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Webinar Recording: Introducing the Hudson Valley Pollinator Action Guide
Listen back as we celebrate the launch of the Hudson Valley Pollinator Action Guide: your go-to resource for protecting threatened native pollinators using Hudson Valley native plant species.
Webinar Recording: Exploring the Climate Vote in the Hudson Valley
Listen back to 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.
Webinar Recording: State of the State: Funding Climate Action in NY
Environmental Advocates NY Director Vanessa Fajans-Turner discusses key environmental problems in New York, and opportunities and gaps for climate action within the upcoming New York State Budget.
Webinar Recording: The Climate Science Behind Our Storms
Listen back to our Morning Coffee Webinar to hear Dr. Anton Seimon discuss the science behind severe storms and the state of climate change in Hudson Valley.
Webinar Recording: Bioregionalism and a Good Life
Listen back to writer and scholar Stephanie Mills as she explores the concepts behind Bioregionalism and shares the ways of thinking and doing that will allow us to live well in our places.
Webinar Recording: Lessons from Beacon: How One Community Organized to Decarbonize Their Buildings
Listen back to our Morning Coffee webinar to learn how community organizing can inspire local governments to take action, with examples from one forward-looking municipality in the Hudson Valley.
Webinar Recording: Put it in Writing: How Local Government Can Plan For Climate Change
Learn from out partner at the the New York State Hudson River Estuary Program how comprehensive plans, natural resource inventories, open space plans, and zoning can be used as powerful tools toward achieving climate and ecological goals. We then hear from an environmental leader in Ancram (Columbia County) on how her town did just that.
Webinar Recording: Bringing Climate Into the Classroom
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, led us through their experience integrating climate solutions into classroom curriculum.
Webinar Recording: Talking with Young People About Climate Change
As a parent, caregiver, educator, or anyone with children in their lives, talking about the realities of the climate crisis can be hard. On May 30th, Harriet Shugarman, Executive Director of ClimateMama, shared her insights on how to inform, inspire, and empower the next generation.
Webinar Recording: Preserving Native New York Pollinators
On April 25th, Matt Schlesinger, Chief Zoologist with the NY Natural Heritage Program, joined our 2023 Morning Coffee series to discuss “Preserving Native New York Pollinators: What to Know and What to Do,” sharing the results of the recently completed Empire State Native Pollinator Survey.
Webinar Recording: How to Build a Successful Carbon Neutral Business
Bread Alone is a family-owned business that has been baking organic bread for 40 years. As an early adopter of sustainability measures, they are now a certified “carbon-neutral” business. CEO Nels Leader shared his insights with us as part of our Morning Coffee series.
Webinar Recording: Lessons from Poughkeepsie
Sarah Brannen, Former Poughkeepsie Common Council Member, joined Salem, Former Poughkeepsie Common Council Chair and Director of the Hudson Valley Food System Coalition, to discuss Community Choice Aggregation, Waterfront Development and Historic Preservation in Poughkeepsie as part of our Morning Coffee series.
Webinar Recording: The Climate Science Behind Our Storms
An atmospheric scientist, National Geographic Explorer, Research Scholar with Bard College's Center for Environmental Policy, and tornado researcher, Dr. Anton Seimon shared insights from decades of observing Hudson Valley storm phenomena and climate change impacts to help us plan for the future.
Webinar Recording: Accessing Funding in Hudson Valley
Grant funding from federal, state, and foundation sources can galvanize your climate-related project into action or help bring it to the next level. In this Morning Coffee session, Kristen Wilson provided an overview of strategies for approaching the grant process with success.