By Paula Ptaszek & Sarah Katan Libraries are more than a beautiful place to discover new literary adventures. They are a hub of...

Saturday, May 17th, was a big day in Taghkanic! Area residents planted more than 1200 trees in the soon-to-be formally established...

By Katy Flammia Not only can you get delicious farm-raised food, but you can fill your garden with eco-restorative plants that will...

By Tom Paino Even with my credentials as sustainable architect, I knew designing my and my partner’s home to the agreed-upon program of...

By John Bradley In 2023, Claverack streetlights were converted to LEDs, thus reducing energy use and saving the town thousands in yearly...

Check it out:  The Library of Local Seed Library is officially open at the Claverack Free Library. To be clear, though, these seeds...

By: Timothy Kennelty & Sarah Katan Mark your calendars, folks! There are not one but TWO fantastic events hosted by Taghkanic Climate...

A Review of Carbon: The Book of Life , by Paul Hawken, 2025, Viking, New York By John Bradley ‘Carbon’s increase in the atmosphere moves...

By Erin Aliperti Photo Credit: Sriram Murali In winter 2022, the power went out on my block in Mellenville for nearly 24 hours. The...

A Discussion of New York’s Historical Weather Data and How to Interpret it Today A public presentation and guided nature walk hosted by...

By: John Bradley The L.A. wildfires reignited my wonder about extreme weather on the west coast. Some scientists consider land use change...

By: John Bradley This past summer, the Climate Smart committee received notice from NYSERDA that we   qualified for three Conservation...

By Katy Flammia The Columbia County Climate Carnival took place on September 14th at the Columbia County Fairgrounds in Chatham. There...

By John Bradley Forests bring rain. They sustain the atmospheric moisture that is needed for precipitation in a local region and in...

Climate Smart Claverack (CSC) commissioned an energy audit for the Town Garage. The completed report was submitted to the town on June...

Managing invasives is important to the health of our ecosystem. Non-native, aggressive plants can crowd out native plants that support a...

By John Bradley In July, the Claverack Town Board extended the moratorium on considering the proposal for a battery farm near the Town...

By John Bradley At the Columbia County Climate Smart Task Force meeting on August 1, a Clean Energy Communities update from the Capital...

By John Bradley We all know that trees do great things for our environment. Trees and all their plant neighbors use the sun's energy for...

By Victoria Masters & Sarah Katan The cornerstone of Climate Smart NY is connecting people with local sustainable solutions that make the...