Sustainable Hudson Valley is a network hub and a catalyst for the social movement taking direct positive action to end the climate crisis.
Photo by Barbara Todd
April 16: Solar, Batteries, the Grid, and Your Electric Bill: A Technical Briefing for Community Leaders
Our mission: to speed up, scale up, jazz up and leverage progress against climate change, creating communities where people and nature thrive.
Climate Solutions: The Big Picture
Building a Movement, Bringing People Together
Problem-Solving Partnerships
Learning for Action
We are a clearinghouse for abundant resources including speakers, films, curricula, fact sheets and inspirational art.
Project RESTORE: Resilient Environmental Strategies Through Organized Regional Education – Leadership Academy in Partnership with Rotary
Just Published: Your Home, Renewable
Events, announcements, education and celebration September 19 - 27, 2026
Hands On
Hudson Valley Repair Café Demonstration, Live on the Today Show, at Rockefeller Center, April 2023. To see a recording of the segment, click here.
SHV helps people take action in their communities with programs that build a sense of self-reliance and confidence while achieving measurable results, like the Repair Café and Planting Power Newburgh.
“Even though climate change is scary and overwhelming, I’ve found that working on it at the local level has been a joy. I’ve met the most wonderful people! We need that connection and direct action to feel engaged on a human level.”
Vanessa Bertozzi, Trustee, Village Board of Rhinebeck
Getting it Done: By the Numbers
Working with many community partners, SHV gets results.
Repair Cafes: 73 and counting. More than 7,000 items saved from the landfill in 2024.
Planting Power Newburgh: 2,000 pollinator plants and 48 fruit and shade trees planted by over 104 volunteers
Clean Power Guide: 100,000 readers in ten counties
Regional Climate Action Road Map and Tool Kit: leadership coalition representing 7 counties and the full spectrum of climate solutions
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