November 2016 E-newsletter: Hudson River Valley Greenway and National Heritage Area

November 2016

Barnabas McHenry, Chair Greenway Council, Co-Chair National Heritage Area

Kevin M. Burke, Acting Chairman, Greenway Conservancy for the Hudson River Valley, Acting Co-Chair National Heritage Area

Mark Castiglione, Acting Executive Director Greenway,

Acting Director National Heritage Area

Monthly News, Events, & Grant

Opportunities

New Hudson River Valley Website and Heritage Site Guidebook

The Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area unveiled a new, user-friendly, mobile-responsive website, hudsonrivervalley.com, and the second edition of the Heritage Site Guidebook to help increase access and ease of exploration of the Heritage Area. The Heritage Site Guidebook includes information on over 100 heritage sites in the Hudson River Valley, including site descriptions, visitor information, and more. Congressman Paul Tonko, Senator Neil Breslin, Assemblymember Patricia Fahy, and Deputy Commissioner for Historic Preservation, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Ruth Pierpont were on hand to celebrate the new resources at Albany City Hall. The new Heritage Site Guidebook is available for purchase on our website here.

Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant Awards

At its October 26th board meeting, the Greenway awarded an unprecedented $311,500 in matching grants to Hudson Valley communities and organizations. Greenway Community Grants awarded included: $10,000 to the Town of Ghent, Columbia County, for Zoning and Code Revisions; $7,500 to the Town of Guilderland, Albany County, for a Pedestrian Trail Plan; $10,000 to the Town of New Paltz, Ulster County, for a Route 299 Gateway Planning and Zoning Project; $10,000 to the Town of Red Hook, Dutchess County, for development of Town Complete Streets standards; $10,000 to the Village of Altamont, Albany County, for a Museum in the Streets initiative; and $10,000 to the Village of Ardsley, Westchester County, to update the Comprehensive Plan and

develop a Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan.

Greenway Awards $254,000 for Hudson Valley Trails

Thanks to funding from the Environmental Protection Fund, the Greenway Conservancy was able to award $254,000 in trail grant funding, the most ever for this grant program since its inception. Read more about the grants awarded here.

Landscape Conservation in the Hudson River Valley

On November 7, more than 130 people attended a landscape conservation conference commemorating the National Park Service Centennial. The program examined the past, present and future of landscape conservation in the Hudson River Valley. The conference was presented by the Hudson River Valley Greenway and National Heritage Area, the Benjamin Center at SUNY New Paltz, the Regional Plan Association, in partnership with many conservation organizations.

Professor Stops in Albany on Month-Long Kayak Journey

Dave Ellingson, a Seattle area pastor and professor, paused in Albany on his journey from Buffalo to Manhattan to pick up a Hudson River Greenway Water Trail map set to go with his water trail guidebook .

Read about Dave's journey here .

A Message from Mark Castiglione

It is with mixed emotions that I share with you the news that I have accepted a new job as the Executive Director of the Capital District Regional Planning Commission.

I cannot adequately express with words the privilege that it has been to work with the Greenway's board, staff, and our many partners. It has been an amazing and inspiring experience to be a part of a community of dedicated people and organizations all pulling in the same direction towards a better future. If anyone would like my new contact information, please contact the Greenway office.

U pcoming Events

Tom Buckhardt: FULL STOP- Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York

A full-scale replica of a mythical artist's studio made of cardboard, wood, glue, and flat black paint. On exhibit through February 12, 2017. More here .

Matisse Drawings: Curated by Ellsworth Kelly- Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York

A unique exploration of Henri Matisse's drawings by one of America's greatest abstract artists. On exhibit at the Katonah Museum of Art through January 29, 2017. More here.

Post No Bills: Public Walls as Studio and Source- Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York

The beauty of decaying walls serves as an inspiration that informs the works in this exhibit. This multi-media group exhibition features seven international artists who explore a contemporary archaeological aesthetic, making art on urban walls in which the wall itself becomes an integral part of the work. On exhibit through December 23, 2016. More here.

Ray Spillenger: Rediscovery of a Black Mountain Painter- Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York

This exhibit includes over forty paintings and drawings dating from the artist's Black Mountain College days to the late 1960s, and reveals Spillenger's deep commitment to abstraction and his passionate love of color. On exhibit through December 23, 2016. More here.

POP! Prints from the Permanent Collection- Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York

Exhibition features significant Pop Art prints from the permanent collection of the Neuberger Museum of Art. On exhibit through February 19, 2017 . More here .

Red Grooms Paints the Civil War- Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York

The Civil War, America's story, is told by Red Grooms, American artist, who for 50 years has brought life from city and country to sculpture and canvas, with truth that he inflects with compassion and humor. On exhibit through February 12, 2017. More here.

"Defending Sara Roosevelt: How Narratives Change What We Know and How We Feel"- Thursday, November 17th, at Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff, New York As part of a new series of NPS interpretive talks at Morton Memorial Library. More here.

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Heritage Spotlight: Lyndhurst Mansion

Lyndhurst is clad in Sing Sing marble and was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis. In 1838, David created a Gothic villa for William Paulding, a former mayor of New York City. The mansion later doubled in size after David added a four-story tower and porte cochere for New York businessman George Merritt. The house features stained glass and murals as well as a dining room created to resemble a medieval banquet hall and a two-story-tall art gallery.

Project Spotlight: Red Hook Trail Plan

In 2014, the Town of Red Hook was awarded a Greenway Conservancy Trail Grant for a Town-wide trail plan. Funds were used to hire a consulting firm to examine the existing trail conditions in the Town, complete a public outreach process, and produce a plan that makes recommendations for the future of trails in Red Hook. The plan also prioritizes trail opportunities, highlights connections to Town natural and cultural resources, neighboring towns and villages, and potential regional connections.

Grant Opportunities

Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant Program- Due December 2nd

Matching grants available for Greenway Communities and Greenway Compact Communities. More here .

Making Transportation Smart and Sustainable Funding from NYSERDA & NYSDOT

Proposals are welcome from organizations with ideas to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption from New York's multi-modal transportation system. Project areas include Smart Mobility Solutions, Smart Infrastructure and Systems Planning, and Smart Freight and Urban Delivery Systems. More here .

New York State Assembly Grants Action News

State, federal, and private grant information from the New York State Assembly, for grants ranging from law and social science research, media projects, economic and social inequality studies, to suicide prevention research. More here .

Grants Available to Improve Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites

Parks and Trails New York and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation have teamed up to provide grants funded through the Environmental Protection Fund. More here .

Conservation Treatment Grant Program

The New York State Council on the Arts and Greater Hudson Heritage Network have partnered to provide support for treatment procedures by professional conservators to aid in stabilizing and preserving objects in collections of museums, historical, and cultural organizations in New York State. More here .

Doppelt Family Trail Development Fund

The Rails to Trails Conservancy will provide up to $85,000 per year to qualifying trail projects through a competitive process. Applications accepted December 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017. More here .

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