A Knowledge Commons for Regenerating Our Land, Water, and Local Communities
It’s important to ask, what do we already know about our bioregion, and how to steward it? To begin with, how do we celebrate what we already have? I think immediately of farmers’ markets, orchards and u-pick farms, any regenerative agriculture and indigenous cultivation, all the nonprofit initiatives we have (including Rochester Ecology Partners, the […]
The GFL Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, recently submitted to the EPA,” provides a regional roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen resilience across the nine-county Genesee-Finger Lakes Region. The plan outlines practical strategies in buildings, transportation, agriculture, energy, waste, and industry to lower emissions, improve public health, create jobs, and ensure community benefits, while […]
Looking at https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-more-265-million-water-quality-and-climate-resiliency-projects, compare this with the previous year’s and evaluate how we’re doing in water quality in the state. Here is a comparative evaluation of New York State’s water quality and resiliency investment efforts based on the January 15, 2026 press announcement you cited from the Governor’s website and available information from the previous […]