Sustainable Sleepy Hollow

Two upcoming events in June: Saturday June 17th  – “Route 9 Active Transportation Conceptual Design Plan”    1-3pm  at Warner Library -Tarrytown (also 7-9pm in Hastings – see flyer for details) 2.  Thursday June 29th – Carbon Tax Forum  7-9pm at the Warner Library, Tarrytown (click on link for more information) CarbonTaxForum–Tarrytown-v2

In keeping with the Village’s Complete Streets Policy, the Sleepy Hollow Environmental Advisory Committee is planning an Inner VillageWalkability Workshop on SATURDAY JUNE 10TH from 10am to 12:30pm.The workshop will consist of a brief orientation session at VillageHall, to be followed by a walking tour, with stops at key intersectionsalong Valley St, Cortlandt St and Beekman Ave, to come up…

We’ll be continuing a lot of our work from last year, but we’re also excited to announce a few new projects and events. 2017 Priorities: Here are our top three priorities for 2017: Passage of Community Choice Aggregation: Community Choice Aggregation would provide us with the opportunity to have our default electricity source be 100% renewable…

In 2016, we managed to both make progress on initiatives that we’ve been working on since our start as well as work on new issues that came up. Here’s a round-up of what we accomplished this year: Public events/outreach: We had a few different events this year: 3rd annual Riverkeeper Sweep: This year, we had clean-ups at Douglas…

We had a chance to learn about what other towns and villages in Westchester are doing for the environment at “Greening Our Towns,” organized by the Federated Conservationists of Westchester and the Greenburgh Nature Center. Here’s a tiny sample of the projects that came up: Community Choice Aggregation Healthy Yards Greenhouse Gas Emissions Audit Walking…

We’re fortunate to have a fantastic team with a lot of diverse experience, and in our first full year back, we’ve been working on getting officially reestablished, getting to know the community better, and making Sleepy Hollow more sustainable on a variety of fronts: We helped clean up and beautify our village as part of…

Thanks to everyone who showed up to the Eco-Fair on Saturday! We had a recycling game for kids, tons of information about invasive plants and safer streets, water conservation ideas, and info on where to reuse and recycle. We had a great time working with our neighbors in the Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council and other…

This year, we will once again be joining up with our neighbors in Tarrytown for the Eco-Fair on Saturday, September 26th from 10am – 2pm. There will be music by Solar Punch and activities for the whole family! We’d love to see you there!

Our mission statement: The purpose and mission of the EAC is to help build awareness and support for the development, management and protection of Sleepy Hollow’s natural resources; to assist and provide input into the drafting of environmental local laws designed to provide protection for our natural resources; and to participate in environmental reviews when…

This year, we’ll be running two cleanups in Sleepy Hollow as part of the 2015 Riverkeeper Sweep on May 9th. Please sign up at the links below! Devries Park: 11:30am – 1:30pm Sign up here! Douglas Park: 2:30 – 4:30pm 11:00am – 1:00pm Sign up here! Feel free to bring friends and family along for one or…