Kids Almanac: Plan the week with your favorite youngsters
“It’s not where you take things from; it’s where you take them to.” – Jean-Luc Godard Mucilage glue, with its
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Shawangunk Ridge free public lecture series in New Paltz
There’s no better way to learn about nature than to get out in it and explore. But winter conditions are
Childhood obesity: the fight continues
Childhood obesity is occurring despite decades-long efforts by the federal government to ensure school kids are served nutritious food. This past
Subzero Heroes Ice Jump on February 11 benefits Alzheimer’s Association
What would you do to promote finding the cause and cure of a life-destroying disease? Would you donate a few
Kids Almanac:Whistlepig love, Souper Bowl & looking handy in front of your kids
Here’s how Groundhog Day rocked my world this year: I learned that groundhogs are the same animal as woodchucks. I
A weighty problem
In 2000, nearly 14 percent of American kids were overweight, almost triple the percentage in 1960, when it was less than
Beacon Institute to host Clarkson’s “River University”
You might have missed it, but last October, the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries (BIRE) officially became a subsidiary
Tivoli Bays Visitor Center to host talk on iceboating
Long before there were gasoline-powered engines, skillful iceboat sailors raced across the frozen Hudson River faster than the wind, at
An unknowable universe?
For several years, increasing data are pointing to the universe being infinite in size and inventory: space that never ends,
Kids Almanac: Black Creek’s child-scale treat in Esopus
Harry Potter has Platform 9 ¾; Legos have couch cushions; my kids and I disappear to Scenic Hudson’s Black Creek