A grassroots collection of concerned citizens fighting for CLEAN AIR in Ravena, Coeymans, Selkirk, New Baltimore and South Bethlehem
For those who can’t make our “Neighbors Unite” event on Saturday, March 18th at 10:30a at the RCS Library, no worries, you can watch and comment via our YOUTUBE channel. Make sure you subscribe to our channel so you can comment in the chat window. The live stream will begin sharply at 10:30a and run for approximately 90 minutes. Thank you to all for your time and effort to participate in this important discussion.
After looking at the many winter storm warnings for this week, the CAC has decided it makes sense to cancel our Tuesday community meeting. This is disappointing but the good news is we made preliminary plans to reserve Saturday in the event of unexpected weather.
With heavy snow predicted for Monday night through Wednesday, we didn’t want our attendees at risk of slippery roads. We will resume our presentations on the weekend.
So, please save your energy for March 18th from 10:30-1p. We are anticipating a full room at the Ravena library so be sure to arrive early. Thank you!
Scenic Hudson is looking to help communities increase shoreline access. As a result, they have established a river access website with an easy-to-use map designed to let you indicate where you are using the Hudson River shoreline, what you like to do there, and where you’d like future river access.
Direct links to a brief introductory video and the interactive map are here:
1. An 8-minute video on the HRAP
2. Visit the Interactive Map for your opportunity to make your voice heard. It’s easy to place your comments and vote.
And, here is the full website: Scenic Hudson’s Hudson River Access Plan (HRAP). Please help Scenic Hudson help you achieve your community’s river access goals by participating in this important survey. You can insert comments on the interactive map, and vote for your favorite access sites until March 31st!
Imagine this evolutionary idea: People are rewarded for NOT cutting down trees to build. Today it’s easy to make money by cutting down a forest and building whatever you want. But imagine if the opposite were true. Imagine a world where people and, more importantly, big business was actually paid to protect habitats and maintain valuable biodiversity rather than destroy and threaten them.
It’s a progressive idea that author and CAC Chair, Barbara Heinzen, Ph.D. will be speaking about at a New Baltimore Conservancy gathering at the Cornell Hook and Ladder Fire Company on March 9. Barbara’s vision for a greener, more sustainable future will be highlighted in her efforts to restore the 20-acre swamp behind her home.
In 2011, after working internationally from a UK base for 30 years, Heinzen moved to New Baltimore. Her move is part of an experiment called the Barbets Duet. Described as “an experiment in systemic invention”, the Barbet Duet has about 8 learning sites in East Africa, the UK, and one in New Baltimore. At each site, people are learning how to improve the environmental health of their land while also improving livelihoods. The New Baltimore site has just under 20 acres at the mouth of the Hannacroix Creek. It is the only one being managed solely to improve biodiversity, without any kind of farming. Barbara will illustrate what has been achieved here since 2011 and talk about the challenges of the coming years.
The CAC encourages all to join the New Baltimore Conservancy on March 9 (Thursday) at the Cornell Hook and Ladder Fire Company on Gill Rd in the Hamlet of New Baltimore. The program begins at 7:30 pm and is free and open to the public.
We are volunteers determined to raise awareness of the many environmental consequences that the Port of Coeymans and the Lafarge cement company are having on our air, water, and environment.
Our mission is to bring to light the impacts that expansion projects at the Port, some of which could benefit the burning of garbage/tires at Lafarge, are having on wildlife habitats, truck traffic, and property values. Our concerns will be addressed in PowerPoint presentations and videos.
As the poster below indicates, we will be gathering at the RCS Community Library at 95 Main Street in Ravena on two dates. March 14 (Tuesday) from 5:30-7p (due to snow storm) & March 18 (Saturday) from 10:30a-1p.
There will be refreshments served at both with an opportunity for Q&A. This educational gathering is open to all with local town officials and the media encouraged to attend.
