Climate change demands bold action. Our communities and institutions are fragmented. Sustainable Hudson Valley brings people and organizations together, nurturing common vision and coordinating action to scale up renewable energy, regeneration of resources and community resourcefulness.
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
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
Hands On
Scenes from Hudson Valley Repair Cafés
Celebrating a successful planting in the City of Newburgh
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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Header image: Rondout Lighthouse by Barbara Todd Photography