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Can N.Y. Reset Tech With Its Nation-Leading Right to Repair Law?
New York State will set a historic precedent July 1,...
Going Green at Home by 2030
The $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022 marked...
Why New York Needs the New SITED Act
The passage in 2019 of New York’s landmark Climate Leadership...
Land + Air + Water
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Forest Farming Takes Root in Valley Woodlands
When you think about preserving farmland, sun-splashed fields filled with...
What Valley Farmers Have Been Up to Off-Season
The Hudson Valley takes on a different beauty in every...
Chasing Rainbows in the Hudson Valley
Rainbows seem to be everywhere right now. In the Hudson...
Outdoors
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Ways to Leave a Lighter Footprint While Camping
Are you hoping to celebrate and honor the outdoors this...
How to Stand-Up Paddleboard Safely Along the Hudson
The activity that most perfectly combines adventure and tranquility just...
What To Know Before Hiking Solo
Sometimes we want to hit the trail or explore nature...
Plants + Animals
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The Opossum, a Surprising N.Y. Fan Fave
They may not look like the cuddliest creatures, but opossums...
World’s First Bee Vaccine Expands Pollinator Potential
The next time you see a honeybee buzzing around a...
Look Out For These New York Snakes
Cryptic, mysterious, and too often feared, snakes are among the...
History + Culture
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Valley Corn’s Sweet Roots
Few things offer the sweetness of a Hudson Valley summer...
Five More Hudson Valley Claims to Fame
When it comes to superlatives, the Hudson Valley definitely holds...
How a Pioneering Woman Aeronaut Shattered Limits From the Hudson Valley
A race in the clouds on the Fourth of July,...
Community
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Malcolm X Park Hosts New Moments of Joy
Malcolm X said, “The future belongs to those who prepare...
The Body Liberation Hiking Club
Hiking is a beloved pastime for so many, offering a...
RecoveryHike
Nature has the power to help heal. Few understand that...
#TreesPlease
Big Trees and the Humans Who Find Them
Near Coeymans, N.Y., there is a floodplain that flanks the Hudson and extends out to a well-kept property that a...
Celebrating FDR’s Pioneering Tree Conservation
Conserving land — cultivating it expressly for nature — is a standard practice today. But decades ago, it was an unheard-of...
Fall Foliage and Climate Change: A Wild Mix
The photogenic sprawl of trees in their vibrant fall colors is arguably one of the Hudson Valley’s most defining features,...
Quiz: Do You Know Fall’s Most Vibrant Leaves?
The Hudson Valley is famous for its fall foliage, best seen across rolling hills, apple orchards, and riverside mountains. Everyone...
Newburgh’s Balmville Tree, a Landmark of American History
Among local trees that have captured the imagination, it’s hard to top the Balmville Tree. Walk, bike, or drive past...
Return of the Elms
On a fall Friday morning, a pickup truck arrived at Mawignack Preserve in Catskill with a long-anticipated cargo: 28 trees....
10 Top Fall-Foliage Hot Spots in the Hudson Valley
The annual changing-leaf display along the Hudson River always boosts flagging spirits — and who couldn’t use a little pick-me-up...
Flying Forestry
Could drones play a role in halting climate change? A company in Canada thinks so. Toronto-based Flash Forest has proposed...