Regional Symposium on Climate Solutions (in person)
Locust Grove 2683 South Rd, Poughkeepsie, NYJoin Sustainable Hudson Valley for a detailed briefing on the policies, programs and funding behind New York’s Climate Act, and the Hudson Valley Regional Climate Action Strategy developed by Sustainable Hudson Valley and partners. ($20 suggested donation.) Featuring: Andrew Revkin (New York Times climate science writer and Founding Director, Initiative on Communication & Sustainability - …
Compost Basics + a DIY Compost Garbage Can Demo (remote)
As the impacts of climate change intensify worldwide, there is an urgent need for resilience in ecosystems and human societies. How can we contribute to this on the scale of our homes and neighborhoods? This workshop will explore the contributions home, community, and neighborhood gardens can make to multiple forms of climate resilience - food …
Implementing New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (virtual)
The NYS Climate Action Council has released, for public comment, a much-awaited draft plan to implement New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the most ambitious climate law in the country. Attend this Zoom Q&A with Jen Metzger, who will give an overview of the plan and issues and recommendations that are important …
Meeting New York’s Ambitious Climate Goals: Conflict, Compromise, and NIMBY in Renewable Energy Siting (virtual)
10th Annual Woodstock Land Conservancy Film & Discussion Series Hosted by Scenic Hudson. Register here! In 2019, NYS passed the most ambitious, hopeful, and solution-oriented legislation in the country to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By 2030, 70% of our electricity must come from renewables. In our part of the Hudson Valley, this means solar farms. …
Driving Change in the Transportation Sector? NY’s Draft Scoping Plan, and How You Can Get Involved (virutal)
Transportation is one of the largest sources of climate-damaging emissions in New York, and a major source of other harmful pollutants that damage our health, particularly in disadvantaged communities. Eliminating those emissions will be critical to reaching the emissions and equity goals of New York's Climate Act. Join New Yorkers for Clean Power for this …
Your Role in New York’s Climate Action (virtual)
When New York’s draft scoping plan, written by the Climate Action Council, is finalized later this year, it will impact every New Yorker: our energy choices, the industries we work in, the communities we live in, the investments we make in affordable energy, and the ways we can protect ourselves and our neighborhoods against climate …
Fall Kill AquaBlitz 2022 (in person)
58 Parker Ave 58 Parker Ave, Poughkeepsie, NYThe Fall Kill AquaBlitz is a community event that will explore the under-appreciated living things in the Fall Kill. Teams of volunteers will visit a site along the creek to collect data about what is living in this urban stream. Feel free to come anytime between 2pm - 6pm. REGISTER HERE. Transportation will be provided …
Book Talk: Rescuing the Planet with Tony Hiss (virtual)
In Rescuing the Planet, Hiss sets out on a journey to take stock of the “superorganism” that is the earth: its land, its elements, its plants and animals, its greatest threats – and what we can do to keep it, and ourselves, alive. Hiss invites us to understand the scope and gravity of the problems …
Native Pollinator-Plant Interactions: Designing Landscapes + Corridors to Support Regional Biodiversity (virtual)
New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week (#NYISAW) is June 5th – 11th! Presented by Founder and Principal of Landscape Interactions Evan Abramson, who will lead attendees through a discussion and discovery about the key role that biodiversity plays in solving the climate crisis. The team at Landscape Interactions specializes in designing landscapes and planning corridors …