We always hear about people leaving New York State, but there are still areas that growing. A-Z-Animals conducted a study about the fastest growing towns in New York State. Their data shows that not all towns in New York are shrinking. There are a lot of reasons New York's population is shrinking - climate, taxes, cost of living, politics, etc...
Orkin has released its annual list of the cities in the United States with the most rats. Even though this is a list of fifty metro areas, there are six in New York State including here in the Capital Region.
Are you a member of a volunteer fire department in New York State? There is grant money available to get help with wildfire training, who's eligible and how much money is being handed out?