HHLT's River of Words Poetry Trail at Constitution Marsh Open Through Aug 10

Following its celebratory opening reception last month, the River of Words Poetry Trail is available for free, self-guided tours from dawn to dusk through Monday, August 10.
 

The Poetry Trail, offered in partnership with the Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary in Cold Spring, is a series of unique, temporary installations that highlight the poetry of local students. The selected works represent hundreds of poems created by students from public schools in the Land Trust's mission area throughout the 2014-15 school year during HHLT's free Regional River of Words environmental education workshops.
 

In late September, the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum in Cornwall will host a Poetry Trail that will feature a different set of poems. Details on the fall Poetry Trail installation will be available closer to its opening.

Both Poetry Trails have been made available through a generous grant from Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.

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Toast the Hudson Valley at HHLT's Autumn Cocktail Benefit, Sep 16

The close of summer means that it is time for the Hudson Highlands Land Trust's Annual Cocktail Benefit. Join us at 620 Loft and Garden, Rockefeller Center, on Tuesday, September 16, at 6:00pm for a "Hudson Valley-centric" cocktail reception featuring seasonal food and drinks from the region.

Please call the HHLT office at 845/424-3358 x4 or email info@hhlt.org for more information and ticket prices.

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Beacon Sloop Club Corn Festival to be Held Aug 9

Enjoy fresh-picked Hudson Valley sweet corn served hot with butter along with sweet watermelon, chili and corn salad at the Beacon Sloop Club's Annual Corn Festival on Sunday, August 9, from noon to 5:00pm at the Pete & Toshi Seeger Park in Beacon.

Admission is free. There will be two music stages, children's activities, displays, food and craft vendors. Visit their website for more information. 

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Nature Museum Presents Firefly Light Show, Aug 15

The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum presents  Firefly Light Show on Saturday, August 15, at 6:30pm at the Museum's Outdoor Discovery Center, on Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola Road in Cornwall. Participants will make observation jars to take home.

Admission is $7/ adult, $5/child (museum members are $5 and $3). For more information visit the website or call 845/534-5506 x204.

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Pool Owners Sought for Citizen Science Survey to Identify Invasive Beetle

Pool owners are invited to join in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) annual Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) Swimming Pool Surve,y now through August 30. Monitoring pool filters for these beetles can help protect trees and forests by finding new infestations early.

Visit the DEC's website for more info, and email Jessica Cancelliere at foresthealth@dec.ny.gov to sign up.

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Volunteer with the NY-NJ Trail Conference 

You can help New York-New Jersey Trail conference build and maintain local trails. Volunteer for a day with the Taconic Crew in Fahnestock State Park to help complete the rebuilding of a connector trail to the Appalachian Trail near Canopus Lake.

The Trail Conference is looking for first-time volunteers for a day or half-day of trail building. Come join them on any Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday. Click here for more info.
 

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