Events
Connecting people is at the heart of what we do.
In support of our community building efforts, we offer a variety of programming throughout the year. PCA events include our popular Climate Action Mixers, our educational Morning Coffee webinars, our Get Outside! series, and ecological restoration volunteer opportunities. See below for upcoming offerings.
Upcoming Events
PCA’s Morning Coffee Series January 14th 8:30 AM
Discovery of 200 year-old New York State Climate Records: Uncovering how the past compares to the present and near future under rapid climate change.
Join us in learning about discovering a vast trove of historical climate records for New York State from the early to mid-19th century -- likely the first systematic climate observing network anywhere in the world. Our program includes speakers Conrad Vispo and Anna Duhon of the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program, who will describe the first-of-its-kind historical meteorological and phenological network of citizen science throughout New York State from 1826-1872. Kerissa Fuccillo Battle, the Founding Director of Community Greenways Collaborative, will demonstrate how historical records of plant phenology — the seasonal timing of events — have already revealed multi-week changes in springtime flowering and leaf-out. Jeff Freedman from the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center at the University at Albany (SUNY) will present regional climate predictions for the mid-21st century, highlighting the still-unknown aspects of how such changes contrast with the pre-global warming past. Wrapping it all up will be Anton Seimon from Bard College, who will outline some major research questions to guide analysis as we compare the historical archives to current data collected by the New York State Mesonet, a state-of-the-science contemporary version of the historical network.
Noah Coleman, PCA's Communications Manager, will moderate our webinar on Tuesday, January 14th, from 8:30 to 9:30 AM EST, with time for Q&A. Please register here.
Morning Coffee: The Biodiversity Legacy: Historic Native Land Management Practices in the Hudson Valley with Justin Wexler
For generations, the Lenape People stewarded their lands in the Hudson Valley, creating a landscape diverse in habitat and species and rich in natural resources. Over the past three centuries, the post-colonial Hudson Valley landscape has been drastically altered by more destructive and exploitative environmental practices. And yet, the legacy of the Lenape People is still visible in the region's rich plant diversity. Join us for a presentation exploring what once was, and how we can learn from traditional Native land management methods to create a more biodiverse, resilient landscape today.
Buzzing for Biodiversity - Protecting Hudson Valley Pollinators!
Partners for Climate Action and Chronogram present: Buzzing for Biodiversity - Protecting Hudson Valley Pollinators!
Join PCA and friends at 5:30 on November 14 at the Chronogram headquarters in Kingston to meet some of the unique bees, butterflies and moths native to the Hudson Valley and gain practical tools for supporting pollinators at a variety of scales, from containers, gardens and lawns to multi-acre fields and farms.
Morning Coffee: Earth Ethics with Karenna Gore
In this hour long webinar, Karenna will explore implications for how to live, as individuals and collectives, as we navigate the moral and spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis.
CLIMATE ACTION MIXER
Join your allies in the Hudson Valley climate action movement for food, drink, and connection in Kingston, NY.
INFORMATION SESSION: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION GRANTS
We’ll dig into the Ecological Restoration Grant application questions and grant requirements,
Making and Managing Meadows: A PollinateHV Event
Visit the Gallatin Case Study Site from our PollinateHV initiative! Tour a three-acre wildflower meadow seeded in 2023, view additional large fields being converted to natives through long-term management, and learn about large-scale meadow preparation, installation, and maintenance.
Ecological Restoration in Your Backyard
Tour an eight-acre private property in Claverack whose owners have been restoring meadows, forests, ponds and wetlands for nearly a decade. Learn how to make a major impact for biodiversity at a small scale using hand tools and innovative practices.
The Deer Dilemma: How we got here and where we need to go
Brendan Quirion will discuss the science behind how deer populations are impacting our forests, and how we can work to restore balance.
Climate For The Many: Environmental Justice in the Hudson Valley
Jonathan Bix, founder & Executive Director of For the Many, will share his views on multi-racial, intergenerational, and broad-based community organizing can build power for environmental justice.
