Scenic Hudson is committed to self-examination and mitigating harm as we respond to urgent, unprecedented threats to the health of the region’s communities, lands, air, waters.
We are working to create a healthy and thriving future for all:
- Preserving habitats and transforming formerly polluted industrial sites into new public spaces.
- Ensuring access to clean air and fresh water for all people in the region.
- Working with local communities to cocreate thriving, resilient neighborhoods.
- Increasing safe, welcoming access to the river and open spaces.
- Collaborating with local partners to increase access to farmland and knowledge, including traditional and regenerative farming practices.
- Learning about Indigenous history and heritage to help address the erasure and displacement of Indigenous peoples in the region (e.g., exploring ways to share land with the original stewards of the land).
- Examining our past work to assess and mitigate any harmful impacts.
- Minimizing negative impacts of current and future work on rural and urban lands.
- Listening, understanding, and helping to address injustices rooted in environmental racism and inequities in local cities and towns.
- Ensuring SH’s land- and climate-related investments benefit all.
We believe:
- Achieving justice begins with undoing harm.
- All people, regardless of who they are or where they come from, deserve access to nature and public spaces where they feel safe.
- Our work must benefit all.
- Communities need voice and choice in the decisions and actions that impact their environment, health, and livelihoods.
- We must work together — collaboration is key to undoing harm and advancing justice.
- We must share leadership and cultivate trust with people and organizations in the region — we can’t do this work alone.
Scenic Hudson has launched a collaborative, multi-year initiative, called “The Heart of Scenic Hudson,” to advance natural climate solutions, increase access to open space, improve air and water quality, and work with local community members and changemakers to ensure that the full scope of our work benefits everyone.
This page will be updated as this work continues. If you have ideas, suggestions, or questions, please reach out to together@scenichudson.org. We are listening and welcome your input.
