Sentences with phrase «quadricentennial year»
HUDSON VALLEY — «Scenic Hudson appreciates the governor's commitment to fund important shovel - ready projects during the Hudson River's Quadricentennial year and his articulation of the need for clean, renewable energy, but we have major concerns for New York's environment and the future of the Hudson River Valley Region,» said Andy Bicking, director of public policy for Scenic Hudson.
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POUGHKEEPSIE — While this year's Quadricentennial celebrations drew people to the river in record numbers, Scenic Hudson achieved important victories in protecting the Hudson Valley's natural treasures and connecting more people to them.
«While the Quadricentennial hoopla may be over, Scenic Hudson will continue making strides toward our long - term 65,000 - acre goal — an achievement that will be celebrated 100 years from now,» said Mr. Sullivan.
«All of the park projects Scenic Hudson engaged in this year provide communities with fitting and lasting commemorations of the Quadricentennial, whose theme was economic and environmental sustainability.»
Most people when they think back on 2009 might not think of it as the quadricentennial of Henry Hudson's famous voyage of 1609, but for fans of the Mannahatta Project, it has been a year to celebrate.