Events
Connecting people is at the heart of what we do.
In support of our community building efforts, we offer a variety of programming throughout the year. PCA events include our popular Climate Action Mixers, our educational Morning Coffee webinars, our Get Outside! series, and ecological restoration volunteer opportunities. See below for upcoming offerings.
Introducing the Hudson Valley Pollinator Action Guide
Join PCA as we launch the Hudson Valley Pollinator Action Guide: your go-to resource for protecting threatened native pollinators using Hudson Valley native plant species.
Environmental Voter Project: Exploring the Climate Vote in the Hudson Valley
Join Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project, for a discussion of their research on climate voters in the Hudson Valley and the impact such voters could have in the 2024 elections.
State of the State: Funding Climate Action in NY
Join us to hear Vanessa Fajans-Turner, the Executive Director of Environmental Advocates NY, discuss opportunities and gaps for climate action in the upcoming NYS budget.
Morning Coffee: The Science Behind Our Storms with Anton Seimon
Save the Date for our upcoming Morning Coffee Series: The Science Behind Our Storms with Dr. Anton Seimon.
Morning Coffee: Bioregionalism and a Good Life
Join Post Carbon Institute Fellow Stephanie Mills for a presentation on the importance of bioregionalism. More details coming soon!
Neighbor to Neighbor: Government Incentive$ for Green Home Improvement
Partners for Climate Action is co-sponsoring a 90-minute training session for all interested individuals who would like to sharpen their understanding about building electrification and help address the misinformation that slows down the efforts to decrease the burning of fossil fuels.
Info Session: Building Decarbonization Grant Program
Join Partners for Climate Action for our second informational session about the new Building Decarbonization Grant Program.
Morning Coffee Webinar: Lessons from Beacon
Join us for our next Morning Coffee webinar on Tuesday, October 17th at 8:30 am to learn how community organizing can inspire local governments to take action, with examples from one forward-looking municipality in the Hudson Valley.
Morning Coffee Webinar - Put it in Writing: How Local Governments Can Plan for Climate Change
Learn how comprehensive plans, natural resource inventories, open space plans, and zoning can be used as powerful tools toward achieving climate and ecological goals. We’ll then hear from an environmental leader in Ancram (Columbia County) on how her town did just that.
Get Outside! Wildflower Seed Collecting Workshop to Preserve Native Plants
Native plants are essential for a healthy ecosystem. Learn to identify and collect their seeds responsibly to ensure their survival.
Climate Action Mixer
Join us for our next Climate Action Mixer at Hutton Brickyards to celebrate the beginning of Hudson Valley Climate Solutions Week!
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[NEW DATE ADDED] Get Outside! Meadow Walk: Exploring Biodiversity (Sold out!)
The Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program will lead an exploration of plants and insects in the meadows of a former working orchard. This site includes approximately 80 acres of open fields now managed to support native biodiversity.
Sold out!
Get Outside! Meadow Walk: Exploring Biodiversity (Sold out!)
The Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program will lead an exploration of plants and insects in the meadows of a former working orchard. This site includes approximately 80 acres of open fields now managed to support native biodiversity.
Sold out!
Morning Coffee Webinar: Bringing Climate Into the Classroom
Intended for teachers and those who support them, Samrat Pathania, Master Teacher Emeritus (Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science) and co-founder of the Educator Collective for Environmental Justice, and Mary Jane Nusbaum, an art teacher in the Hudson Valley and co-advisor for a climate club at New Paltz Middle School, will lead us through their experiences integrating climate solutions into classroom curriculum.
Earth Day Happy Hour
Join your fellow climate colleagues for casual merriment this Earth Day.
Spring Climate Action Mixer
The local climate movement here in the Hudson Valley continues to grow in size and impact because of you.
Join Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley and your peers from across the region in Poughkeepsie to strengthen existing partnerships and make new connections.
Looking for money? At 4:00 pm, hear directly from government staff on how to support your work through state and federal funding opportunities for local climate action. Presentations by:
Mark Lowery, Office of Climate Change, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Juan Gutierrez, US Environmental Protection Agency
Ready to party? At 5:30 pm, we’ll announce updates on PCA’s 2023 programs as we move into a lively networking cocktail hour.
This event is free to attend.