Building Composting Partnerships

On November 11, Compost for Good hosted an informal gathering of North Country compost site operators and food scrap haulers to share challenges and opportunities and identify potential collaborations. Thank you to all who participated for sharing your time and perspectives, and for making it such a successful learning and networking event. Stay tuned for more community composting events with Compost for Good!

Thank you! Your support allows ANCA to provide innovative programs that meet some of our region’s most pressing and persistent economic needs. Your generosity makes a real difference for hundreds of small business owners (like Miranda Holman at My Hope Flower Farm), farmers and communities in our rural region.

During this season of giving, show your support of ANCA’s responsive and targeted programming by becoming a member, renewing your membership, or making an end-of-year gift.

Tour North Country Businesses This Holiday Season

Maybe you grew up here. Maybe you had a life changing experience in the region for college, vacation or summer camp. Whatever reason you call the North Country home... you are invited to join us for a Center for Businesses in Transition Familiarization Tour!

Join us to visit our dynamic small communities during "snow globe season," meet engaging local leaders and economic development experts, and most importantly, meet business owners across the region who are preparing to retire and transition their successful businesses to the next generation. Available businesses include marinas, restaurants, bike shops, attractions and more.

REAP Grants Available for Businesses and Farms

High energy bills? Drafty buildings? Old heating and cooling systems? Your business may be eligible for assistance through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

Small businesses and farms could get up to 50% of the costs of their energy efficiency or renewable energy project reimbursed. ANCA will assist with the preparation and submission of the application. For more information, please contact Jon Ignatowski, Grants Advocate and Coordinator at jignatowski@adirondack.org or 518.891.6200 x124.

Community Policing Initiative

Earlier this month, ADI's Community Policing Initiative hosted 21 police officers and DEC Rangers for Session 2 of their trauma-informed community policing training program. This is the third year of the Initiative's trainings, which have served over 200 officers from 14 law enforcement agencies.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

The Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance (ANCGA) will hold a virtual gathering to recognize International Transgender Day of Remembrance, which memorializes those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. Recognized annually on November 20, the event raises awareness of the continued violence endured by transgender people in the U.S. and throughout the world. It is a day set aside by the Transgender Community, for the Community, to remember and honor those who were killed in the past year.

What: ANCGA Day of Remembrance Gathering

When: Sunday, November 19, 2:00 p.m.

Pre-registration for this virtual event is required.

Keep Cozy, Save Money This Winter

Looking for a few easy and practical tips to save money and energy during the winter heating season? The North Country Clean Energy Hub team is eager to share tips and resources to help you increase energy efficiency in your home this winter and throughout the year.

Hub Energy Advisor Eamon Ladue shared some useful tips in a recent article in the Watertown Daily Times.

Host a Clean Energy Campaign

Community-scale campaigns through NYSERDA's Clean Energy Communities (CEC) Program encourage the adoption of new, innovative technologies that generate value and savings for consumers, support local clean energy businesses, and advance local clean energy goals. Campaigns are typically short-term, municipally-led efforts that reach potential customers through outreach and education.

Local communities that are hosting campaigns while earning points toward grants include:

Clean Energy Communities

Congrats to the following communities that are achieving high impact action items, earning credit toward clean energy project grants, and saving money and greenhouse gas emissions!

• Town of Chesterfield adopted the NYS Unified Solar Permit
• Town of Wilmington adopted the NYS Unified Solar Permit
• Lewis County submitted their CSC Bronze Certificate

Learn how your community can earn funding for clean energy projects through NYSERDA's Clean Energy Communities program. Contact ANCA's Energy Circuit Riders today at energy@adirondack.org.

Visit our jobs page for openings with member and partner organizations and regional nonprofits:

• Program Assistant: Advocacy Institute
• Loan Officer: Adirondack Economic Development Corporation (AEDC)
• Community Energy Advocate: Northern Power & Light

Have an opening you want to promote? Send a web link to jobs@adirondack.org.