Three Reasons This Land Save is a Plus: Ulster County Riverfront
Achieving myriad scenic, ecological, and recreational benefits while strengthening local resiliency to climate impacts, Scenic Hudson has protected 180 acres — including nearly a mile of Hudson Riverfront — in the Town of Ulster. Located adjacent to Sojourner Truth State Park (whose...
How to Decorate for Winter by Bringing Nature In
The holiday decorations are down, the lights aren’t twinkling, and the nights feel long and dark. But there’s a surprisingly easy, free way to give yourself a lift: by foraging a bit to bring the outdoors inside. Foraging is defined...
Continuing the Valley’s Long Maple-Tapping Traditions
Maple syrup has a rich and storied history in the Hudson Valley. Where the age-old tradition of tapping trees and the modern adaptations of the final product boil down into a true taste of Americana. Iroquois peoples are considered to...
From Freedom to “Twelve Years a Slave” to Liberation
Editor’s Note: This article contains mentions of slavery that, while not graphic, may be disturbing. Few could describe the horrors of enslavement more vividly than Solomon Northup, author of Twelve Years a Slave. Published in 1853, the year Northup secured...
As Temps Warm, Can the Hudson Valley Salvage Snowy Fun?
A snowflake is a complicated thing. The shape that makes each one unique is also a sensitive record of the changing conditions that occur as an ice crystal forms in the cloud and falls to the ground. For instance, atmospheric...
The Hudson Valley’s Biggest-Ever Blizzard
Nobody saw it coming. After all, it was your typical mid-March — cool temperatures, but with a hint of spring in the air. Trees were showing signs of budding, and river ice was fast disappearing, raising expectations that steamboats soon...
How to Get Outside and Embrace the #WinterIsWarm Mindset
Everyone loves the long summer days, which make favorite activities like hiking, biking, and running easy (and inexpensive, with less clothing and gear needed). But as the air cools off and daylight hours get shorter, too many people start to...
Forget Forecasting — Appreciate What Groundhogs Can Actually Rock
Will he or won’t he? That will be the question on everyone’s mind on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, when Punxsutawney Phil surfaces to check for sunshine and forecast the likelihood of spring’s early arrival. (As a reminder, legend has it...