about Heads of Leading Environmental Organizations Outline Bold Vision
for Quadricentennial Decade
Not exact matches
Not many people know that the Pledge was written, in 1892,
for a public school celebration of the
quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus» landing in the new world.
HUDSON VALLEY — As the
Quadricentennial Flotilla journeyed upriver, attracting unprecedented crowds to the Hudson River's shores, leaders of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson gathered at the river's edge in Poughkeepsie to announce goals
for the Hudson Valley in the coming decade.
«Beyond celebrations that create excitement up and down the river, the
Quadricentennial will promote the potential of our waterfronts to be models
for sustainability — environmentally, economically and culturally.
Long - term goals
for the 400th celebration are crucial, said Tara Sullivan, executive director, New York State Hudson - Fulton - Champlain
Quadricentennial.
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.
Funding
for the park — which is being created as a
Quadricentennial commemoration — was provided in large part through an Environmental Protection Fund grant administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
In celebrating this
Quadricentennial and breaking ground
for this park, we recommit to being stewards of this environment and our shared heritage.
«The theme of the
Quadricentennial is promoting a sustainable economy and environment
for the century to come.
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.
«The landscapes protected by us and our land - conservation partners will serve as a
Quadricentennial legacy
for generations to come.»