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rs and bard faculty and students since the late 1800s funded in part by the hudson river foundation bard community sciences lab and hudson river estuary program of the dec the database is designed to expand in real time as the community surrounding the watershed continues to unearth historical information about the saw kill and conducts community sciences in the watershed with efforts such as ongoing sampling the database will be launched at a celebration held at the elmendorph inn at 7562 n broadway red hook ny at 7 pm on tuesday february 24 the event is free and open to the public with refreshments provided this project is like a love letter from bard to the community we have been part of and served for over 100 years said elias dueker associate professor of environmental and urban studies at bard students faculty and staff are working side by side with community leaders to make the database as comprehensive as possible we have found information in people s closets basements paper files art photos and stories i don t think there is anything like this project across the country but i hope we can inspire other communities to rediscover how much they already know and study about their watersheds just how much information is waiting there to help them step up to environmental challenges that seem at emergency level today the project a collaboration between the center for experimental humanities bard biology and environmental studies and community groups including the saw kill watershed community riverkeeper and hudson river watershed alliance represents over 50 years of bard s commitment in nurturing community efforts to provide meaningful stewardship of the saw kill watershed which provides drinking water and recreation for both bard and the surrounding region by compiling all available information and ongoing environmental research about the watershed in one accessible repository the project is intended to serve as a versatile resource as a teaching tool for local schools for new residents wanting to learn about their surroundings for community members who may have concerns about what they are observing in the watershed and to provide meaningful data required to inform policy decisions that would affect the saw kill and its communities for more information please visit cesh bard edu csl saw kill monitoring program photo community members and bard staff and students taking saw kill water samples at the annandale bridge 2016 photo by laurie husted meta type s faculty staff subject s bard undergraduate programs community engagement division of science math and computing environmental and urban studies program environmental sustainability event faculty institutes s center for environmental sciences and humanities january 2026 01 13 2026 research by bard professor gidon eshel featured in the new york times a study led by gidon eshel research professor of environmental and urban studies at bard college was featured in the new york times in an article exploring whether grass fed beef was better for climate the study published last march in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences found that grass fed beef did not hold a carbon emissions benefit compared to grain fed beef while grazing can store carbon in the soil the study showed that this did not outweigh the methane that cows produce we wanted to see exactly how the numbers add up eshel told the times the bottom line answer is that they mostly don t students in all divisions of bard college can concentrate in environmental studies the program is based on the conviction that our planet s most urgent problems including climate change biodiversity loss and the inequities of our built environments call for holistic knowledge of both human and natural systems the curriculum offers a grounding in core topics in environmental studies alongside cross listed courses on topics from nature writing to urban geography from food systems to contemporary indigenous art and from planetary thinking to local community engagement read more in the new york times photo gidon eshel research professor of environmental and urban studies at bard meta type s article faculty staff subject s bard undergraduate programs environmental and urban studies program environmental sustainability faculty august 2025 08 13 2025 bard earns two awards in sustainability bard college has recently been recognized for its commitment to sustainability by two organizations this july the college earned a gold rating from the sustainability tracking assessment and rating system stars this nationwide group ranks colleges based on all aspects of sustainability on their campuses from academic buildings to dining and events planning bard s report included its participation in the race 2 zero waste food scrap conservation program where it placed first in the food organics small college category bard s mba in sustainability was also ranked the best green mba by the princeton review for the fifth year in a row the list is based on student ratings of how well their mba prepares them to address environmental sustainability and responsibility issues in their careers bard s mba is based in new york city and utilizes a hybrid curriculum to prepare students for critical social and environmental challenges at a time when clean energy and climate change action organizational justice reducing plastics and toxic pollution and enhancing the planet s biodiversity are all under political attack bard remains the leading mba focused on embedding sustainability as simply good business said mba director dr eban goodstein bard ranked best green mba for 2025 meta type s general subject s bard graduate programs bard graduate programs in sustainability environmental sustainability institutes s bard mba in sustainability 08 05 2025 burpee trial garden project at montgomery place featured in the daily catch the burpee trial garden a seed test garden and horticultural research site at bard s montgomery place campus has been featured in the daily catch the garden in its first season is currently being tended to by three bard students violet dibiasio 27 max frackman 27 and mikhal terentiev 26 who are undertaking horticultural research and hands on scientific investigations with real world applications in the hudson valley and beyond this project is helping bard restore and revive the historic formal gardens at montgomery place and help gardeners in the process amy parrella bard arboretum director told the daily catch gardening has been proven to alleviate stress and have therapeutic and healing results and this opportunity will help students to cultivate their passion for plants and inspire their commitment to nurture their environment trial gardens measure how well a specific cultivar or variety will perform in a specific area or growing condition and the garden at bard is supported by a 1 million grant that is being paid over four years from the burpee foundation the summer garden students will continue their work through august tending the plots recording observations on ipads and sharing their findings in real time with burpee s plant breeders further reading https www bard edu news bard college receives 1 million grant from burpee foundation to support creation of trial garden at montgomery place campus 2024 06 18 read the full article in the daily catch photo bard student violet dibiasio 27 photo by emily sachar courtesy of the daily catch meta type s article faculty