Helping ensure that everyone has access to healthy food and understands the role farms can play in land conservation and in fighting climate change.
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Federal Farm Bill
FARMS FOREVER: The next Farm Bill can protect healthy soils, 🌱encourage climate-friendly farming 🌏 AND support new, urban, and small family farmers in the Hudson Valley 🧑🏽🌾. BUT ONLY WITH YOUR HELP! Learn more: https://defendthevalley.org/campaign/farm-bill/ #DefendtheValley #GrowStrongAmerica
Continue readingCommunity Preservation Fund
PRESERVE NY COMMUNITIES: The Community Preservation Fund allows certain towns to set up funds to protect the land and historical buildings that maintain their unique identity. Find out if your town qualifies: https://defendthevalley.org/campaign/community-preservation-fund/ #DefendtheValley
Continue readingECO-LOGIC: Greening New York’s Budget
KEEP NY GREEN: @GovKathyHochul I stand for a state budget that protects parks and open spaces, supports clean water and fresh air, and takes steps to stop climate change. RT if you agree! 🌳 https://defendthevalley.org/campaign/greening-nys-budget-working/ #DefendtheValley
Continue readingNew York Bond Act
FUNDING AVAILABLE: The Bond Act provides $4.2 billion for environmental and community projects across New York State. Learn more about the project’s goals and available funds: https://defendthevalley.org/campaign/bond-act/ #DefendtheValley
Continue readingStorm King Mountain (Cornwall)
Conserving the iconic northern gateway to the Hudson Highlands, Con Edison agreed not to build a destructive hydroelectric plant. Scenic Hudson was established to protect the mountain and led the successful 17-year campaign.
Continue readingRiverfront Towers (Yonkers)
Securing public riverfront access and preserved downtown Palisades views resulted from a settlement we brokered to stop construction of a wall of 38-story towers along the city’s waterfront.
Continue readingBear Mountain Bridge
To safeguard the Hudson Highlands’ beauty, we partnered in a successful lawsuit to stop construction of a 14-story condominium just north of the Bear Mountain Bridge.
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