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‘Til we meet again, next spring

November 14th, 2013|Comments Off on ‘Til we meet again, next spring

By Jacinta Early, Onboard Educator Kim, onboard apprentice (waving at the camera), and I near the end of the sailing season. As the Clearwater sailing season has ended, the weather has turned cold and [...]

Transitioning to a Green Energy Economy: How Municipalities Can Benefit

November 14th, 2013|Comments Off on Transitioning to a Green Energy Economy: How Municipalities Can Benefit

November 20 summit will address New York’s future energy needs  BEACON, NY —Transitioning to a Green Energy Economy: How Municipalities Can Benefit, a sustainable energy summit set to take place on Thursday, November 20 will [...]

eDesign Dynamics to Showcase Urban Fall Kill Green Infrastructure Project

November 12th, 2013|Comments Off on eDesign Dynamics to Showcase Urban Fall Kill Green Infrastructure Project

Community Invited to Tour Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory Stormwater Management System November 15 BEACON, NY — eDesign Dynamics has completed a stormwater management system as part of its work on The Fall Kill Project to restore the [...]

Kingston Home Port Welcome Back Open Jam

November 7th, 2013|Comments Off on Kingston Home Port Welcome Back Open Jam

On Saturday, November 16, 4:00 - 8:00PM, join Clearwater for a "Welcome Back Open Jam" as we begin our second winter season at the Kingston Home Port and Education Center Bring an instrument, bring your voice ... ... bring music to [...]

Halloween, Clearwater-style

November 4th, 2013|Comments Off on Halloween, Clearwater-style

By Jacinta Early, Onboard Educator Jack-o-lanterns on deck As an Australian, Halloween isn't really a “thing” for us;  it’s not our holiday. Sure, in more recent years we have picked up the idea [...]

Students set sail as part of Clearwater and Yonkers Partners in Education collaboration

November 4th, 2013|Comments Off on Students set sail as part of Clearwater and Yonkers Partners in Education collaboration

American Sugar Refining Supports Yonkers Youth Onboard Education BEACON, NY — Students from Yonkers will take part in Hudson River Sloop Clearwater’s award-winning “Sailing Classroom” and dockside environmental programs this October, thanks to support from [...]

Transitioning to a Green Energy Economy: How Municipalities Can Benefit

November 3rd, 2013|Comments Off on Transitioning to a Green Energy Economy: How Municipalities Can Benefit

November 20; 9:00AM - 1:30PM Kaplan Hall, One Washington Center, SUNY/Orange Newburgh Campus (MAP)         Learn how New York can ensure energy reliability and economic sustainability for its future.  Join us at [...]

Call to Action: Nuclear Waste Confidence Hearing

October 28th, 2013|Comments Off on Call to Action: Nuclear Waste Confidence Hearing

NRC Nuclear Waste Confidence Hearing Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Open House 6PM / Meeting 7-10PM Westchester Marriott, 670 White Plains Road Tarrytown, NY 10591 (map) For decades the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said that it [...]

Loss, Regeneration and the Tradition of Nature Poetry

October 9th, 2013|Comments Off on Loss, Regeneration and the Tradition of Nature Poetry

By Isaac Santner, Onboard Educator Today I want to bring you two recent stories from the last week -- one from the science, and one from the humanities: Every week, before students come, as a [...]