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Oswego County Health Department Celebrates National Immunization Awareness Month

To celebrate the importance of immunizations throughout life – and to help remind adults that they need vaccines, too – the Oswego County Health Department is recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month. This is the perfect opportunity to make sure adults are protected against diseases like flu, whooping cough, tetanus, and pneumococcal disease.

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Volunteers Needed to Help Remove Vegetation from Walls of Fort Ontario

Oswego AmeriCorps member Norman Berlin III is working on a project this summer to preserve the stone walls of Fort Ontario State Historic Site by using non-toxic sprays to eliminate weeds and grass that are damaging the fort’s walls. Volunteers will spray weeds and grass with white cider vinegar, dish soap, and Epsom salts.

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Sea Grant Pacific Region Coastal Experiences Valuable for NY Water Resources, Marine Sanctuaries

The experiences of Sea Grant representatives recently returned from educational outreach travel to American Samoa and Japan are expected to benefit the anticipated announcement of freshwater marine sanctuaries in New York’s Great Lakes region and coastal interests in the marine district of the state.

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