Planting Seeds Blog: Volunteering
I am embarrassed to say that I think about volunteering more than I actually volunteer. Good intentions, bad execution. I seem to always have excuses, perhaps legit, but still excuses. No time, too busy. And then there is the issue of getting started. What should I do? How much time is it going to take? Will it really make a difference?
I attended a cleanup organized by Scenic Hudson many years ago on a strip of land near West Point Foundry Preserve, right across the river from West Point, that Scenic Hudson had recently purchased. There were about 15 of us, and we spent a good four or five hours picking up papers, bottles, tires and if my memory serves me, a few large appliances.
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BACKYARD MATTERS BLOG: Let's Hope that GE Maintains Cleanup Momentum
Media nationwide reported on the May 15 ceremony near the small upstate New York village of Fort Edward marking the start of General Electric's cleanup of PCBs it had dumped in the Hudson River. One speaker at the event rightly called it "a historic day for a historic river."
NOW IS THE TIME: Environmental Groups Join to Outline Agenda for Hudson's Future
Scenic Hudson's Franny Reese State Park provided the backdrop as Clearwater executive director Jeff Rumpf (left), Riverkeeper president Alex Matthiessen, and Scenic Hudson president Ned Sullivan joined hands along the Hudson on June 10.
On Wednesday, June 10, Scenic Hudson President Ned Sullivan joined leaders of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and Riverkeeper at a riverfront news conference in Poughkeepsie to announce goals for the Hudson Valley in the coming decade.
As the Quadricentennial Flotilla journeyed upriver, attracting unprecedented crowds to the Hudson River's shores, the three leading environmental organizations in the region released a list of ten goals that will promote sustainability for the river, the region and the economy. "Together, " Sullivan explained, "we can leave a Quadricentennial legacy worthy of its own celebration 100 years from now." Complete details, including the list of goals, can be found in this news release.
