journeys of more than 450 bird species found in the US and Canada.
Spring 2023 Hummingbird Migration Map & Sightings
Brightly-colored flowers that are tubular tend to produce the most nectar, and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds. These include perennials such as bee balms, columbines, daylilies, and lupines; biennials such as foxgloves and hollyhocks; and many annuals, including cleomes, impatiens, and petunias.
Plants that Attract Hummingbirds | The Old Farmer's Almanac
Plants that Attract Hummingbirds | The Old Farmer's Almanac
2022
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LIFE SPAN 6 to 12 years
YOUNG Number of eggs laid: Usually 2; sometimes 1
Size of egg: .3 x .43 inches (8 x 11 millimeters) to .5 x .8 inches (12 x 20 millimeters)
Incubation period: 14 to 23 days
Age of maturity: 2 months to 1 year
SIZE Largest - giant hummingbird Patagona gigas, 8.6 inches (22 centimeters);
smallest - bee hummingbird Mellisuga helenae, 2 inches (5 centimeters)
Weight: .06 to .8 ounces (1.6 to 23 grams)
YOUNG Number of eggs laid: Usually 2; sometimes 1
Size of egg: .3 x .43 inches (8 x 11 millimeters) to .5 x .8 inches (12 x 20 millimeters)
Incubation period: 14 to 23 days
Age of maturity: 2 months to 1 year
SIZE Largest - giant hummingbird Patagona gigas, 8.6 inches (22 centimeters);
smallest - bee hummingbird Mellisuga helenae, 2 inches (5 centimeters)
Weight: .06 to .8 ounces (1.6 to 23 grams)
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Tischler Hummingbird Santuary
Located in Milstone NJ in Monmouth County