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Cornell Cooperative Extension reports rainwater system, new Master Gardeners and kinship caregiver support programs
Summary
Cornell Cooperative Extension updated the committee on a completed 70,000-gallon rainwater collection system, 108 active Master Gardener volunteers, several grants including a climate-justice award from Orange and Rockland Utilities, and the Relatives as Parents kinship support program that serves roughly 300 families.
Lucy P. Joyce, executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Orange County, briefed the committee on recent program developments and grant activity.
Joyce said the Extension’s Education Center/4‑H Park has completed installation of a 70,000‑gallon rainwater collection system funded by an Environmental Facilities grant; costs exceeded the original budget that was developed in 2018,…
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