The Woodstock Land Conservancy will be showcasing artistic scarecrows while sprinkling in environmental activities at its signature fall festival, which will be held Sept. 20. The Conservancy is pleased to host its 4th annual Scarecrow Fest on the Comeau’s Shakespeare Lawn in the heart of Woodstock from 1-4 p.m. “We’re always excited to celebrate fall, a bountiful season where nature literally shows off its incredible color palette,” Miranda Javid, WLC’s program manager, said. This year, however, the celebration will also include eco-themed workshops, multiple arts and crafts stations with activities that highlight environmental protection, and exhibitors who will help attendees get engaged in their local communities.

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An advocate who has spent the last two decades working to protect the Hudson Valley's environment and co-founders of a seed company focused on the art, culture and improvement of open-pollinated and organic seed are this year's William R. Ginsberg Stewardship Award winners. Rebecca Martin and Hudson Valley Seed Company co-founders K Greene and Doug Muller will be honored May 17 at the Woodstock Land Conservancy’s 13th annual Vernal Fling.

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There have been several news articles and at least one editorial focused on the threatening email we received in February. As we noted in a previous statement, the Woodstock Land Conservancy received an email with the subject line “Catskill Mountain Rail Trail” Feb. 12. The email began by stating “if you do anything to the railroad in that area….” It continued with a threat of mass murder and suicide.

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It’s 65 acres of pristine unfragmented forest near the top of Mt. Tobias in the Town of Woodstock and, thanks to generous donors who contributed between $5 and $105,000, the Woodstock Land Conservancy will ensure it remains protected forever. The Conservancy recently announced it had secured the $310,000 in funding required to acquire the property.

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Woodstock is known around the world for its commitment to the arts and the environment. Those two passions will be combined July 12 when the Woodstock Land Conservancy hosts its first Poetry Meet Up at Zena Cornfield.

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