Westchester County Parks Wins Three Prestigious State Awards
The Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation (PRC) has been recognized with three top honors from the New…
Category: Environment & Sustainability
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation to Host Prescribed Burn
The Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation will host a prescribed burn at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in…
New Law to Protect Trees in Effect in Croton-on-Hudson
Local Law No. 13 of 2025, which significantly strengthens regulations for the protection of trees, has gone into effect. This…
Regional Leaders Convene School Districts to Accelerate Electric School Bus Plans
As New York State’s 2027 deadline for zero-emission school buses approaches, Sustainable Westchester, State Senator Shelley B. Mayer, and the…
Thousands of Native Plant Seeds To Be Given Away at Seed Event
All are welcome to the free Native Plant Seed Event at the Bedford Hills Community House on Sunday, October 26…
100+ New Yorkers March in Peekskill to Demand Hochul Reject Trump’s Fracked Gas Pipeline
More than 100 New Yorkers marched through Peekskill on Saturday to call on Governor Hochul to reject Trump’s pipeline agenda…
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation to Host Bioblitz on Saturday, October 4th
Discover the hidden biodiversity of Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River during the park’s BioBlitz program on Saturday, Oct.…
Westchester Parks Foundation Hosted Fujifilm Volunteer Day at Kensico Dam & Bronx River Reservation
Westchester Parks Foundation (WPF) hosted employees of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation, FUJIFILM North America Corporation and FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation…
Westchester Joint Water Works Breaks Ground on $172M Rye Lake Drinking Water Filtration Plant
Elected officials, labor leaders, the project engineer, the construction contractor, and other stakeholders joined Westchester Joint Water Works (WJWW) Sept.…
EJLPC Statement on New York’s Nuclear Expansion and the Future of the Climate Act
On September 30, as Governor Hochul convenes nuclear industry stakeholders in Syracuse, Indigenous leaders and allies will hold a People’s Meeting to…