Scenic Hudson and Riverkeeper are featured in two new films from Hudson Valley-based National Geographic filmmaker Jon Bowermaster. Keeping Carbon highlights Hudson Valley farmers who understand the importance of their land for carbon sequestration and for long-term regional climate resiliency. A Living River captures the transformation of the Hudson River from its past as a bustling […]
Scenic Hudson's Envision Summer Series kicks off with a virtual exhibit launch. We'll start with a guided tour of our People Who Make A Difference poster gallery—paying tribute to women, Black people and other People of Color, youth and members of Indigenous groups who have made enormous but under-recognized strides in ensuring everyone benefits from […]
Scenic Hudson joins the Hudson Highland Land Trust for the latest in their series of "Bringing Nature to You" webinars. Trails in the Hudson Highlands area “went viral” on social media well before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with millions of neighboring city residents cooped up inside for months, even more people are flocking to the […]
Hosted by the Hudson Valley Farm Hub on Zoom. Farming is ever-evolving. Today, when we think about what’s to come next for farmers a key question is, “How do we produce food and still maintain a livelihood for farmers, while respecting the needs of other organisms with which we share the land?” As part of the […]
Scenic Hudson's Envision Summer Series continues with Cycle of Harm, a three-part webinar series tracking the toxic journey of fracked gas from Pennsylvania well fields to the proposed new Danskammer plant in the Town of Newburgh. Each session will feature experts and community members speaking about how fracked gas contributes to the climate crisis, harms […]
Scenic Hudson's Envision Summer Series continues with the online premiere of PCBs: A Toxic Legacy, a powerful and provocative documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Jon Bowermaster that has been newly updated to showcase the latest in the decades-long campaign for General Electric to cleanup toxic PCBs in the Hudson River in a manner that is protective […]
Join us for the first in a series of free webinars about the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail . . . your next favorite trail! Extending from the village of Cold Spring to the city of Beacon, the HHFT will consist of a multi-modal, ADA-accessible main trail and smaller foot paths. It will serve as the […]
Scenic Hudson joins the Esopus Library to discuss the history and features of our public parks in Esopus and throughout the Hudson Valley. Director of Parks and Community Engagement Rita Shaheen will be joined by Senior Park Planner Heather Blaikie to help you discover new hiking trails, woodland retreats, picnic and fishing spots in our […]
Join us for part two of our three-part Cycle of Harm webinar series tracking the toxic journey of fracked gas from Pennsylvania well fields to the proposed new Danskammer plant in the Town of Newburgh. Experts and community members will share details about gas infrastructure, including pipelines, compressor stations, and wastewater disposal and then field questions from the audience. Panelist […]
Sailing School at the Hudson River Maritime Museum The Hudson River is not just home for marine life and other animals, but can also be seen as a way to get individuals up and active all while having fun on the water! The Hudson River MAritime Museum introduces their sialing school. They are offering one […]
A new 520-acre state park is coming to the Kingston area! Scenic Hudson and other community groups are excited to collaborate on this introduction to Quarry Waters park through the first of several public engagement events (throughout summer)—these events are opportunities for us to share what we've learned about this inspiring and complex landscape, and […]
Scenic Hudson and Harambee Kingston participated in a unique and inspiring virtual event honoring legendary abolitionist and civil rights leader, Sojourner Truth. In song, dance, words and libations, we blessed the land at Shaupeneak Ridge that Sojourner passed through during her walk to freedom. Scenic Hudson created a public preserve on the land and now is […]
