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Monthly Meeting 10/2 & Other Upcoming Events
Sustainable Sleepy Hollow Monthly Meeting, Monday 10/2 The next Sustainable Sleepy Hollow meeting will be held on Monday, October 2 at 7pm in-person at Village Hall (28 Beekman Ave). For those who prefer to join by zoom, please use this zoom link (Webinar ID: 836 5911 2003; Passcode: 895239; by phone: 646 558 8656). Experience…
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Meeting Monday 9/11, 7 pm with Tracy Brown of Riverkeeper
The next Sustainable Sleepy Hollow meeting will be held on Monday, September 11 at 7pm in-person at Village Hall (28 Beekman Ave). We’ll be joined at the meeting by Tracy Brown, President of Riverkeeper (and Sleepy Hollow resident) for a discussion of stormwater planning and sewage infrastructure. For those who prefer to join by zoom,…
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July SHEAC/CSC Meeting & Climate Action Plan Update
Our next meeting will be held on Monday, July 10th at 7pm. Meetings are held at Village Hall (28 Beekman Ave). If you prefer to join virtually, here is the Zoom link Meeting ID: 837 7969 3653 Passcode: 497157, or dial (646) 558 8656. The agenda will include a discussion of ideas to propose for NY Forward…
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“Grow Gardens, Not Garbage”: A New Village Initiative to Recycle More and Waste Less
We’ve got some bad news, neighbors. The latest data from our county reports that Sleepy Hollow recycles 35% of our waste (and trashes the remaining 65%). Across all of Westchester, the average is closer to 50-50 – with 50% of waste being recycled instead of burned in our waste incinerator. Next door in Pleasantville, they’re…
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Sunday June 25th is Compost Giveback Day/ Día de Entrega de Compost el 25 de junio
(Español abajo) Grab your empty bins and buckets, and join us to celebrate and take home the compost that has been produced by the Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow Food Scrap Recycling programs. Residents of our villages have been sending their organic waste to the compost instead of the trash incinerator–now it’s time to bring home…
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Broadway for Everybody: NY Leaders Need to Hear from You
Broadway in the Rivertowns (Sleepy Hollow through Hastings-on-Hudson) was set up over 150 years ago for cars. Today we are presented with a unique opportunity to modernize our roads and incorporate safe transport for everyone. Now’s the time to change it. We need a Broadway everybody can use. Residents and officials of the five villages…
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Register for the RiverSweep on May 6th
Be part of a great tradition: register for the annual cleanup at either Devries Park, Horan’s Landing, or Peabody Preserve. Shout out to SHEAC member Judi Knispel and volunteer Char Weigel on supporting Riverkeeper by leading River Sweeps in Sleepy Hollow!
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Let’s keep up the Earth Day momentum in May!
We hope you all had an inspiring Earth Day, whether you got your hands dirty at the Peabody Preserve, helped clean up litter downtown, or brought your family to learn about composting at our celebration in Barnhart Park afterwards. Our next SHEAC/CSC meeting is Monday, May 1st at 7pm. It will take place in-person at…
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Join us for Earth Month Events in Sleepy Hollow!
The SHEAC team has organized a series of free events to celebrate not only on Earth Day April 22nd, but the whole Earth Month! There will be opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to team up with their neighbors to help our local environment and learn about eco practices we can incorporate into…
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Next SHEAC/CSC Meeting: Monday, March 6th
Please join us for our next meeting on Monday, March 6th at 7pm. We’ll be gathering in-person at Village Hall (28 Beekman Ave). If you prefer to join via zoom, a link will be provided here before that day.
Sustainable Sleepy Hollow represents the united efforts of the Sleepy Hollow Environmental Advisory Committee (SHEAC) and the Climate Smart Community (CSC) Task Force. Check out our recent news below!
