Danskammer: Public Hearing
The State’s Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment wants to hear from you. It’s holding online public hearings on the Danskammer proposal. The owner of the Danskammer power plant on the Hudson River in the Town of Newburgh proposes replacing the current facility — which operates less than five percent of the time …
Danskammer: Public Hearing
The State’s Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment wants to hear from you. It’s holding online public hearings on the Danskammer proposal. The owner of the Danskammer power plant on the Hudson River in the Town of Newburgh proposes replacing the current facility — which operates less than five percent of the time — …
Walkway Talk: Vassar’s Hudson River School of American Paintings
Learn more about the Hudson River School with The Walkway and the Loeb Art Center! When the doors of Vassar College opened in 1865, it already possessed an enormous collection of Hudson River School of American Painting. On display in a specially-designed art gallery were hundreds of works by many of the movement’s leading artists, …
Indian Point: What’s Next? An Environmental Justice (virtual) Community Discussion
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is hosting an introductory meeting on Indian Point decommissioning and other Environmental and Climate Justice issues via Zoom. Click here to view the event flyer which contains the meeting agenda as well as the presenters’ biographies. During this event, we will share information on Indian Point’s closure and decommissioning and begin to …
Art, Industry, and Scientific Innovation in 19th Century Peekskill (virtual)
Peekskill in the 1800’s was a nexus for artistry, innovation, and invention in the fields of communication and manufacturing. Its scenic location at the entrance to the Hudson Highlands made it a favorite for painters of the Hudson River School, the best-known local artist being Frank Anderson. In his virtual lecture, presented by the Putnam …
Roosevelt and the River (virtual)
Jeffrey Urbin, Educational Outreach Specialist for the FDR Presidential Library & Museum, will share three of his popular historic presentations this fall. Register here for the Zoom link.