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Conservation Advisory Council (CAC)

Note:  During this ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the CAC continues to meet safely and remotely the first Monday of the month at 6:30 or 7pm. Please contact Jamie Purinton at jamiepurinton@fairpoint.net and/or David Dembo giacomo@fairpoint.net if you would like to remotely attend any of our upcoming CAC meetings. We will then let you know the date and time of the next meeting and send you a zoom link a few days prior to our meeting.


The Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) conducts research, disseminates information and advises other town agencies in the management, development and conservation of the town’s natural resources. It is the CAC’s mandate to serve as an in-depth data base for all issues that pertain to the preservation and ecological well-being of the town’s flora and fauna. The CAC’s mission is also to identify human activities or developments that may pose major threats to environmental quality, and to provide the Town Board with research and comprehensive analyses of the environmental impact of proposed land-use decisions on an “as-needed” basis. The CAC is comprised of 3 to 9 town residents with a strong interest in the Council’s mission, as well as knowledge and experience in the environmental sciences, planning and/or environmental law. It is the aim of the CAC to foster increased understanding of environmental problems and issues, and to support their solutions, including, from time to time, making recommendations to the Town Board of appropriate and desirable changes in existing local laws and ordinances relating to environmental issues. The CAC meets the first Monday of every month at 7:00 P.M. at the town hall. These meetings are open to the public.

Conservation Advisory Council Members

David Dembo, Co-Chair / Phone: 518-329-1400
Researcher and writer on environmental, health and safety issues for non-profit organizations for 25 years; Organic farmer.

Jane Meigs, Co-Chair/ Phone: 646-512-2520 cell#  518-789-0767 landline
BA Oberlin College and MS Long Island University; Conservation Education Director, Sustainability Coordinator and Environmental Science Teacher at Millbrook School. Green Schools Alliance Coordinator; Librarian and Field Research experience.

Choral Eddie: Ancram biodiversity mapping team; wildlife rescue work; amphibian monitoring team; graduate studies in environmental sciences.

Amy Gold: Studies in wildlife conservation and degree in psychology,  founding member of the Minnesota International Wolf Center, fundraiser for Save the Thompson-Finch Farm, and member of Pine Plains United.

Jay Lorenz: Environmental scientist; wildlife ecology, wetland science, and biological assessments. Punch Brook Advisory Committee and ANHN Association volunteer.

Colleen Lutz: BS from Marist College in Environmental Science, currently pursuing an MS in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology from SUNY Albany,  Assistant Biologist for the New York Natural Heritage Program, volunteer on the CSCTF (Climate Smart Community Task Force) and Ancram representative for the Columbia County Environmental Management Council.

Jonathan Meigs: Director of the Trevor Zoo and ecology teacher at Millbrook School with extensive work in wildlife rehabilitation, retired;  member of the Town of Standford CAC for 20 years, and member of Hudonsia Ltd. Advisory Board.

Jamie Purinton: State licensed landscape architect; author of books on landscape architecture; biodiversity mapping team and amphibian monitoring program.

Erin Robertson: Certification in Landscape Design and Horticulture from the Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Architectural designer and draftsperson; biodiversity mapping team.

Kim E. Tripp, D.O., Ph.D. / 398-0644
Osteopathic physician (D.O.) and plant scientist (Ph.D.) with an extensive career dedicated to plants, plant conservation, and botanical gardens, and fully licensed osteopathic physician in practice in Sharon, CT.

Walter Williamson: BA, Cornell University; MD, NYU School of Medicine; Post-graduate Medical Training, Mt. Sinai Hospital, NY, NY; JD, Columbia University School of Law.  Captain, USAF, Medical Corps., Ret.  President, Williamson & Williamson, P.C., ret.  Certified Master Forest Owner, Cornell University Cooperative Extension.


Links

Audubon Society
Butterflies of New York
Columbia Land Conservancy
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program
Hudsonia
Inland Fish of New York
Invasive Species of New York
New York Flora Association
New York State Bluebird Society
New York State Mammals
New York State Reptiles and Amphibians
Wildlife Rehabilitators Council

Recreation

CLC Public Conservation Areas (Columbia County) including Roundball Mountain & Drowned Lands Swamp: https://clctrust.org/public-conservation-areas/about-our-sites/

Weed Mine Taghkanic State Park –  Weed Mine Rd. Ancram, NY

Fishing Access in Ancram, NY

The Harlem Valley Rail Trail

(Banner photo credit: Jamie Purinton)

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Meetings & Events

  1. Town Board Meeting

    February 16 @ 7:00 pm
  2. Planning Board Meeting

    March 2 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  3. Town Board Meeting

    March 16 @ 7:00 pm

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Significant Habitats in the Town of Ancram

Check out the map to see the fascinating natural areas of your own land! This new map details the locations of all the remarkably diverse … read more about Significant Habitats in the Town of Ancram

CAC Documents

  • Forests of Ancram, January 1, 2021
  • Significant Habitats in the Town of Ancram, February 1, 2020
  • Final Ancram Natural Resource Conservation Plan, January 29, 2015
  • CAC Ridgeline Protection, April 15, 2013
  • Ancram Biodiversity Map, Roeliff Jansen Kill Corridor, March 29, 2011

CAC Reports

  • CAC Year End Report for 2022, January 13, 2023
  • CAC Year End Report for 2021, January 18, 2022
  • Invasive Plants Awareness in Ancram, October 7, 2021
  • Impacts of Climate Change on the Hudson Valley: Results of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, October 7, 2021
  • Wild Parsnip and Giant Hogweed, October 7, 2021
  • Couger Sightings in New York, October 7, 2021
  • Conservation Advisory Council 2020 Annual Report, January 28, 2021
  • CAC – Year End Report for 2019, January 28, 2020
  • ANCRAM NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PLAN FINAL, May 13, 2019
  • Friendly Night Lighting for People and Wildlife Report, November 19, 2018
  • 2017 Year End Report (Plans for 2018), January 8, 2018
  • New Glysophate Cancer-Link Warnings for Homeowners, August 1, 2015
  • Road Salt Public Health and Safety and the Environment, December 18, 2012
  • Town of Ancram Habitat Summary, October 1, 2011
  • Floodplain Forests of Columbia and Dutchess Counties, NY: Distribution, Biodiversity, Classification, and Conservation, December 1, 2010
  • Stream Side Vegetated Buffers, November 19, 2010
  • Biodiversity Assessment, August 23, 2010
  • Environmental Concerns, Standards and Model Language for Cell Towers, Wind Turbines, and Solar Panels, July 1, 2010
  • Town Hall Landscape, May 23, 2010
  • Vernal Pools, March 1, 2010
  • CELL PHONE TOWERS – Health, Safety and Environmental Aspects, March 1, 2010
  • Important Biological Resources in the Town of Ancram, November 20, 2007

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