Some of the largest maple syrup production areas had a poor season last year, and they re hoping to make up for it this spring. In places like Vermont, production was off by just over 21%, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of.
Megan Phillips
(Photo provided) ELIZABETHTOWN The Adirondack Council has hired Megan Phillips of Albany to be the environmental advocacy group’s vice president for conservation. Since November 2018, Phillips has been Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s senior policy advisor for energy and the environment, overseeing 12 state agencies and authorities and implementing the administration’s policy initiatives. She has more than a decade of experience in conservation, serving in state government roles in New York and with a private organization in Wisconsin. At the Adirondack Council, she will fill a leadership void left by the departure of Deputy Director Raul “Rocci” Aguirre, who had served a decade as the Council’s conservation director. He is the new executive director of Scenic Hudson in Poughkeepsie.