Schoharie River Center hosts Trash Parade
The Schoharie River Center is organizing a parade/procession for downtown Schenectady on Friday, May 16, with entries made completely out of recyclable materials and other waste. The theme is “WATER.”
This will be a community effort, and SRC is inviting the public to participate by creating their own parade element(s) out of any waste materials they would like to work with. “Parade elements” would include things like puppets, costumes, flags, masks, signs, streamers, and more.
While people are welcome to just come “see” the parade, the idea is that most people come and be IN the procession. The parade will begin at Jay Square, then process down Jay St. and loop back around.
The purpose of the parade is to raise awareness of repurposing waste materials, reusing what we already have before producing new goods, and to raise awareness of the effects of single-use plastics on our environment. SRC is using the theme of “water” to communicate the importance of water on all living organisms on the planet.
A Tree of 40 Fruit and The Open Orchard
Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at the Old Chapel at Union College. There will be coffee and dessert from 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Kelly Adirondack Center, UCALL, USustain, and Octopus’s Garden, this event is free and open to the public. The event will be recorded for those who cannot attend in person.
The Tree of 40 Fruit is a single tree that grows forty different types of stone fruit including peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries, and almonds. Primarily composed of heirloom and antique varieties, the Tree of 40 Fruit are a form of conservation, preserving stone fruit varieties that are not commercially produced or available.
Combining public art, horticulture, and environmental preservation, The Open Orchard is a permanent yet continuously changing artwork on Governors Island commissioned through Governors Island Arts. It takes the form of a public orchard comprised of hybrid trees containing antique and heirloom fruit varieties that are native to, originated in, or were historically grown in, and around New York City over the past 400 years but have all but disappeared due to the industrialization of agriculture and the rise of monocultures.