COUNTY EXECUTIVE MIKE HEIN AND CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ULSTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LYDIA M. REIDY ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF A MILLION DOLLAR ANTI-OBESITY EFFORT FOR ULSTER COUNTY AND THE GREATER ELLENVILLE COMMUNITY County Executive Mike Hein, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County (CCEUC) Executive Director, Lydia M. Reidy and Ulster County Public Health Director Dr. LaMar […]
Posts in category Volunteer Opportunities
Calling all Vegetable Gardener...
“Plant A Row for the Hungry” Campaign Strives to Stem Hunger in Ulster County What’s more rewarding than growing your own vegetables? How about sharing your extra produce to help feed the hungry right here in Ulster County! The vegetable growing season is in full swing, and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Master Gardener […]
The Kingston Land Trust forms a natural playscape committee to create a structure at the GW Elementary Schoo...
nterested volunteers committee members being sought. Kingston – The George Washington Elementary School is collaborating with the Kingston Land Trust in creating a natural playscape outside of the Children’s House classrooms. A natural playscape is an outdoor play environment featuring natural elements like logs, boulders, trees, plants, and water that encourage active play, and at […]
Ulster County Dispute Resolution Center Seeks Volunteer Mediators to Provide Service in Court and Community Mediation Progra...
The Ulster County Dispute Resolution Center is currently recruiting new volunteers for its Court and Community mediation program. DRC mediators currently provide service weekly in the Kingston City Court, as well as many other town and village courts throughout the county. New volunteers are welcomed from all walks of life and professional backgrounds. Successful mediators […]
Eastern NY Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Proje...
Eastern New York Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Project “Help us track the distribution of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Eastern NY!†The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys (StÃ¥l) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive species that made its way from Asia to North America and was first officially documented in Allentown, PA in 2001 […]
WSW ArtFarm Volunteer Need...
Wanted: A volunteer visionary! An art&agricultural auteur! A grand poobah of growing! Here’s the deal: For several years now, The Women’s Studio Workshop has experimented with growing sustainable fibers for hand-made paper on its ArtFarm. Plants like abaca, flax and even iris greens make incredible art papers. Some are prized for their versatility and sculptural […]
