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Check out the March 2023 News from the Watershed Agricultural Council. Join us as we welcome our new Agricultural Program Manager, Connor Young. Since early...

Happy New Year! Check out our January 2023 Enews and read our 2022 Annual Report, learn about available micro grants, read about Columbia’s Climate Change...

Walton, NY, January 25, 2023– The Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) is pleased to announce that Columbia University’s Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR) and Agricultural...

The Watershed Agricultural Council not only recognizes change, we embrace it. This year, long-standing efforts in Agriculture, Forestry, Economic Viability and Conservation Easements proved resilient...

Beef cattle production in the NYC Watershed is a major agricultural enterprise which makes up 57% of the farms enrolled in the Watershed Agricultural Program,...

2022 was a time of transition for the Easement Program with the addition of new staff, some familiar faces accepting new roles, and the Easement...

This year the Economic Viability (EV) Program is thrilled to highlight our newly launched Farms and Forests in Transition Reimbursement Program (FFIT). The goal of...

Forestry is historically a male-dominated field, but in recent years there has been a surge of interest among female landowners to take a more active...

Agriculture in the East of Hudson (EOH) Watershed is under pressure from rising land values, urban expansion, development, increased regulation, and the loss of essential...

Events and tours were back in full swing in 2022. The Communications Department and Economic Viability Program attended and participated in various events across the...