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Annie Jacobs, April 18, 2024 For Sophie Schwarz-Eise, a junior at Binghamton University, it isn’t enough to represent her generation in...

Times Union November 6, 2022 PETERSBURGH – Donna Simms watched Saturday as the pile of illegally discarded farm tires pulled out of the woods by 50 Rensselaer Plateau Alliance volunteers grew, along with stacked up remnants of buildings, metal and machines that were also hauled out. “This is amazing. It’s just wonderful,” Simms said. Simms donated an undisclosed sum to Rensselaer Plateau Alliance's Forests Forever Campaign to preserve the 153 acres off Dill Brook that had gro

February 17, 2022 Annie Jacobs A family ethic After Donna and Bob Simms had their first child, Matthew, they started searching for a...

June 10 Annie Jacobs For Jeff Briggs, retired ecologist and Poestenkill Community Forest’s volunteer steward, the community forest’s...

February 2, 2021 Annie Jacobs For decades, Tom Hohman lived next to one of Rensselaer County’s most stunning and dramatic waterfalls,...