#IndustrialEvolution: Hats Off to Beacon
From the mid-19th century to the 1930s, few people would think of leaving home without putting on a hat. With all of the mod shops, galleries, and restaurants lining Beacon’s Main Street today, it’s hard to believe — despite evidence in...
#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, Hudson Valley residents across the spectrum can net big savings over time on climate-friendly upgrades — including heat pumps, solar...
#SolarNow: Why New York Needs the New SITED Act
The passage in 2019 of New York’s landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act established some of the nation’s most ambitious clean energy goals. The law aims to have 70% of the state’s electricity generated by renewable energy by 2030...
#FlightWatch: How Robins Signal Spring
The robin is the oneThat interrupts the mornWith hurried, few, express reportsWhen March is scarcely on. Emily Dickinson, “The Robin” Virtually nobody signals the arrival of spring with more brio than the robin. In fact, their call has been translated into English...
#Women’sHistoryMonth: How Madam C.J. Walker Made It (and Shared It)
She built one of the most striking homes on the Hudson River — and the nation’s first female self-made millionaire managed it all on her own, giving back generously along the way. Madam C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove in...
Get Inspired by Three of the Valley’s Revolutionary War Women
As thousands of men went off to fight in the American Revolution, many women kept the home fires burning — which was always demanding work, but even more labor-intensive in that age, and doubly so during wartime. Some wives opted to...
Three Reasons This Land Save is a Plus: Kelder’s Farm (Ulster County)
Subdivision and conversion to non-farming uses remain major threats to the Hudson Valley’s productive agricultural lands, causing their fragmentation at an alarming rate. Committed to bucking this trend — and assuring that more of the region’s highest-quality soils will always...
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...