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Celebrate Earth Day!
Celebrate Earth Day!
For 2026, the Columbia County Climate Smart Task Force is promoting the many Earth Day, Earth Week, and Arbor Day events happening all around the county.
If your municipality or organization is planning an event during the weeks surrounding Earth Day, let us know and we can add it to the list.
Earth Day Film Fest
Earth Day Film Fest
On April 19th - The County Climate Smart Task Force & Columbia Land Conservancy will be hosting a Film Festival at the Crandell Theater in Chatham.
Free Admission!
Free Admission!
Starting at Noon
Starting at Noon
Columbia Land conservancy will be showcasing the recently completed Plan to Conserve Columbia County, and celebrating the anniversary of the launching of the GoCoCo website.
From 1:00 to 3:00 pm
From 1:00 to 3:00 pm
We will be showing two films:
Farmscape Ecology by Jon Bowermaster - A 26-minute film attempting to answer the question: “How can we produce food while ensuring farmers’ livelihoods, and respecting the needs of other organisms with whom we share the land?”
The Nature of Nature - Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley - This film celebrates the remarkable plants, animals, and habitats in the Hudson River estuary watershed, guided by the biologists and conservationists who know it best. Directed by Laura deNey and produced by Flicker Filmworks, in partnership with Laura Heady at the DEC Hudson River Estuary Program, and Cornell University.
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The films will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by Columbia County Climate Smart Task Force Chair David Newman.
Panelists will be:
Laura Heady - Conservation and Land Use Program Coordinator at the Hudson River Estuary Program
Will Yandik - A fourth generation Columbia County farmer and independent researcher with a background in environmental sciences
Conrad Vispo - Wildlife Ecologist and Co-coordinator of the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program
Location:
Columbia Land Conservancy, 49 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037, and
Crandell Theatre, 48 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037
If you are interested in setting up an informational table at the event for your climate related group, please contact Don Meltz at donald.meltz@columbiacountyny.gov.
Earth Day/Arbor Day Tree Plantings by County Municipalities
Earth Day/Arbor Day Tree Plantings by County Municipalities
Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District is offering County municipalities hosting an Earth Day event one native ball and burlap, or 10 gallon potted tree for planting on municipal grounds.
Trees will be 7-10 ft tall, generally above deer browse height, and will be delivered by CCSWCD to the planting location. Applicants may select among a small list of native species that best suits each location. Applicants are expected to prepare the planting area, plant the tree, amend the soil with compost as needed, mulch the area around the tree, protect it as necessary from deer and mower damage, and ensure it has sufficient water for the entire first growing season, or until fully established. The site must be accessible to achieve tree delivery and later watering by municipal volunteers or staff.
We would like to see a tree planted in every town, village and city in the county!
We would like to see a tree planted in every town, village and city in the county!
There is more information in the downloadable application. Applications must be submitted to CCSWCD by March 10th. Contact Dylan Cipkowski (dylan.cipkowski@ccswcd.org 518-267-3315) if you have any questions.
Municipalities with plans to Plant a Tree:
Municipalities with plans to Plant a Tree:
Taghkanic - Wed. April 22 10am, at Taghkanic Town Hall, Route 82
Copake - Wed. April 22 time & location TBD
Stockport - Fri. April 24, at Masten Park on Route 9, Columbiaville
Clermont - Sun. April 26, at Clermont Field on Route 6
Other Events:
Other Events:
April 18th - Copake CAC/CSC will be showing the documentary "The Little Things That Run The World" at the Copake Grange at 10am. See the 1-minute trailer. Flyer coming soon
April 18th - Austerlitz Earth Day Festival - Austerlitz, Canaan, Chatham, Ghent, and Philmont Climate Smart Committees will be hosting a day of events from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM including a continuou screening of "The Extraordinary Caterpillar" at the Spencertown Academy. See the flyer for the schedule, list of organizations, and contacts.
April 19th - County Task Force & CLC Film Festival - At the Crandell Theater, 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Showing The Nature of Nature - Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley and at least one other film, with a panel discussion after. Free admission. Informational tables. We will have more info very soon!
April 25th - Valatie Climate Smart is organizing a tree planting near the Knox Gun Crossing marker located in Pachaquack Preserve. This is one of the historical markers commemorating the Henry Knox Trail, the route where Gen. Knox transported cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in 1775-76 to help win the Revolution. In addition to planting a tree, they will be removing invasive tree of heaven sprouting in the area adjacent to the hemlock forest.
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