I heard this morning about some potential local park closures. Well, it’s now confirmed. Two in my neighborhood are on the list:
Point au Roche and Macomb Reservation State Park.
Dammit !!!
Entries Tagged as 'new york'
New York State Park Closures
February 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · News
Tags: beach·clinton county·new york·parks·point au roche·taxes
Saratoga Tree Nursery to Close
April 20th, 2009 · No Comments · News
Saratoga Tree Nursery to Close
Saratoga Tree Nursery – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Economic Impact of Tourism – Adirondacks 2008
April 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Destination Marketing
Not a whole lot has changed since last year’s report. Scratch that, almost everything is different, just the tourism marketing remains the same. It’s cool to be able to buy your own ROI study. (Did you know that penning nice ROI studies can get you contracts and advisory roles?) Here are the New York State and Adirondack highlights as I see them:
- NYS Tourism Growth Slows – 2008 Spending only grew by 4%, compared to 10% the previous year.
- $53 Billion in NYS Tourism Spending in 2008
- Tourism Contributed 4.1% of NYS GDP for 2008, 6.2% of all jobs
- Tourism Generated $14.3 Billion in Tax Revenue ($7 Billion NYS and Local)
- NYC, Long Island, Hudson Valley comprise 79% of Total Spend – Adirondacks only 2%
- Tourism Generates 17% of the Adirondack Region’s Employment
- Visitors Spent $1.2 Billion and Supported over 20,000 jobs in the Adirondacks
- Warren County represents 45% of the Region’s Tourism Spend
- Visitors Spending Growth – Clinton 10%, Essex 8.9%, Franklin 6%, Hamilton 2.2%, Lewis 0%, Warren 3.9%
- 51.9% of Total Labor Income in Hamilton County is from Tourism
- 40% of Jobs in Hamilton County are Tourism Related, 35% in Essex County
- Tourism in the Adirondacks generated $152 Million in State and Local Tax Revenue
- Travelers Paid $78 Million in Occupancy Tariffs
Tourism – The Only Shovel-Ready Stimulus
March 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Destination Marketing
GOVERNOR PATERSON ANNOUNCES 4 PERCENT INCREASE IN DIRECT TOURISM SPENDING FOR NEW YORK STATE IN 2008
Interesting headline. It almost got me excited until I saw the year. Anyway, the whole press release is after the jump. One thing I have to say, saavy marketers might appreciate the timing of this. Possibly the critical budget negotiations happening and stuff might be related. Maybe.
According to Governor Paterson’s introductory note in the I Love NY 2008-9 Year in Review,
The results of this year in review prove that the course we have charted is a correct one. Despite tourism retrenching in every region of the country, New York’s tourism industry has held steady — no doubt partly due to the revitalized I LOVE NEW YORK campaign and the strategic decisions based around it.
The most recent economic impact data, not surprisingly, shows growth in tourism spending for 2008.
- $53 Billion in Activity
- $7 Billion in State and Local Taxes
- 6.1% of NYS Employment
Tags: advertising·economic development·i love ny·new york·saatchi and saatchi
DEC ANNOUNCES 2008 BEAR HARVEST RESULTS
March 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · News
Record Year in Allegany, Catskill Ranges
Bear harvest numbers in all three of New York State’s bear hunting ranges increased in 2008 – with new records set in the Allegany and Catskill ranges — Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today.
“Bear populations in the state’s two southern ranges have been increasing in number and expanding in distribution over the past decade, and that is reflected in the record setting totals for 2008,” Commissioner Grannis said.
Statewide, hunters took 1,295 black bears, a 16 percent increase from the 1,117 bears taken in 2007. In the Allegany bear hunting region of central and western New York, hunters took a record 193 bears, far surpassing the previous regional record, 120, set in 2007. Similarly, hunters took 520 bears in the Catskill bear hunting range in 2008, topping the 2005 regional record harvest of 494 bears.
Harvest increased in the Adirondacks as well, with a total of 582 bears taken in 2008 compared to 544 taken in 2007 and 318 taken in 2006. Hunters reported taking 18 bears in the 13 Wildlife Management Units that were opened for bear hunting this year in central and western New York. Read the rest of this entry »
New York Stimulus Pie
February 11th, 2009 · No Comments · News
So there seems to be some talk about Stimulus spending.
Political IV is running down the Pork Items. He helpfully reminds us of our friend Chuckie.
Let me say this to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little, tiny, yes, porky amendments: the American people really don’t care. (link)
Actually, I think we do care. Some highlights include, “$39 billion slush fund for “state fiscal stabilization” bailout” and “$650 million for the DTV transition coupon program”. I’ll take a Raspberry Slushie!
Meanwhile, Brian is agonizingly cogitating about Free Trade over at The In Box – here, here, and here. Why can’t some real economists chime in?
Anyways, with our New York State Batman and Robin leading the charge, I suppose all of our problems are over. I thought I’d take the numbers and bake a pie. A $17,895,000,000 pie. Guess which special interests are represented here? Blue=Health, Reds=Education, Green=Infrastructure, and Purple=Energy. Click for the big chart. Enjoy.
DEC ANNOUNCES SPECIAL SNOW GOOSE SEASON
February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · News
New York Hunters Encouraged to Help Control Population Beginning Spring 2009
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that a special snow goose hunting season will begin March 11 in most areas of the state. Federal and state regulations were amended last fall to allow this special season, under the authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to control certain wildlife populations.
Populations of snow geese (also referred to as “light geese” because of their white plumage) have grown to historic highs, and their feeding has negatively impacted natural vegetation found in coastal marshlands during breeding, migration and winter.
“The overabundance of snow geese, which nest in far northern regions of North America, is harming their fragile Arctic breeding habitat,” said Bryan Swift, DEC bird biologist. “Returning the snow goose population to sustainable levels is necessary to protect this delicate habitat, and every species dependent on it. Serious damage to agricultural crops, such as hay, winter wheat, barley and rye, occurs on migration and wintering areas as well.”
The Atlantic Flyway population of snow geese, composed mostly of “greater” snow geese, increased from approximately 50,000 birds in the mid 1960s to more than 1 million birds in recent years. Most of these birds pass through New York during spring and fall migrations and spend the winter in New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Wildlife managers have been concerned about the impacts of too many birds for many years and they have recommended a population goal of 500,000 in the Atlantic Flyway.
New York has had a lengthy hunting season for snow geese for many years, but until now, federal regulations did not allow the season to be open after March 10, when large numbers of birds begin migrating north from their wintering areas. From mid-March to mid-April, more than 100,000 snow geese may spend time in New York, fueling up for their return to the Arctic breeding grounds. During the normal season, hunters harvest 5,000-10,000 birds annually.
