Groundwork Hudson Valley http://www.groundworkhv.org Changing Places. Changing Lives. Tue, 15 May 2012 18:23:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Register for the Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale! May 20th and June 9th! http://www.groundworkhv.org/2012/05/register-for-the-compost-bin-rain-barrel-sale-may-20th-and-june-9th/ http://www.groundworkhv.org/2012/05/register-for-the-compost-bin-rain-barrel-sale-may-20th-and-june-9th/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:22:47 +0000 groundwork http://www.groundworkhv.org/?p=1928 Click here to register and reserve your items!

 

 

]]> http://www.groundworkhv.org/2012/05/register-for-the-compost-bin-rain-barrel-sale-may-20th-and-june-9th/feed/ 0 APPLY NOW for paid internships on The Science Barge! http://www.groundworkhv.org/2012/03/apply-now-for-paid-internships-on-the-science-barge/ http://www.groundworkhv.org/2012/03/apply-now-for-paid-internships-on-the-science-barge/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:14:08 +0000 groundwork http://www.groundworkhv.org/?p=1898 http://www.idealist.org/view/internship/sbB9KzNdnMfP/- Follow this link for information about applying for an Assistant Educator position. Call Jennifer at 914-375-2151 or e-mail Jennifer@groundworkhv.org if you are a high school student interested in a paid internship on The Science Barge.

]]> http://www.groundworkhv.org/2012/03/apply-now-for-paid-internships-on-the-science-barge/feed/ 0 New Grant from National Audobon Society to Partner with Lenoir Nature Preserve! http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/11/new-grant-from-national-audobon-society-to-partner-with-lenoir-nature-preserve/ http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/11/new-grant-from-national-audobon-society-to-partner-with-lenoir-nature-preserve/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:29:43 +0000 groundwork http://www.groundworkhv.org/?p=1839 We are excited to get started on this! Follow think link to learn more: http://www.togethergreen.org/projects/GranteeDetails.aspx?granteeID=171

]]> http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/11/new-grant-from-national-audobon-society-to-partner-with-lenoir-nature-preserve/feed/ 0 Come to the Yonkers Mayoral Candidates Forum on Environmental Issues, 11/2 http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/10/come-to-the-yonkers-mayoral-candidates-forum-on-environmental-issues-112/ http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/10/come-to-the-yonkers-mayoral-candidates-forum-on-environmental-issues-112/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:05:02 +0000 groundwork http://www.groundworkhv.org/?p=1814 Interested in the mayoral candidates’ positions on environmental issues? Come to a forum at the Beczak Environmental Education Center November 2 at 7:00 PM.  Beczak is located at 35 Alexander Place, Yonkers.

To download the flier, click here.

 

]]> http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/10/come-to-the-yonkers-mayoral-candidates-forum-on-environmental-issues-112/feed/ 0 The Fall 2011 Environmental Food Team schedule has been posted! http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/10/the-fall-2011-environmental-food-team-schedule-has-been-posted/ http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/10/the-fall-2011-environmental-food-team-schedule-has-been-posted/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:03:50 +0000 groundwork http://www.groundworkhv.org/?p=1805 Check it out here.

Our Environmental Food Team is a program that brings older adults together for cooking lessons and demonstrations, fun seminars on the history of food, and weekend field trips. The Food Team is open to all adults 55+ years of age, and all regular events and activities are free.  For more information, contact Curt Collier at (914) 375-2151 or curt@groundworkhv.org.

 

]]> http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/10/the-fall-2011-environmental-food-team-schedule-has-been-posted/feed/ 0 Come to Aquefest in Yonkers: Saturday, October 15th 10am-2pm! http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/10/come-to-aquefest-in-yonkers-saturday-october-15th-10am-2pm/ http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/10/come-to-aquefest-in-yonkers-saturday-october-15th-10am-2pm/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:42:03 +0000 groundwork http://www.groundworkhv.org/?p=1794 Location: Old Croton Aqueduct Trail at LaMartine (behind Yonkers Christian Academy, 229 North Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701).

Enjoy free food, music, and kids’ activities plus a special performance by Bash The Trash! Meet Greenburg Nature Center’s Animals, get your face painted, watch a performance by the Nepperhan Community Center Drum Corps, and make your own instruments out of recycled materials!

Click here to download the flier.

