Schumer, Gillibrand Bill Would Also Increase the Corridor’s Funding Cap to $18 Million Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are announcing the introduction of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act, legislation that would extend the canalway’s authorization as a National Heritage Area (NHA) for the next fifteen years, through FY 2037. Currently, Congress
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A Letter from the Erie Canalway NHC: March 2022 A recent campaign to “Close one lock to save Lake Champlain from invasive fish” calls attention to environmental threats posed by the Round goby should it reach Lake Champlain via the Hudson River and Champlain Canal. However, the simple proposal put forth is wholly inadequate for managing a complex international waterway
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The next meeting of the Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers Partnership is scheduled for Monday March 28, 2022 at Stillwater Town Hall 881 Hudson Ave, Stillwater, NY 12170. The business meeting will begin at 9am and be followed by the Membership Meeting at 10am. The membership meeting presenters will include representatives from the EPA and DEC who will present the findings from
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