Earth Day Week Events List

Meet with landscappers, bee keepers, and tree huggers to get our hands dirty.

Soup and bread to nourish our souls!

A stroll though the Village with master gardener Virginia Luppino.  Learn about some of the unique trees and their history!

Join Jill Oleskar and make two simple boats!  One walnut shell or acorn cap boat to make a wish fo rthe Creek and one model boat to hold your own Waterstories on and take home with you!

Arm-of-the-Sea will host CREEK KIDS FISH FREE – a public fishing event connecting kids with nature in observance of Earth Day. This rain-or-shine event takes place 3:30 - 6pm at the Arm-of-the-Sea Tidewater Center in Saugerties. Fishing poles and bait will be available for those who lack their own gear.

Fisherman-in-Residence Adam Pumilio will guide young anglers in the lore and lure of fishing on Esopus Creek. Anyone under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. The Tidewater Center is located at 57 East Bridge St., Saugerties NY, adjacent to Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park. For additional information contact art@armofthesea.org.

This will kick-off with the classic short The Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard’s seminal video about consumption released in 2007, instantly became a viral hit, inspiring a book, in-depth website, and a series of videos and campaigns that fuel a movement for social change.

A lively panel including Executive Director of UCCRA Marc Rider, the founding Executive Director of Sustainable Hudson Valley Melissa Everett, and our legislator on the Ulster County Energy, Environment and Sustainability committee Ann Peters will follow.  All are excited to talk about the tools we already have in place for a sustainable circular economy and where we can be headed. Come with your contributions to conversation!

The evening will include entertainment by local poets for when things get too in the weeds!

Organized by Saugerties Earth Day Week Collaborative www.saugertiesearthdayweek.orgwith support from Sustainable Hudson Valley, Riverkeeper, Saugerties Village Tree Commission, Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency, Saugerties Conservation Advisory Commission (CAC)

Grab your sketchbooks, easels, and drawing materials to join fellow artists at beautiful Seamon Park for a few hours of creativity on the lawn (or in the Pavilion if it rains!).   

Bring your favorite piece of the day to The Newberry Artisan Market in the J.J. Newberry building so it can be displayed.   

Can't wait to see some of the regulars from the Sketchbook Gallery and welcome beginners and accomplished artists for a lovely afternoon.  

This event is co-sponsored by the Jane Street Art Center and the Saugerties Earth Day Week Collaborative.

A free workshop for homeowners and environmental professionals.  

Presented by RCAP Solutions: Candace Balmer, Regional Director, NY/NJ/PA and Becky Sims, State Manager, NY.

Light refreshments.

Second Year of Environmental Poetry

Welcome to Anchorage Farm, with Stephen and Elizabeth Shafer as co-owners and Rhonda Jaacks as Farm Manager.

• Enjoy the sight of Romney ewes, rams, and frolicking lambs, at our barns.  Rhonda can describe her much-appreciated work of feeding, delivery of lambs, and continued care of our flock.

• For all, please RSVP by email beforehand so we can have an idea of the number and timing of visits.

• Please park your car at the top of our driveway on Mynderse Street, and walk down our driveway about one-quarter mile to our barns.

• For those who would find the walk difficult, phone Stephen at 917-453-7371 and drive down.
  

The annual Arbor Day Maple Tree Planting organized by the Saugerties Village Tree Commission at Saugerties Highschool is not open to the public (but you might take a peak through the gate as the students plant a new Maple Tree generously donated by Steve 'Fox' Hubbard!

Waking up the Garden!  This Village treasure is in need of tending.  Please join us to learn more about pollinators and maybe lend a hand? 

Join us for an interactive gathering to embrace the fact that all our remaining years will be marked by climate chaos. And how to face the resulting oncoming storms of all kinds.   

Ray Bergen Ph.D. Has spent fifty years talking with people  about how communities can better work together.  

This is sure to be a lively Jane Street Art Center and Saugerties Earth Day Week event at the Gallery

Waiting for the exciting details from Julia.  There are so many magnificent gardens in Saugerties!

Amazing donated Art from local artists and collectors to be raffled off at the Old Dutch Barn!  Everyone is a guaranteed winner.

See link below for all details and to buy your Raffle Ticket Now before they are all gone!