]]> http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/10/come-to-aquefest-in-yonkers-saturday-october-15th-10am-2pm/feed/ 0 SAVE-THE-DATES: Volunteer Opportunities along the Saw Mill River & OCA Trail 2011/2012 http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/09/save-the-dates-volunteer-opportunities-along-the-saw-mill-river-oca-trail-20112012/ http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/09/save-the-dates-volunteer-opportunities-along-the-saw-mill-river-oca-trail-20112012/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:33:11 +0000 groundwork http://www.groundworkhv.org/?p=1782
  • Saturday, 10/15/11: Aquefest 10am-2pm
    Help us celebrate the historic Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Yonkers between La Martine and Walnut St. We could use help with facepainting, making flags and instruments with kids, setting up, and breaking down. 

    Groundwork is helping organize this annual event with the Friends of the OCA Trail and we have a lot in store (music, food, AND FUN!).

  • Saturday, 10/22/11: Vine-Cutting Kick-Off: 10am-1pm-Farragut Avenue Restoration Site* Come kick-off the vine-cutting season! As always, we will bring warm drinks and snacks to energize you. We always provide tools along with project background and safety training.Plans are in the works to with our newly formed Invasive Vine Task Force to expand the initiative, but the volunteer vine-cutters will remain the heart of the program, as it they have been for the past 5 years!
  • Sunday 11/20/11: Free-A-Tree Vine-Cutting: 10am-1pm-Farragut Ave.
  • Friday 12/9/11: Groundwork Fundraising Gala
  • Sunday 1/15/12: Free-A-Tree Vine-Cutting 10am-1pm
  • Saturday 2/11/12: Free-A-Tree Vine-Cutting
  • Saturday 3/17/12: Free-A-Tree Vine-Cutting
  • Sunday, 4/22/12: Free-A-Tree Vine-Cutting
  • Saturday, 5/12/12: 3rd Annual Great Saw Mill River Clean-Up!

    • Directions to Farragut Ave. Restoration Site:

    From Saw Mill River Parkway going NORTH, take exit 13, Farragut Avenue. Make immediate right into parking lot.

    From Saw Mill River Parkway going SOUTH, take exit 11, Tompkins Avenue-go left to Saw Mill River Road, turn left. Turn left at Farragut Ave., then turn left into the parking lot.

    We will meet on the South County Trailway, a two minute walk north of the parking lot.

    * All Vine-Cuttings will take place at the same place and same time unless otherwise noted. We would love to expand our reach. Let us know if you are interested in organizing your own vine-cutting or clean-up in your community! *

    Contact Emily at 914-375-2151 with any questions.

    Hope to see you out on our local rivers and trails!

    ]]>     http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/09/save-the-dates-volunteer-opportunities-along-the-saw-mill-river-oca-trail-20112012/feed/ 0     Check out photos of the Groundwork USA National Conference on our new Flickr Page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwusa http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/09/check-out-photos-of-the-groundwork-usa-national-conference-on-our-new-flickr-page-httpwww-flickr-comphotosgwusa/ http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/09/check-out-photos-of-the-groundwork-usa-national-conference-on-our-new-flickr-page-httpwww-flickr-comphotosgwusa/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:31:30 +0000 groundwork http://www.groundworkhv.org/?p=1780 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwusa

    ]]>     http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/09/check-out-photos-of-the-groundwork-usa-national-conference-on-our-new-flickr-page-httpwww-flickr-comphotosgwusa/feed/ 0     Read an Interview with Le’alani Schaumburg of National Parks Service and Roger Osorio, a 4-year GWHV Green Team member who just began his college career! http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/09/read-an-interview-with-lealani-schaumburg-of-national-parks-service-and-roger-osorio-a-4-year-gwhv-green-team-member-who-just-began-his-college-career/ http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/09/read-an-interview-with-lealani-schaumburg-of-national-parks-service-and-roger-osorio-a-4-year-gwhv-green-team-member-who-just-began-his-college-career/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:36:49 +0000 groundwork http://www.groundworkhv.org/?p=1772 Please click here to read an interview with our 4 Year Green Team member Roger Osorio, conducted by Le’alani Schaumburg of National Parks Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance.

    ]]>     http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/09/read-an-interview-with-lealani-schaumburg-of-national-parks-service-and-roger-osorio-a-4-year-gwhv-green-team-member-who-just-began-his-college-career/feed/ 0     Daylighting in Yonkers: Editorial in The New York Times, August 22, 2011 http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/08/daylighting-in-yonkers-editorial-in-the-new-york-times-august-22-2011/ http://www.groundworkhv.org/2011/08/daylighting-in-yonkers-editorial-in-the-new-york-times-august-22-2011/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:04:36 +0000 groundwork http://www.groundworkhv.org/?p=1738 Click here to read the article!

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