Groundwork Hudson Valley and the Science Barge will be participating in the 2009 Teaching the Hudson Valley Summer Institute. For more information go to teachingthehudsonvalley.org/

Celebrate River Day 2009 on the Science Barge!
There will be an exhibit of floatable, recycled sculptures on display in the Hudson between the Barge and the shore. Come get a tour and check out the floating artwork.

Be there on Saturday around noon to watch the historic fleet of ships go by! There will be many other events along the river as well.

If you need help with directions or have any questions call (914) 375-2151.

Come to our Science Barge training session Thursday 5/28 if you are interested in volunteering on the Science Barge as a weekend docent. The training will be held from 6pm-8pm.

We are beginning to take submissions for our First Annual Floating Sculpture Exhibition on The Science Barge. This is part of the Quadricentenial Hudson Celebration!

For information on upcoming Science Barge events click here.

Save the date! The Science Barge will begin its first season in Yonkers on Saturday and Sunday April 25th and 26th. It will be open for tours and "Grow your own heirloom tomato" workshops (while supplies last).
Click here to download flyer.

On Sunday, April 19th (Westchester County's Pitch in for Parks Day) from 11-3pm The Saw Mill River Coalition and the Suburbia Roller Derby will host "Rollin' on the River- An Environmental Triathlon." Come join in the fun! Click here to download flyer.

Watershed Protection Critical Area Analysis continues with municipalities along Saw Mill River

A Goldman Sachs Community Team Works group did great work along the Saw Mill River last week, weeding and seeding a wildflower meadown, cutting vines and planting nearly 80 trees and shrubs! Click here for photos.

Check out photos from Rollin' on The River, our fun-filled Green Week Pitch-in-for-Parks Day event!

Groundwork U.S.A. sponsors a congressional briefing in the Capitol to discuss legislation that would authorize Groundwork as a federal program. Click here for the Bureau of National Affair's Daily Environment Report Article.

The Saw Mill River Coalition's Free-A-Tree vine cutting Sunday, March 15th is written up in the Journal News! Click here for a pdf or go to: http://lohud.com/article
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Groundwork's Director of Community Development, Vernon Brinkley is quoted in LoHud's 3/16 article: Yonkers City Council seeks more authority in redvelopment

The Science Barge is rated "Best Class Trip" in the New York Magazines' Best of NY feature!

The Science Barge was included in National Geographic's "Saving Energy Starts at Home" March issue.

Groundwork's Saw Mill River Coalition is awarded the prestigious EPA Targeted Watersheds Grant at a press event Tuesday, December 2. Thanks very much to our distinguished speakers, among them Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Congressman Eliot Engel, mayors from Irvington and Yonkers, and EPA Region 2 Administrator Alan Steinberg, and many others. Click here for pictures of the event.

Check out NY Times' article and slide show covering Groundwork Hudson Valley's new Science Barge.

Access the WCBS article and video and the Journal News' LoHud article about the Science Barge.

View pictures of the Science Barge's arrival in Yonkers! Also, check out Riverside High School's web site for a slide show of the day.

Thank you state senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins for the generous state grant which made the renovation of Culver Park possible. Thousands of children in Southwest Yonkers now have a brand new playground, basketball court, and more!