David Muth, a home energy assessor with the Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, will conduct a workshop on how to cut home energy costs at the Old Forge Library on Wednesday, September 11 at 3 p.m.

Muth will offer do-it-yourself advice on how to reduce energy costs in operation of heating and cooling systems, hot water heaters, appliances and lighting.

The program will be helpful to homeowners as well as renters. All who attend the workshop will receive three compact fluorescent bulbs.

The workshop is free and open to the public. It is part of the Empower New York Program and is sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and developed by Cornell Cooperative Extension and NYSERDA.

The New York State Outdoor Guides Association (NYSGA) will conduct a A Wilderness First Aid course at the White Otter Fish & Game Club located at 10914 Woodgate Road, Woodgate on Saturday, September 28th.

The course will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and includes lunch and two breaks.

The cost for the class is $110. Anyone interested in signing up is asked to contact instructors Sheila and Sonny Young at (518) 359-8194 or adkfoothill@yahoo.com prior to September 14th.

The public will have the opportunity to weigh-in on the management of the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor at a meeting at the Town of Webb Park Avenue Building on Monday, September 10 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Representatives from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of Transportation (DOT) will be gathering information and comments that will help the commissioners of the two state agencies determine whether to amend the Remsen-Lake Placid Corridor Unit Management Plan.

The plan, adopted by DEC and NYSDOT in March 1996, assesses the natural and physical resources along the 100-foot-wide corridor and identifies opportunities for public use. It guides how the corridor is used and managed. Continue reading →