Sentences with phrase «river shoreline»

The transaction permanently safeguards this three - acre wooded property featuring 200 feet of dramatic Hudson River shoreline prominently visible from Staatsburgh (Mills Mansion), Wilderstein and other historic and recreational sites across the river in Dutchess County.

Together we've already protected 3,100 acres, conserving breathtaking views from some of the valley's most popular and important historic sites — including the homes of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and renowned painter Frederic Edwin Church — as well as unspoiled forests, Hudson River shoreline little changed since Henry Hudson sailed past it and 1,000 acres of farmland containing some of the nation's richest soils.

Foremost, the city should have an ironclad agreement about the construction of public amenities, especially access to the site's Hudson River shoreline.

Village of Tivoli Scenic Hudson's $ 40,000 in support will allow the village to acquire a 2.5 - acre waterfront property featuring 500 feet of Hudson River shoreline, providing the municipality with its sole public access to the river.

On Sunday, the Governor also announced ramped up efforts to enforce no wake zones along the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shoreline.

In 2014 the Walkway waterfront elevator opened and has since provided a direct connection from the elevated park to the Hudson River shoreline, including Waryas Park and the new Upper Landing Park.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is announcing ramped up efforts to enforce no - wake zones along the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shoreline this weekend.

I will continue to work with the legislature to secure additional funding for this important program and help the families along the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shoreline build back stronger and smarter than ever before.»

The District also owns and maintains 22 miles of river shoreline, 25 lakes, 63 park shelters and more than 2,500 acres of open space.

In February of 2008, Fox Valley Park District residents approved a $ 44.8 million referendum to fund improvements for local parks, trails and public facilities, acquire new land for additional recreation space, preserve Fox River shoreline areas and create additional venues for athletic fields, and numerous other goals.

Meanwhile, community assets continued to grow, per residents» wishes, with expansion of Stuart Sports Complex, a modern makeover at Blackberry Farm, additional trails and connectivity, construction of new parks and acquisition of open space and Fox River shoreline.

Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller, the chairman of IAC, plans to help finance a $ 170 million park built on a pier off the Hudson River shoreline in Manhattan.

New York state will double the amount of money available to those impacted by flooding along Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shorelines, Cuomo announced.

GREECE, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York state is making $ 7 million available to help homeowners recover from flooding along the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shorelines.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for a federal agency to take emergency action to help residents along the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shorelines deal with flooding problems.

Not exact matches

Nearly 40 miles of the river, shorelines and wetlands were polluted.

Niagara Falls State Park was packed with visitors around 4 p.m. Saturday when foul - smelling, black discharge came billowing out into the Niagara River within sight of the base of the American Falls, alarming city businesses and tourists as it engulfed the shoreline from the Rainbow Bridge to the Maid of the Mist boat dock.

«High water continues to impact homeowners and businesses along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, and by extending the no - wake zone for an additional month, we can ensure boaters are helping to protect New York's vulnerable shorelines,» Cuomo said.

BY GAYLE M. HORWITZ Not many years ago, what is today's Battery Park City was the shoreline of the Hudson River, dotted with crumbling piers.

The report failed to mention a nesting pair that forage on the Saugerties shoreline and Lower Esopus Creek from a nest in Red Hook, on the east bank of the Hudson River.

- A seasonal day use area will be located along the shoreline of the Schroon River with 34 parking space.

Local environmental groups oppose the transport of tar sands crude, which is extremely difficult to clean up, and which they say poses a risk to the Hudson River, Lake Champlain and other areas where railroad tracks run along the shoreline.

The Westchester County Department of Health is advising people who use the Hudson River waters for recreational purposes, namely swimmers, boaters, kayakers and windsurfers to avoid direct contact with the water until further notice along the Westchester shoreline.

In the Buffalo area, for example, the GLRI has provided money for projects from habitat restoration or shoreline improvement programs to the large - scale Buffalo River restoration.

The MOU includes an agreed to sale price of $ 2.5 million; a partnership with the city to develop a Community Development Agreement that includes where appropriate MWBE participation consistent with established state practices; and permitting the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper organization access to the property for a continuing federally - funded shoreline restoration project along the Buffalo River, which flows through the development site.

Flooding from Olcott in Niagara County along the shoreline of Lake Ontario to Ogdensburg on the St. Lawrence River has closed some public beaches, flooded homes and closed businesses that rely on the water.

Shoreline flooding earlier this year damaged homes and businesses from the Niagara River to the St. Lawrence River.

New York State will double available funding for homeowners impacted by shoreline flooding along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River last year.

But officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say the main culprit in the widespread flooding along the Lake Ontario shoreline was heavy rains that hit many areas along the lake and the St. Lawrence River last year.

General Electric and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement to study and develop a cleanup plan for the shorelines along the upper Hudson River, where GE has been dredging to remove contaminants for the past five years.

• $ 775,000 for Willsboro, Essex County, to stabilize 2,000 feet of shoreline; a project that will reduce the deposition of contaminated sediment and improve both the water quality and the fish habitat of the Boquet River and Lake Champlain.

Work includes, but is not limited to, shoreline restoration and invasive species management for a 12 acre site with approximately 1850 linear feet of shoreline along the Buffalo River.

Piping plovers breed on wetland or reservoir shorelines and river sandbars in the northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada.

Lawmakers also assumed that these low - lying older buildings wouldn't last long, because they're exposed to frequent flooding along rivers and near shorelines.

They prefer to nest in tall trees along river and lake shorelines.

«Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but more slowly than shoreline is lost: Study used optical dating to measure how fast the Mississippi Delta is moving.»

Boat wakes and dredging could weaken and denude the shoreline of rivers leading inland from the new ports on both coasts.

Submerged beneath the surface were ancient streambeds, river - cut canyons, and shorelines.

Using data from both models, Nienhuis determined the ratio of river - to - ocean wave strength for each delta, and found that those deltas with a ratio greater than or equal to 1 were more likely to have multiple river channels, with deltas that project out from the shoreline.

Unsustainable irrigation practices can dry the rivers that feed large lakes; the Aral Sea and Lake Chad have both seen their shorelines shrink dramatically in this way.

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Just recently, an older cottage with boat access and 140 feet of shoreline on the French River sold for $ 200,000, while vacant lots two to three acres in size with 300 feet of shoreline fetch about $ 160,000.

Triumph Home Inspection is a family owned and operated full - time home inspection business that is dedicated to Deep River and other Connecticut shoreline towns.

Northern Michigan — A popular tourist destination featuring extensive state and national forests, lakes, rivers, and a large portion of Great Lakes shoreline.

Opportunities for outdoor recreation are close at hand in the adjacent 1,700 - acre Dam Site Park, which features boat ramps, picnic tables, and hiking trails; Beaver Lake stretches out over 70 miles and has 449 miles of shoreline to explore — it has been called the «newest great lake of the White River».

The city is situated in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and Piave rivers and derives its name from the ancient Veneti people who lived in the area around the 10th century BC.

There may also be seals or sea lions swimming in the tidal areas of the river and black bears feeding along the shoreline.

From mid August to late September, as the salmon return to the river, it is not uncommon for up to 50 bears to be seen within five miles along the shoreline.

As he paddled the shoreline of the Bering Sea, the intrepid census taker turned up the Naknek River into the Naknek Lake drainage (which he renamed «Lake Walker» for his supervisor), eventually making his way overland to Katmai village on the Pacific coast side of the Alaska Peninsula.

To a birders delight, local forests, lakes and river systems, estuaries, and the coastal shoreline and ocean waters are alive with species throughout the year.