On Thursday April 12, 2012, the county’s new state-of-the-art Household Materials Recovery Facility (aka, the H-MRF) officially opened. The H-MRF, centrally located on the Grasslands Reservation in Valhalla, offers residents…
Read More...Pictures and Slideshows from Ossining Earth Day Celebration 2012 with Stash the Trash & Free-a-Tree Community Action. Taken at the Louis Engel Waterfront Park on April 21, 2012. [album id=5…
Read More...Building on our 2011 Strategic Agenda, EPA’s Green Infrastructure Program is pleased to unveil our new website and to announce the availability of technical assistance to 10-20 partner communities. Our…
Read More...Hello, What a glorious holiday weekend! I went for a walk, got out in the sun, and enjoyed the fantastic weather we are having this winter. Even though I am…
Read More...The Mid-Hudson Regional Energy Solutions Road Map Why is energy such an important driver in economic development? The Mid-Hudson region’s households spend $2.4 billion on utilities per year ($3,000 for…
Read More...See video “What is Nature Worth?” : http://www.worldwildlife.org/sites/videos/nature-worth.html?enews=enews1201t&vid&utm_source=enews&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2012jan&utm_campaign=enews “Our natural resources continue to be degraded because decision makers do not have a reliable way to assess the true value of…
Read More...Sustainability Expert Visits Ossining High School Posted by Ellen Lane | November 21, 2011 When nationally recognized sustainability expert Jamie Cloud visited Ossining High School Thursday, she got more than…
Read More...Click here for the link for the Audubon International Survey referenced below… Audubon International Press Release Research on the “State of Small & Rural Community Sustainability” Launched by Audubon International…
Read More...Ossining Shoreline Revitalization Project
Ossining’s riverfront has experienced significant damages from periodic waterfront flooding from storms, high tides and sea level rise. It is a priority to improve coastal resiliency along the shoreline which will reduce risk and improve resiliency during the next storm and as the sea level continues to rise. Check out the project details here...
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