Introducing the Hudson Valley Pollinator Action Guide
Join PCA as we launch the Hudson Valley Pollinator Action Guide: your go-to resource for protecting threatened native pollinators using Hudson Valley native plant species.
Environmental Voter Project: Exploring the Climate Vote in the Hudson Valley
Join Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project, for a discussion of their research on climate voters in the Hudson Valley and the impact such voters could have in the 2024 elections.
State of the State: Funding Climate Action in NY
Join us to hear Vanessa Fajans-Turner, the Executive Director of Environmental Advocates NY, discuss opportunities and gaps for climate action in the upcoming NYS budget.
Morning Coffee: The Science Behind Our Storms with Anton Seimon
Save the Date for our upcoming Morning Coffee Series: The Science Behind Our Storms with Dr. Anton Seimon.
Morning Coffee: Bioregionalism and a Good Life
Join Post Carbon Institute Fellow Stephanie Mills for a presentation on the importance of bioregionalism. More details coming soon!
Neighbor to Neighbor: Government Incentive$ for Green Home Improvement
Partners for Climate Action is co-sponsoring a 90-minute training session for all interested individuals who would like to sharpen their understanding about building electrification and help address the misinformation that slows down the efforts to decrease the burning of fossil fuels.
Info Session: Building Decarbonization Grant Program
Join Partners for Climate Action for our second informational session about the new Building Decarbonization Grant Program.
Morning Coffee Webinar: Lessons from Beacon
Join us for our next Morning Coffee webinar on Tuesday, October 17th at 8:30 am to learn how community organizing can inspire local governments to take action, with examples from one forward-looking municipality in the Hudson Valley.
Morning Coffee Webinar - Put it in Writing: How Local Governments Can Plan for Climate Change
Learn how comprehensive plans, natural resource inventories, open space plans, and zoning can be used as powerful tools toward achieving climate and ecological goals. We’ll then hear from an environmental leader in Ancram (Columbia County) on how her town did just that.
Get Outside! Wildflower Seed Collecting Workshop to Preserve Native Plants
Native plants are essential for a healthy ecosystem. Learn to identify and collect their seeds responsibly to ensure their survival.
Climate Action Mixer
Join us for our next Climate Action Mixer at Hutton Brickyards to celebrate the beginning of Hudson Valley Climate Solutions Week!
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[NEW DATE ADDED] Get Outside! Meadow Walk: Exploring Biodiversity (Sold out!)
The Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program will lead an exploration of plants and insects in the meadows of a former working orchard. This site includes approximately 80 acres of open fields now managed to support native biodiversity.
Sold out!
Get Outside! Meadow Walk: Exploring Biodiversity (Sold out!)
The Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program will lead an exploration of plants and insects in the meadows of a former working orchard. This site includes approximately 80 acres of open fields now managed to support native biodiversity.
Sold out!
Morning Coffee Webinar: Bringing Climate Into the Classroom
Intended for teachers and those who support them, Samrat Pathania, Master Teacher Emeritus (Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science) and co-founder of the Educator Collective for Environmental Justice, and Mary Jane Nusbaum, an art teacher in the Hudson Valley and co-advisor for a climate club at New Paltz Middle School, will lead us through their experiences integrating climate solutions into classroom curriculum.
Earth Day Happy Hour
Join your fellow climate colleagues for casual merriment this Earth Day.
Spring Climate Action Mixer
The local climate movement here in the Hudson Valley continues to grow in size and impact because of you.
Join Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley and your peers from across the region in Poughkeepsie to strengthen existing partnerships and make new connections.
Looking for money? At 4:00 pm, hear directly from government staff on how to support your work through state and federal funding opportunities for local climate action. Presentations by:
Mark Lowery, Office of Climate Change, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Juan Gutierrez, US Environmental Protection Agency
Ready to party? At 5:30 pm, we’ll announce updates on PCA’s 2023 programs as we move into a lively networking cocktail hour.
This event is free to attend.