The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is comprised of 28,000 members centered among 21 chapters in New York State. The Hudson River Valley (Mid-Hudson) Chapter has 700 members and serves the counties of Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Columbia, and Greene. The mission of the ADK is C.A.R.E.S. Conservation ADK is committed to protecting the wild lands and waters our members use and cherish. ADK is the champion of nearly 5 million acres of publicly owned lands across New York State, including the Adirondac …

Invasive species are erasing and replacing the primeval name of the Hudson Valley and the surrounding counties and states. I know that a small group of dedicated citizens can take up the honorable cause of stopping the march of invasive plants across the landscape while having fun, getting exercise, and making good connections with fellow citizens. The slashing can be safe. The reconnaissance can be fun. The hacking and the blade swinging can be an invigorating exercise that doesn't tear mu …

It is rather simple . . . what one knows, what one believes, what one feels, and what one needs all influence the way one lives. First Connection is a group dedicated to learning wilderness living skills, and furthermore, to ‘cross-pollinate’ this sacred knowledge among many people. Everyone is a teacher, and everyone is a learner, and our goal is to learn the Art of Self-Sufficiency. This is a gradual process, and we do not do this to shun the modern world, which has been a source of both pollu …

Interested in our environment and its preservation? Love the outdoors? We welcome new members to our meetings and events. We have interesting speakers, beautiful slideshows, delicious potlucks and great hikes!

We're thrilled that you're joining us on our journey to wellness by eating wholesome foods and becoming environmentally aware.  We believe that food is medicine and that if our food is sick with GMO's, chemicals, artificial ingredients, etc. then as a country we'll continue to be sick.  We're hoping to create a vibrant community of people who are excited about evolving to a healthy lifestyle that is nourishing, non-toxic and family-friendly. We will have hands-on fermentation workshops, farm vis …

Calling all vegetarians!  Did you go to the CT Veg Fest at the Convention Center in Hartford?  It was fabulous!!!!  Congratulations to our own member Ani Tirpan for envisioning it and for bringing it all to us. This is a group designed to help support one another committed to vegetarian/vegan practices. Meeting for potluck suppers, restaurant trips, sharing the bounties of our gardens are all encouraged. Taste new dishes, swap recipes-raw or cooked. Let's build a sense of community. The spirit …

This world is not the world of our ancestors; clean, garbage free, with an abundance of animals running free and crystal-clear waters filled with fish and marine life. It is a world filled with mountains of trash both on land and in the ocean. Everywhere you look you see some sort of trash, papers, plastic water bottles laying on the ground or blowing in the wind. Even remote forests and beaches have traces of human waste. Green Up Together is a group of folks that come together monthly to e …

The NY Passive House (NYPH) Meetups are organized by NYPH members, working to promote a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient built environment through the promotion of the Passive House building standard. NYPH is an independent not-for-profit organization that facilitates the exchange of information and experiences, among local, national and international practitioners of the Passive House building standard. Presentations at the Meetup will vary from broad general introductions to specific …

This group is for the community of people who live East of the River in the Hartford area with an interest in spirituality, metaphysics, holistic health and the environment. It is an online reflection of our community where we can share information, meet others, get ideas and learn what's going on in our area.

We want to get together with others who believe that we all have nature deficit disorder. That we all spend too much time in front of screens. We would like to share how nature nurtures creativity in all forms. Are you, your children, family and friends ready to discover the magic of nature through art, music and dance? Do you want to get out in nature and rediscover your inner-child? Then join us on our rambles.

Hudson Valley Compassion (HVC) is was founded with the following goals: to form a collective of people in the community with diverse interests who are concerned for animal welfare globally and strive to act locally to create positive, sustainable change.  It is currently being run and administrated by staff of Catskill Animal Sanctuary which holds many events events that seek to educate about the rights of animals, veganism and related environmental issues. HVC advocates on behalf of animals use …