Our work to control invasive species throughout the county includes the removal of water chestnut and European frog-bit from local lakes and ponds as well as chopping up stands of Japanese knotweed, and more.
Heat Smart Otsego is a community-based clean heating and cooling initiative to help residents and businesses lower their energy bills, improve comfort, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
If you find yourself with good condition items that you no longer need, donate them to the OCCA online garage sale and help support our efforts to protect Otsego County’s environment! Items should have a minimum value of $10.
Announcements This months Eco-Bulletin is jam packed full of great opportunities to join the OCCA Community out and about in a safe, social distance manner or from the comfort and safety of your own home with one of our many online learning sessions. We hope you enjoy and looking forward
Spotlight on Invasives: Not so Wild about Parsnip Wednesday, July 8, 12-1pm Wild parsnip has been taking over our roadsides and fields, where it crowds out native plants and poses a threat to our health and safety. Join OCCA Program Director, Jeff O’Handley, for this look at parsnip: where it comes from, why
As a part of the environmental community, OCCA and its staff express profound grief at the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. Systemic racism remains to be an ongoing blight in our country, and it is incumbent upon all of us to change this.
June 1, 2020: Vol. 14, No. 6 Water Chestnut Pull on Goodyear Lake: Facebook Live Sunday, June 7, around 10:30am. Join the OCCA team for a short trip on the Goodyear Lake “Stump Lot” in search of the invasive plant, water chestnut. In this short, live video we’ll show you
Wednesday, May 20, 1-2pm The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to fundamentally change how our communities are planned for the future. Communities will have to learn to adapt current planning practices such as holding public meetings, amending zoning codes, and developing comprehensive plans to post-pandemic standards. Join OCCA Environmental Planner,
Japanese knotweed is one of the most invasive plants in our area, capable of quickly taking over roadsides, streambanks, backyards—even piles of bare dirt. Learn about this plant’s natural history
Comprehensive Plans are living, breathing documents which can reflect a town’s past while helping shape its future. Join OCCA Environmental Planner, Danny Lapin, AICP, to learn what a Comprehensive Plan
Enjoy a pleasant day on the water and help in the fight against aquatic invasive species! We’ll paddle in the Stump Lot portion of Goodyear Lake in search of water
Water chestnut (Trapa natans) persists in the Stump Lot portion of Goodyear Lake. Join us as we continue our efforts to eliminate this threat to the lake’s ecosystem. Two shifts
Join us in our continuing efforts to control Silver Lake’s invasive species. We’ll patrol Silver Lake’s 40 acres, pulling water chestnut and European frog-bit as we go. OCCA will provide
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