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Harriet Tubman
Legacy

Tubman in Troy

With the November 2019 release of Harriet, a movie about abolitionist and slave rescuer Harriet Tubman, now’s a good time to recall...

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Solar Wind
Tomorrow

Bridging the Future

Achieving the Cuomo administration’s ambitious goal to produce all electricity from non-carbon sources by 2040 will require lots of ingenuity. Smart-thinking designers...

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Elizabeth Ryan
Alerts

Farm Crisis

Elizabeth Ryan What’s it like being a local farmer during the climate crisis? Read this sobering CNBC article for a firsthand account....

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Transforming the Hudson Valley

Since 1963, we’ve been preserving, protecting and revitalizing land and communities in the Hudson River Valley of New York.
BEFORE: Asphalt plant, Tarrytown, 2000
AFTER: Scenic Hudson RiverWalk Park at Tarrytown
BEFORE: Parking lot, downtown Yonkers, 1980s
AFTER: Van der Donck Park
BEFORE: Oil storage facility, Beacon, 1950s
AFTER: Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock Park
BEFORE: Obsolete railroad bridge, Poughkeepsie, 2000
AFTER: Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
BEFORE: Junk car lot, Cold Spring, 1990s
AFTER: West Point Foundry Preserve
BEFORE: Former lumberyard, Irvington, 2000
AFTER: Scenic Hudson Park at Irvington

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Upcoming Events

Jan 03
Hudson River Access Meeting—Castleton-on-Hudson
January 03, 2020
Hudson River Access Meeting—Castleton-on-Hudson

Please attend one of these community meetings to let us know where ...
Jan 04
Hudson River Access Meeting—Germantown
January 04, 2020
Hudson River Access Meeting—Germantown

Please attend one of these community meetings to let us know where ...
Jan 04
Hudson River Access Meeting—Rhinebeck
January 04, 2020
Hudson River Access Meeting—Rhinebeck

Please attend one of these community meetings to let us know where ...
Feb 17
Winter Fest at Crystal Lake
February 17, 2020
Winter Fest at Crystal Lake

Join us for the third-annual winter celebration in collaboration with various community ...