REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
Requesting authorization to submit an application for New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Urban and Community Forestry Program 2026 Community Reforestation (CoRe) Grant (Round 2).
Date: 08/24/2026
Department: EDCAP
Attending Meeting: Gopika Muddappa/Ann Marie Salmon/Ian Evans
Submitted By: Gopika Muddappa
Title: Deputy Director
Phone: 5186554932
Purpose of Request: Other (State if not Listed) Resolution Support the Grant Program
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The Department of Economic Development, Conservation and Planning (EDCAP) is requesting authorization to submit an application for New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Urban and Community Forestry Program 2026 Community Reforestation (CoRe) Grant (Round 2).
CoRe projects will expand, restore, and establish healthy forested natural areas in or near urban communities across New York State. The project site will focus on Ann Lee Pond Preserve which is identified in the CoRe Grant eligibility map <https://nysdec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=c97a1da86a0d477f9b715081ddc19b06>. Funding will be distributed on a reimbursement basis. Projects funded through this grant program will utilize afforestation and reforestation practices to establish new areas of forest on non-forest areas, supplement existing seedlings in existing forests or replant trees after a disturbance, restore forest stands and control competing vegetation to increase overall forest health resilience for the long term, and use fences or a natural slash wall barrier to prevent deer browse as appropriate and necessary. Since the county owns the property, a resolution by the county supporting the project is required to pursue the grant.