SAVE THE DATES: New Riverfront Parks Opening this Summer

Waterfall at our new Falling Waters Preserve in Saugerties, scheduled to open on July 24.

We've had a busy winter behind the scenes at Scenic Hudson and are pleased to announce the opening dates of three new or improved parks. On Tuesday, May 31, we'll dedicate the Kathryn W. Davis RiverWalk Center in Tarrytown. On Saturday, July 9, we'll celebrate the opening of Long Dock Park in Beacon (Dutchess) with daylong festivities featuring live music and other happenings. And on Sunday, July 24, our new Falling Waters Preserve in Saugerties (Ulster) will officially open to the public. We'll have complete details about all the openings in forthcoming newsletters. In the meantime, you can get a sneak preview of the Falling Waters property by volunteering to help out at our Saturday, April 23 park cleanup day.

NY Times Highlights Scenic Hudson Land Protection Efforts

View from Olana

In a Thursday, April 14, feature story, the New York Times highlighted some of the collaborative efforts achieved between the Olana Partnership, Scenic Hudson, Columbia Land Conservancy, Audubon New York and landowners that have achieved great success in preserving iconic views from Olana. Scenic Hudson has conserved more than 1,300 acres visible from Olana—part of a magnificent panoramic landscape that inspired many of Frederic Church's iconic paintings. The Times article profiles two landowners who partnered with us to protect their land, and it explains that while viewshed protection is a growing movement nationwide, the concept has its roots in the Hudson Valley, with Scenic Hudson's 1963 battle to save Storm King Mountain. More ››

RIVERFRONT COMMUNITIES: Adopt a Resolution to Revitalize your Waterfront

To date, nearly 1000 copies of Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts have been distributed.

Last summer, Scenic Hudson published Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts, an illustrated guide offering strategies, tools and techniques to help communities bring new life to their riverfronts. In recent months residents and officials in riverfront communities have been asking us how they can start to implement the guide's recommendations. One important step is to adopt a resolution supporting the guide's principles.

To simplify the process, we've drafted some sample language that can be adapted for your community's needs. If you live in a riverfront community, please download the resolution and share it with elected officials. More ››

Spring Migratory Birding ID Series
Date: Wednesdays, Apr. 20–May 25, 7:30 a.m.
Location: RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary (Greene)
Audubon New York and Scenic Hudson are joining forces once again on a series of walks designed to hone your skills in identifying birds by sight and sound. More ››

Earth Day Cleanup: Franny Reese State Park
Date: Thursday, Apr. 21, 5:30 p.m.
Location: Franny Reese State Park (Ulster)
Join people around the world committed to creating a more beautiful planet by helping us weed and clean up gateway gardens and plant trees near the parking area at one of our newest parks. More ››

Earth Day Cleanup: Mount Beacon Park
Date: Friday, Apr. 22, 10 a.m.
Location: Mount Beacon Park (Dutchess)
Helping us spruce up one of our most popular parks by joining a trail crew restoring water bars, weeding a garden or hiking to the mountaintop to fill up a trash bag on the way down. More ››

Earth Day Cleanup: Falling Waters Preserve
Date: Saturday, Apr. 23, 10 a.m.
Location: Falling Waters Preserve (Ulster)
Enjoy a sneak peek at Scenic Hudson's newest park while helping to restore one of its prime attractionsóa Hudson Riverside trail offering magnificent views. More ››

"Spring Sprint" 5K Trail Race
Date: Sunday, May 1, 10 a.m.
Location: Shaupeneak Ridge (Ulster)
Lace up your sneakers for Scenic Hudson's Third Annual Spring Sprint, a challenging and technical race on the rugged trails of our spectacular Shaupeneak Ridge preserve. More ››

West Point Foundry Preserve Heritage Weekend Tours
Date: Saturday, May 14, 10:30 a.m.
Location: West Point Foundry Preserve (Putnam)
Join us for a guided tour exploring the remains of a 19th-century industrial powerhouse that made locomotives, steam engines and Parrott guns that helped win the Civil War. Tour times will be from 10:30 a.m. - noon and from 12:30 - 2 p.m. More ››

Yoga with a View Summer Solstice Event
Date: Tuesday, Jun. 21, 9 a.m.
Location: Scenic Hudson Park at Irvington (Westchester)
Get your body and mind in shape while celebrating the new season and enjoying glorious Palisades views at this third annual event. All equipment will be provided. More ››

   
   
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