Rik Flynn is cofounder, director and former president of the board of UlsterCorps. Since its inception, the grassroots volunteer organization has worked to match up the right volunteer to the right …
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2011 Conference: Communities in Transition—Local Strengths, Local Resilience
Tina Clarke of Transition US history and background of the Transition Communities movement worldwide across the world and explored the application of Transitions Communities to our region. Read Chris …
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2011 Award: Laura Heady
Laura Heady is biodiversity outreach coordinator for the NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program in partnership with Cornell University. She works to ensure clean water, protect fish, wildlife and their …
2010 Award: Michael Berg
Michael Berg is founder and leader of Family of Woodstock, Inc, the largest private, not-for-profit, social service agency in the Hudson Valley. Woodstock, NY. …
2010 Forum: Planning for Biodiversity—What Have We Got To Lose?
Offered dialogue among developers, landowners, planners, and conservationists aimed at identifying the components of local biodiversity and creating preservation strategies. …
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2009 Conference: Hunger in the Hudson Valley—How Can We Help?
Made connections between many stakeholders in the process of producing and transporting food, including farmers, gleaners, food service administrators, food pantries, and kitchens. Attended by …
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2009 Award: Laurence M. Hauptman
Laurence M. Hauptman, distinguished history professor emeritus at SUNY New Paltz, NY, is the well-known author of numerous scholarly books on the Seneca tribes, American history, and indigenous …
2008 Conference: What’s Your Watershed Address? Protecting the Hudson Valley’s Water and People
Local officials, water managers, and citizens discussed the mechanics and challenges of healthy streams, rivers, and buffer zones. …
2008 Conference: Meeting the Climate Challenge—Taking Action in the Hudson Valley
Explored current climate change policy and science, as well as effective local responses to climate change, including an in-depth exchange with local climate change experts focusing on ways each …
2008 Award: Bob Larsen
Mohonk Preserve ranger, trailblazer, cultural historian, and land preservationist. Marbletown, NY. …