August 15, 2023
Carver Companies Bully Neighbors: Two Women Speak Out
In June of 2023, Barbara Heinzen, a renowned geographer, and Sara Pruiksma, an artist and mother of two, were falsely accused of trespassing onto private property while walking on the side of public road, identifying plants.
June 8, 2023
Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Steve Pierce speaks with Capital Region Air Justice Lab project participant Sara Pruiksma about her environmental activism with the Clean Air Coalition of Greater Ravena–Coeymans.
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EVENT
GROWING RCS (Ravena, Coeymans, Selkirk) is a platform to connect with nearby nature enthusiasts that want to share knowledge and resources about local flora and fauna, raise awareness about our area’s natural resources, and inspire ethical land stewardship through gardening and appreciation of our natural surroundings.
GROWING RCS was created on January 26, 2022 by Sara Pruiksma, and in 2023 adopted the name GROWING RCS Friends of Homegrown National Park to strengthen and reinforce our mutual goals.
Join us Saturday, April 1st for the first ever GROWING RCS event!
To Learn more about Tony Spencer visit: The New Perennialist – Explorations in Naturalistic Planting Design
Feb 27, 2023
“The Times Union recently highlighted potential conflicts surrounding Coeymans Supervisor George McHugh, ahead of Coeyman port expansion in the state’s wind turbine project. McHugh, former attorney for Carver Laraway, port owner, also received hundreds of thousands of dollars for being attorney for county sheriff and nearby towns. Local resident Sars Pruiksma talks to Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.”
Feb 26, 2023
Read the article here: Residents question Coeymans supervisor’s ties to expanding port (timesunion.com)
INTERVIEW
“Having a greater appreciation of what’s around you ultimately leads to happiness.” Sara Pruiksma’s art is inspired by her direct surroundings. She fell in love with the history and architecture of Coeymans, NY after buying her first home there with her husband. Her art became an expression of her love for the area, and her desire to save its historic buildings.
Watch the interview here!
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INTERVIEW
The 2020 Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region in its eighty-fourth year is hosted at the Albany Institute of History & Art, with Juror Susan Cross, Senior Curator at MASS MoCA.
To learn more about the exhibition, please visit the Albany Institute of History and Art website, where you can see a full list of the 73 participating artists, access artist interviews and download an exhibition catalog.
Watch the interview here!
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