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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
#HVFarms
#LandSaves
#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...
Outdoors
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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...
Community
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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,...
#SolarNow
Floatovoltaics Makes Waves Approaching the Valley
About 10 miles north of Albany, the small city of Cohoes sits at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk...
How the SITED Act Makes N.Y. a National Leader in Climate Change Solutions
The passage in 2019 of New York’s landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act established some of the nation’s most...
How Solar Works in the Hudson Valley’s Different Weather Conditions
California’s Death Valley may seem like the best place on Earth for solar arrays — the sun beats down daily....
Solar Meets Sheep (and Bees, and More)
The second word in “solar farm” can sound like a misnomer. Often solar panels sit on former agricultural land, but...
At the Historic Bronson House, a Surprising Solar Success
Tucked in a corner of a medium-security state prison site is a little-known, rarely seen 19th-century mansion that has fascinated...
Solar Plex
One of the biggest drawbacks to embracing solar energy in valley communities: Many residents find the panels unattractive. But they...
Solar Buzz
Underhill solar farm in Poughkeepsie, which went on line in 2019, was one of New York’s first solar arrays developed...
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