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How To Have Fall Fun Mid-Pandemic
by Izdihar Dabashi Fall in the Hudson Valley seems like a nothing-can-stop-the-show classic, with apples that ripen and leaves that change come what may. But how about those beloved fall traditions, including taking hayrack rides and downing cider doughnuts —...
Got a Cat? Careful Not To Harbor a Serial Killer
A new motion-activated camera at Scenic Hudson’s Juniper Flats Preserve in Ulster County captured the image of a killer cat caught red-handed with a bird between its jaws. The photo drove home a sobering and little-known fact: domestic felines can...
Watch Out for Spotted Lanternflies
The spotted lanternfly is one beautiful bug. With its wings outspread, an adult resembles an abstract painting, sporting geometric splotches of red, yellow, black and white. Unfortunately, it’s also a very destructive bug — which has led to an all-out...
Time to Update the Bottle Bill
Half. That’s the percentage of glass containers manufactured in the United States that ends up in landfills every year. Despite the fact that glass is 100 percent recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without loss of purity, 53.1 percent of...
New Fungi on NY Apples
by Cheyenne MacDonald Hudson Valley apple orchards have a growing new worry on their hands. Scientists have identified a pair of fungal pathogens not previously known in the region that cause the disease dubbed “bitter rot” — which, as the...
Actualizaciones sobre COVID-19 y declaración de solidaridad de Ned Sullivan, presidente de Scenic Hudson
2 de julio Con las altas temperaturas que se avecinan este fin de semana feriado, la gente visitará en masa las riberas del río en busca de brisas refrescantes y vistas impresionantes. Hemos elaborado este aviso de interés público como recordatorio del...
Inside Scoop
On Earth Day 2020, more than 300 people and organizations — including Scenic Hudson — came together virtually to advocate state leaders for increased public health and environmental protections. The day included a series of brief “conversations” with legislators about hot-button...
Updates and Messages from Scenic Hudson President Ned Sullivan
Para leer esta página en español, pulse aquí. Thursday, October 22—RBG: Sustaining Scenic Hudson’s Environmental Legacy Dear Friend, I never tire of seeing Storm King Mountain, both because of its extraordinary beauty and because it reminds me of the 17...