• Celebration and Guided Tour at West Point Foundry Preserve

    West Point Foundry Preserve is home to a new National Historic Landmark. Join the celebration and guided tour!  The West Point Foundry Archeological Site, located within our West Point Foundry Preserve, has been designated a National Historic Landmark, the federal government’s highest recognition for a historic site. The substantial below- and above-ground remains of this […]

  • Kingston Sinterklaas Celebration

    Kingston Sinterklaas Celebration Kingston’s annual Sinterklaas Celebration puts smiles on children’s faces, brings visitors from all over the world, and celebrates our region’s Dutch Heritage and diversity—all while making magic. Enjoy a full day of performances and workshops, highlighted by the 4 p.m. Children’s Maritime Parade, where you can accompany Sinterklaas, our Rip Van Winkle, Sinterella, […]

  • Podcast Taping: Is Biodiversity Good For Our Health?

    Join Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies for a live taping of Big Biology, a podcast that tells the stories of scientists tackling some of the biggest unanswered questions in biology. Having a diversity of plants and animals around us makes the world a richer, more interesting place. But can diversity also be good for our health? Hosts […]

  • Rhinebeck Sinterklaas Celebration

    Sinterklass is a day-long, colorful celebration that features children’s workshops, dance, theatre and music all over the village of Rhinebeck. Don’t miss the Dancing Bear, the Pocket Lady, and Mother Holly. The spectacular Children’s Starlight Parade at 6:00 pm, featuring two-story tall, animated puppets carried by hundreds of volunteers, closes the day at twilight. A non-denominational […]

  • Mid-Hudson Regional Renewable Energy Forum

    Join us at the SUNY/Orange Newburgh Campus to learn the latest about what NY State agencies, and area utilities, municipalities, businesses and institutions are doing and planning to accelerate our transition to a renewable energy economy. The event will feature a wide array of speakers and presentations,  including a review of Scenic Hudson's "Roadmap to […]

  • Hudson River Access Meeting—Castleton-on-Hudson

    SAVE THE DATE: Your input needed to help preserve Hudson River access. Residents of riverfront communities like yours enjoy fishing, launching boats, birdwatching and hunting along the Hudson shoreline. Yet railroad-created barriers have made it harder and harder to enjoy these activities. Responding to the potential for new barriers that could further impede waterfront access, Scenic Hudson […]

  • Hudson River Access Meeting—Germantown

    SAVE THE DATE: Your input needed to help preserve Hudson River access. Residents of riverfront communities like yours enjoy fishing, launching boats, birdwatching and hunting along the Hudson shoreline. Yet railroad-created barriers have made it harder and harder to enjoy these activities. Responding to the potential for new barriers that could further impede waterfront access, Scenic Hudson […]

  • Hudson River Access Meeting—Rhinebeck

    SAVE THE DATE: Your input needed to help preserve Hudson River access. Residents of riverfront communities like yours enjoy fishing, launching boats, birdwatching and hunting along the Hudson shoreline. Yet railroad-created barriers have made it harder and harder to enjoy these activities. Responding to the potential for new barriers that could further impede waterfront access, Scenic Hudson […]

  • Full Moon Hike at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve

    January 10|4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Full Moon Hike Every month The Rockefeller State Park Preserve gives hikers an opportunity to experience the Preserve after dark in our "Full Moon Hike" series. Please join for this very popular and special event. Please bring a flashlight or headlamp. Please dress according to weather conditions. Please […]

  • Water/Ways Opening Reception

    Water/Ways Opening Reception A Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Hudson River Maritime Museum invites you to attend a special Water/Ways Opening Reception this Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. “Water/Ways” asks us to make connections between ourselves, our local waters, and each other. All the events connected to […]

  • Eliminating Racism in the Climate Movement

    For the second workshop in our series, titled "Eliminating Racism in the Climate Movement," Extinction Rebellion New Paltz hosts facilitators from Sustaining All Life (SAL) SustainingAllLife.org and United to End Racism (UER) UnitedToEndRacism.org again to teach us the tools to achieve climate justice. #ClimateJustice "We believe the environmental crisis cannot be resolved without ending racism, […]

  • Winter Nature Journaling

    Winter Nature Journaling Join the Columbia Land Conservancy for this quarterly program delving into the practice of mindful observation through the art of keeping a nature journal that builds over the course of the year. In this first session, we will start at the beginning. Everyone will get a journal (or bring your own if […]