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The timing of this groundbreaking couldn't be better given that next year it will play a featured role in the Hudson - Fulton - Champlain Quadricentennial celebrations.»
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Walkway Over the Hudson will provide an excellent Quadricentennial legacy.
Ned is president of Scenic Hudson, the largest environmental group focused on the Hudson River Valley, and Tara is executive director of New York's yearlong Hudson - Fulton - Champlain Quadricentennial celebration.
The governor has recently appointed capable new leadership of the Hudson Quadricentennial Commission, announced grant opportunities linked to the health of the Hudson River Estuary, and now made it the very heart of his State of the State address.
He and pianist Vassily Primakov spoke with John Schaefer, host of WNYC program Soundcheck, about the Hudson River Historic Concerts series, part of Wave Hill's celebration of the Hudson River Quadricentennial during the fall of 2009.
He and pianist Vassily Primakov spoke with John Schaefer, host of WNYC program Soundcheck, about the Hudson River Historic Concerts series, part of Wave Hill's celebration of the Hudson River Quadricentennial during...
about Heads of Leading Environmental Organizations Outline Bold Vision for Quadricentennial Decade
The piece chronicles the early progress of Scenic Hudson's Quadricentennial initiative to protect the «must save» landscapes along the Hudson and to create family - friendly parks that connect people with the river.
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.
Both are important goals of Scenic Hudson's Quadricentennial campaign to Save the Land That Matters Most.»
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.
«All of the properties we acquired this year were priorities of Saving the Land That Matters Most, Scenic Hudson's Quadricentennial legacy initiative.
Long - term goals for the 400th celebration are crucial, said Tara Sullivan, executive director, New York State Hudson - Fulton - Champlain Quadricentennial.
It's especially fitting this acquisition coincides with the opening of Walkway Over the Hudson and the celebration of the Hudson Quadricentennial.
More profound than any capital improvement that could result from the quadricentennial events is an institutional initiative developed by U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey: a formal study of creating a national park for the Hudson River Valley.
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.
Work at the 249 - acre park, located in the Town of Lloyd, will be completed in time to coincide with a high point in the state's Quadricentennial celebrations — the Saturday, Oct..
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.
Many infrastructure upgrades at state parks will be done in time for celebrating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage of exploration and they will be appreciated for generations as a legacy of the Quadricentennial.
The initiative is intended to accelerate the municipalities» efforts to create new waterfront parks or expand and upgrade existing facilities, providing lasting ways for the towns and villages to commemorate the 400th anniversary — Quadricentennial — of Henry Hudson's 1609 exploration of the river.
This assumes even greater importance as we approach the Quadricentennial.
Work at the 249 - acre park, located in the Town of Lloyd, will be completed in time to coincide with a high point in the state's Quadricentennial celebrations — the Saturday, Oct. 3, dedication of Walkway Over the Hudson State Park and the Walkway Loop Trail.
«Scenic Hudson wants to support communities that think big when it comes to celebrating the Quadricentennial and creating legacies that will far outlast all the fireworks and festivals.
«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.
The event officially began the 15 - month construction phase of the $ 30 million project, scheduled to end in August, 2009 when the bridge will reopen as the world's longest elevated park in time to serve as the centerpiece of the state's Quadricentennial Celebration.
In honor of the Hudson River's 2009 Quadricentennial, Academy Award - nominated director Josh Aronson created «Hudson Valley Stories, «a series of short films celebrating the people and culture of Hudson River Valley.
It is exciting that a grassroots initiative started by the Walkway Over the Hudson, spurred forward by generous financial support from Congressman Maurice Hinchey and the Dyson Foundation, has now garnered New York State's support as a centerpiece of the Quadricentennial Celebration.
Scenic Hudson's campaign to Save the Land That Matters Most was launched in 2007 to provide a lasting way of commemorating the Quadricentennial of Henry Hudson's voyage of discovery.
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.
Its work on the park will immediately create jobs with local businesses, while enhancing the assets of our tourism industry for future generations,» said Tara Sullivan, executive director of the New York State Hudson - Fulton - Champlain Quadricentennial.
«The theme of the Quadricentennial is promoting a sustainable economy and environment for the century to come.
Yet a new era of threats and opportunities — including widespread attention due to be focused on the Hudson River Valley with the 2009 quadricentennial celebration — demand new efficiencies and resources.
On the eve of the quadricentennial celebration of Henry Hudson's voyage of discovery, we have a responsibility to take an accurate measure of coastal conditions and chart a course for the future.
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.»
Hats off to Tara Sullivan, Executive Director of the NYS Quadricentennial, and incidentally my spouse, and to Joan Davidson, Chair of the Quadricentennial Commission.
The Quadricentennial Web site features a complete calendar of activities.
In fact, the bridge reclamation is now one of three state «legacy projects» planned to commemorate the 2009 quadricentennial of Henry Hudson's voyage up the river that bears his name.
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.»