Three Reasons This Land Save is a Plus: Illinois Mountain
A prime mid-valley destination for recreation by foot or mountain bike, Illinois Mountain also is home to an astonishing variety of wildlife. To enhance the public’s enjoyment of this landmark in the Town of Lloyd (Ulster County) and permanently conserve more of...
#Advocacy101: Understanding the Hudson’s PCB Cleanup — and Why it Still Matters Today
People might be forgiven for thinking that the dredging of Hudson River PCB toxins completed by General Electric in 2016 marked the end of America’s largest federal Superfund project. In actuality, the project is entering a critical second phase that...
#WildlifeLove: River Otters Play in the Valley Again
Otters aren’t just oceanic creatures — their semi-aquatic mammal cousins, North American river otters, are found all over the continent, including in the Hudson Valley. Recent local sightings, like Riverkeeper’s at the Westerly Marina in Ossining, have made many people...
Valley Arab American Restaurants Connect Community and Culture Through Food
A range of restaurants source from local farms, and work to bring the local Arab community together through food and advance broader cultural understanding through cuisine. Each April, Arab American Heritage Month provides an opportunity to celebrate some of the...
Revisiting Poignant Memories of Mt. Beacon
Although it stands alone today as a natural wonder, for part of the 20th century Mt. Beacon hosted a man-made dazzler that many remember fondly: the Mt. Beacon Incline Railway. Family video footage and vintage postcards unearthed recently have only...
#PaddlePower: This Summer, Gear Up to Paddle (Safely) on the Hudson
Paddling is — in our admittedly biased opinion at Hudson River Riders! — one of the most versatile ways to enjoy our waters and to connect with nature. Whether you’re kayaking, canoeing, rowing, or stand-up paddle-boarding, you’ll get both physical...
Looking Good for 200 Million Years Old: Gorgeous Dragonflies and Damselflies
Dragonflies and their daintier cousins, damselflies, are such fixtures of warm, sunny Hudson Valley days that perhaps you’ve taken them for granted. Come late spring and early summer, they seem to be just about everywhere (especially if you live near...
The Old-School Charm of the Irish Alps
As a child, Boston filmmaker Kevin Ferguson spent nearly every summer in the Catskills among a clan of Irish immigrants and first-generation natives in what was known as the Irish Alps. What the Borscht Belt was to Jews, the area...