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A New Grant Round to Support NYS History Organizations

February 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Pomeroy LogoThe Pomeroy Fund for NYS History, a partnership between the William G. Pomeroy Foundation and the Museum Association of New York (MANY), have announced a new grant round providing $50,000 to assist 501(c)(3) history-related organizations with capital needs expenses in 2021. [Read more…] about A New Grant Round to Support NYS History Organizations

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Grants, Historic Preservation, Museum Association of New York, William Pomeroy Foundation

With Stripers In Decline, It’s Time For Anglers To Act

February 27, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), an ecologically, recreationally, and economically important species of migratory fish found in from the St. Lawrence to North Carolina, are in decline according to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.

Last fall the Commission completed a coastwide assessment that overfishing was a contributing factor in the decline.

[Read more…] about With Stripers In Decline, It’s Time For Anglers To Act

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: fish, Fisheries, fishing, Hudson River

Two Early NYC Reservoirs: A Virtual Program

February 27, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Drawing with aerial view of the two rectangular-shaped reservoir basins built in NYC in 1842 The Roosevelt Island Historical Society will host “A Tale of Two Waterworks,” a virtual presentation with Jeffrey Kroessler exploring the history of the water systems of New York City and the once independent City of Brooklyn. [Read more…] about Two Early NYC Reservoirs: A Virtual Program

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Roosevelt Island Historical Society

Poetry: Amanda! Ngawethu!

February 27, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Amanda! Ngawethu!

Like a shell of goodness surrounding our raw, fragile earth
It is built upon, added to, and altered in meaning
Every second a brave someone speaks up against the barbarity of prejudice
based on outside appearance

I ask you this

If you were looking at earth from a far distance
Would you see a shallow, insignificant nothing
No different from the trillions of tons of debris drifting in leaden blackness

Or would you find beauty within the protective shell that every life form known in
existence calls home
A shelter of color, culture, diversity, perspective, community, love.

Not a wall to hide under and to block out adventure and experience
But a filter, a reminder that the unknown is something to be welcomed,
celebrated and explored
Not to demolish and flatten

And what is the unknown
It is something different and unfamiliar

But if the world, if our world, is about perspective
Then the word ‘our’ should mean one whole
A rich unity of difference

But that unity will be ripped apart without acceptance, understanding and
equality.

Let this be a statement of power
Not over each other
Not the right to take over or criticize
But the power to fan the flame of contagion that is love

We are one, but we are different

And that difference is what should unite us

12 year-old Sophia DeMasi of Clifton Park wrote this poem after being inspired by Maya Angelou’s poem “His Day Is Done” about the passing of Nelson Mandela.

Read More Poems From the New York Almanack HERE.

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: art, Poetry

Historians Podcast Highlights of 2021

February 26, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast: excerpts from 2021 podcasts including David Pietrusza – growing up in Amsterdam NY, public radio pioneer Will Lewis, Justice Robert Best – the historic Fulton County Courthouse, Darren Tracy – historic preservation, Jim Kaplan – New York City’s Wasserstein family, Jerry Snyder – Historic Amsterdam League and Oneida County historian Joseph Bottini – Oriskany’s Trinkaus Manor restaurant. [Read more…] about Historians Podcast Highlights of 2021

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Amsterdam, Fulton County, New York City, Oneida County, Oriskany, Podcasts, Radio History

Online Environmental Series Features Catskills Artists, Scholars

February 25, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hanford Mills Museum will present a free online series that brings together local artists and scholars to discuss environmental justice, the use of natural resources, and sustainability. [Read more…] about Online Environmental Series Features Catskills Artists, Scholars

Filed Under: Events, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: Hanford Mills Museum

Nocturnal Nature: Skunks On A Night Hike

February 25, 2021 by Tom Kalinowski Leave a Comment

Hiking Thomas Mountain in Bolton Landing at nightWith plenty of snow on the ground and a full moon on Saturday, this weekend promises to be one of those occasions when enough natural light will exist to venture outside and explore the nocturnal side of nature.

Taking a night time stroll can be quite exciting, especially during the latter part of February, as this is the time of year when the yelps and howls of the coyote, that signals the onset of its mating season, can often be heard. Likewise, both the red and gray fox will soon be entering their breeding periods, and their vocalizations may also break the stillness of the night.

[Read more…] about Nocturnal Nature: Skunks On A Night Hike

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: hiking, nature, small mammals, Wildlife, winter

State Parks Grow in the Hudson Valley

February 22, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Rockefeller State Park Preserve provided by State ParksThree State Parks in the Hudson Valley added more than 260 acres of open space under $1.14 million in State funding from the Environmental Protection Fund and Hudson Highlands Conservation Act. [Read more…] about State Parks Grow in the Hudson Valley

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: conservation, hiking, State Parks

Tannery Hides and the Beaverkill Bridge

February 22, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Beaverkill-Covered-Bridge-3754Tanning, or the process of converting animal skins to finished leather, is one of the oldest known crafts. The tanning process required large quantities of both water and hemlock bark, and much of New York State had both.

Sullivan County in the Catskills had thirty-nine tanneries by 1860. [Read more…] about Tannery Hides and the Beaverkill Bridge

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: Time and the Valleys Museum

Bobcat Dispersal: When The Kittens Leave Home

February 20, 2021 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

TOS_BobcatThere comes a time in every mammal mother’s life when her young leave. For some, this comes in a matter of weeks, for others it might be years. As I follow bobcat tracks through snow on a mid-winter day, dispersal is on my mind. My 18-year-old son is preparing to fledge, and I ponder this transition as I track the cat through a tangle of wetland shrubs. Is this lone cat one of the kittens I watched play not far from here last summer? Is it, like my son, on its way to new horizons, to set down its mark, and fill its belly with the meat of the world? [Read more…] about Bobcat Dispersal: When The Kittens Leave Home

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: nature, Wildlife, winter

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