Chapter Meetings
April 2025: Solar Boats and getting started with paddling (David Barton and Mike Cavanaugh)
David Borton talked about the one-person solar electric power boats he builds, the engineering physics of solar electric boats, their advantages in terms of being quiet and minimally disturbing the peace in the Adirondacks (or [...]
Mar 2025: Teddy Roosevelt’s ride through the Adirondacks (Michael Nardacci)
Educational Presentation Lois Jensen talked about her work as a trail head Stewart for Buck Mountain in the Lake George area. How it was important to talk to incoming hikers and make them aware of [...]
February 2025: Backpacking the Paria Canyon (Ralph Keating)
Summary of Presentation: The Paria River Canyon located in Utah and Arizona is part of the beautiful red sandstone country of the Colorado Plateau. This Canyon is a wilderness area within the Vermillion Cliffs National [...]
January 2025: Colorado River Paddling Trip (Alison Saville)
Alison presented pictures and information about her 14 day trip on the Colorado River in 2019. The trip was with an outfitter and 24 people on 4 paddle rafts. Over the course of 280 miles [...]
December 2024: Mohawk-Hudson Land Conservancy (MHLC) Land Trust for Albany, Schenectady and Montgomery Counties (Mark King)
Summary of Presentation: Mark will present some of the work that the MHLC does to conserve and steward lands and waters of the Mohawk and Hudson River Valleys for the benefit of people and the [...]
November 2024: Inflation Reduction Act: Incentives for Electrification (Susan Cotner and Ryan Moag)
Summary of Presentation: Incentives have never been greater to help people make the shift to clean energy. This session will focus on incentives for home improvements. Susan Cotner of the Clean Energy Hub and [...]