Residents of the Catskills remember when the Blue Hole — a swimming spot on the Rondout Creek — was their local secret. But in recent years, tourists searching for the country’s best swimming spots have laid siege to the Blue Hole. By summer 2015, more than 1,400 people were visiting […]
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By Jonathan Forrester This year’s abnormally long and brutal cold season may have disturbed more than just collegiate final exam schedules. In the past three years there has been a dramatic change in length and temperature of the winter for the Northeastern region of the United States. This change is […]
April 01, 2013 With endangered species’ conservation in mind, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a partnership with environmental groups to help protect the Hudson River during the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson worked with the Governor’s Office to minimize the environmental impacts of the […]