E-Biking Begins to Make Inroads in the Hudson Valley
With its scenic farmlands, verdant mountains, and appealing towns, the Hudson Valley is a beautiful place for a bike ride. But that doesn’t mean everyone’s comfortable hopping on two wheels around here. The area’s hilly terrain and busy roads have...
Seeding Poughkeepsie’s Healthy Future at Pershing Farm
“I used to walk by this park all the time and never thought there would be a farm here.” That’s Nick Jackson talking about the Pershing Avenue Neighborhood Farm + Gardens, located in Poughkeepsie’s Northside neighborhood, a historically redlined part of...
Chasing Rainbows in the Hudson Valley
Rainbows seem to be everywhere right now. In the Hudson Valley, they often appear with spring and summer showers. And they turn up all over clothing, parades, and other displays of LGBTQ+ pride, especially during June. What do we know...
Celebrate Good Times! Sojourner Truth State Park Opens with Community Earth Day Event
A Community Earth Day get-together was a fitting way to celebrate the opening of Sojourner Truth State Park, located on land where nature is healing itself with a little TLC from New York State Parks, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission,...
#Advocacy101: Understanding the Hudson’s PCB Cleanup — and Why it Still Matters Today
People might be forgiven for thinking that the dredging of Hudson River PCB toxins completed by General Electric in 2016 marked the end of America’s largest federal Superfund project. In actuality, the project is entering a critical second phase that...
Three Reasons This Land Save is a Plus: Illinois Mountain
A prime mid-valley destination for recreation by foot or mountain bike, Illinois Mountain also is home to an astonishing variety of wildlife. To enhance the public’s enjoyment of this landmark in the Town of Lloyd (Ulster County) and permanently conserve more of...
#WildlifeLove: River Otters Play in the Valley Again
Otters aren’t just oceanic creatures — their semi-aquatic mammal cousins, North American river otters, are found all over the continent, including in the Hudson Valley. Recent local sightings, like Riverkeeper’s at the Westerly Marina in Ossining, have made many people...
Valley Arab American Restaurants Connect Community and Culture Through Food
A range of restaurants source from local farms, and work to bring the local Arab community together through food and advance broader cultural understanding through cuisine. Each April, Arab American Heritage Month provides an opportunity to celebrate some of the...