staff student subject s arboretum and horticulture environmental sustainability faculty student institutes s montgomery place campus july 2025 07 08 2025 bard college s center for curatorial studies receives 2025 frankenthaler climate initiative grant bard college is pleased to announce that the center for curatorial studies ccs bard has been announced as a recipient of a 2025 frankenthaler climate initiative fci grant the initiative is a program of the helen frankenthaler foundation established and managed in partnership with rmi the leading global expert in clean energy and environment and culture partners a nonprofit driving the us cultural sector s sustainability efforts the grant in the amount of 75 680 will support ccs bard s envelope air sealing upgrades project a series of energy efficient upgrades at bard s hessel museum of art these upgrades to building infrastructure will both increase overall energy efficiency and reduce fuel oil consumption building upon the success of the museum s former 2022 23 frankenthaler supported technical assistance project which included a suite of air infiltration and envelope diagnostic testing across the facility bard operations and museum staff have utilized that information to identify a new scope of air sealing measures the new project aims to reduce air infiltration rates by 15 through a host of measures thereby reducing the energy required for space heating and cooling humidification and dehumidification and fresh air ventilation for occupants the fci grant will enable ccs bard and the hessel museum of art to take climate action by allowing us to make our building more energy efficient lowering our carbon footprint said tom eccles executive director of ccs bard not only will this contribute to bard college s campus wide sustainability initiatives and goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2035 but it will also be deeply meaningful to our students and the broader community of artists curators scholars and educators who care passionately about these issues and address them in their work the frankenthaler climate initiative is the first nationwide program to support energy efficiency and clean energy use for the visual arts and the largest private national grantmaking program of its kind for cultural institutions launched in 2021 the initiative funds energy efficiency programs and clean energy projects at visual art organizations including art museums art schools non collecting arts institutions and nonprofit art events the foundation is proud to continue supporting visionary projects that are reshaping the way arts institutions operate said elizabeth smith executive director of the helen frankenthaler foundation fci s fifth cycle highlights a new level of strategic thinking among applicants one that seamlessly integrates creative practice with environmental responsibility by extending this initiative we reaffirm our belief that the arts can play a meaningful role in shaping our shared future further reading photo the hessel museum of art meta type s staff subject s awards bard undergraduate programs center for curatorial studies ccs bard environmental sustainability giving grants office of institutional support ois institutes s bard undergraduate programs center for curatorial studies june 2025 06 26 2025 kingston air quality initiative at bard college reports after five years of monitoring the center for the environment sciences and humanities at bard college cesh is pleased to announce the findings of the kingston air quality initiative kaqi after five consecutive years of research and data collection kaqi began in january 2020 as a partnership between bard s community sciences lab and the city of kingston conservation advisory council s air quality subcommittee since then kingston residents and bard college students staff and faculty have facilitated both indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring projects throughout the hudson valley the first air quality study of its kind in kingston kaqi s monitoring efforts focus on a regional assessment of air pollution as measured from the rooftop of the andy murphy neighborhood center on broadway in kingston as a compact urban city with a large percentage of our community living in either disadvantaged communities designated areas and or potential environmental justice areas we are acutely aware of the localized impacts of air pollution on our community members and quality of life said julie l noble sustainability coordinator for the city of kingston the partnership we have had with bard has been tremendously positive for us providing sound local data that we have been able to share in real time with our residents to help them stay safe plan accordingly and make better choices for their own health and for the health of our environment this is the first year that hudson valley air quality coalition hvaq has joined in producing the report marking the first ever kingston community air quality report which is based on data produced through the hudson valley community air network hvcan a regional community powered outdoor air monitoring project the newly released community air quality report for kingston will be used as a model for other municipal areas where hvcan has sensors these annual air quality reports are intended to emulate the drinking water quality reports that are issued by municipalities every year kingston residents should feel proud that we are one of the rare us communities that produces an annual report on the air we breathe the information it contains may be new to many people such as the outsized effect woodburning has on our air quality our health and the climate says lorraine farina long time community scientist and hvaq coordinator this report along with the extraordinary partnership between hvaq and the bard community sciences lab and the new justair alert system will help us make well informed decisions that are within our local control to preserve and improve our air quality additionally bard s center for environmental sciences and humanities through the community sciences lab is excited to announce that the success of kaqi has led to an expansion of air quality initiatives in the hudson valley including the recent launch of a new online tool that allows people in the hudson valley community to have better access to information about their air cesh has partnered with justair an environmental justice tech start up to create the hudson valley community air network x justair platform that gives direct access to real time validated air quality data in an accessible format air quality monitoring is critical to people s knowledge of what they are breathing and the more hyperlocal data the better both street level data and regional data are essential for a complete picture of air quality the just air app is an exciting next step in our collaborative efforts to protect air quality residents health and the health of our environment said farina during these times of increased wildfire activity knowledge is increasing that fine particulate matter from wildfires and from local wood burning are major challenges to these goals this app will make it more apparent and easier for people to keep track of their air quality and to recognize we have control of local contributions to poor air quality kaqi s main monitoring efforts focus on a regional assessment of air pollution from fine particulate matter pm2 5 made up of microscopic particles from burnt fuel that are released into t...