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N.Y. Fights Invasives, Beacon Adds Trees, Reforestation Helps Cool the East
Fighting against climate change is critical to our survival, and...
Learning Not to Toss That School Lunch
Working in a school, I witness food waste daily. Students...
Valley Moves Toward Banning Blowers and “Leaving the Leaves”
When Michael Hall co-founded the Quiet Clean Alliance, a national...
Land + Air + Water
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#MadeByNature
#RestoreTheRiver
The Soil-Supplementing, Climate-Boosting Potential of Biochar
A soil amendment created from organic waste materials such as...
Overnight Stays Add Fun — and Financial Stability — to Valley Farms
The allure of waking up to a rooster’s crow and...
The Modern Comeback of Ancient Buckwheat
In 2023, Travel + Leisure named Ulster County’s Phoenicia Diner...
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What Sleeping in a Lighthouse Is Really Like
I’ve been obsessed with lighthouses since I was a kid....
Chasing the Rainbow: Skies Open Up to Hot Air Balloon (Volunteer) Crews
Years ago, I had a vivid dream of floating in...
What’s Behind the Rise in Camping?
Camping is experiencing a renaissance. Nearly 7 in 10 U.S....
Plants + Animals
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Inside N.Y.’s First-in-the-Nation Neonic Pesticide Nix
Since the 1940s, farmers and landscapers alike have used synthetic...
Coexisting More Peacefully With Coyotes
As human activity over the centuries has drastically altered the...
How to Better Attract and Support Butterflies
Many of us dream of having a butterfly haven in...
History + Culture
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Not a Castle, Never a Mansion: Bannerman Island’s Surprising Past
Among the natural wonders of the Hudson Highlands is a...
Savor the History of Las Villas, the Latin Catskills
Growing up around his parents’ business, Ishmael Martinez, Jr., would...
The Valley’s World-Beating Natural Cement Industry
Along with brick-making and ice harvesting, the manufacturing of natural cement earned the...
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Secrets of the Professional Pumpkin Carvers
Creating is central to celebrating a holiday, and Halloween is...
How a Regional Mural Artist Goes to the Wall for Nature
It could be said that Joseph Pimentel was raised to...
Capturing Great Photography by Drone
Ever since I was a child, I dreamed of flight,...
#ClimateControl
Going Green at Home by 2030
The $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022 marked the largest clean-energy investment in U.S. history. Through the IRA,...
Touring the HV by EV
Is this the year electric vehicles hit their tipping point? New York dug into a $750 million EV-infrastructure expansion. States...
Solarpunk Movement Seeds Climate Hope in the Valley
Set above highly urbanized and tech-forward New York City, the Hudson Valley offers nature reserves and varying topography that help...
The Real Deal on Plastic Recycling
In 2019, two days before Halloween, some of America’s leading beverage companies — including the makers of Coca Cola, Pepsi,...
Next-Level Strategies to Reduce Waste
You’ve already brought reusable mugs, purchased locally in bulk and maybe even started composting. Now New York sustainability and travel...
Recording Change One Photo at a Time
Environmental changes can move at a snail’s pace, making them costly to record and hard for the average person —...
How to Compost Smart in the Hudson Valley
During the pandemic, many of us have had more time to focus on feathering our nests — and making them...
Victory Gardens Return, Challenging Seed Access and Food Justice
Ken Greene said he saw it happen once before, but not like this. A decade ago, the Great Recession inspired...
Green Burial A Growing Option in the HV
Joel Kovel was laid to rest directly in the Hudson Valley ground, his body in a wicker casket pulled on...
Mapping the Hudson Valley’s Urban Ecosystem
Adam Dylan was a professional landscape designer by day, casual backyard gardener by night. Tending his family’s raised beds of...
How N.Y. Has Won From Saying Bye-Bye to Plastic Bags
Americans use more than 100 billion plastic bags a year — and until recently, nearly a fifth of them were...
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