From left: Stephanie Wein from PennEnvironment, Senator Dave McCormick, citizen lobbyist Jennifer von Molnar of Dingmans Ferry, PA; citizen lobbyist Jacqueline Ahlborn of Westchester, PA. ( Photo provided) Taking the case for wildlife all the way to the top Over four days in May, Jennifer von Molnar, of Dingman’s Ferry, Pennsylvania, zigzagged the Capitol for meetings with representatives... Studs 30 Jun 2025 | 01:51
As a young man, Wolckenhauer answered a job listing for a ‘sports-minded’ applicant. So began a long career in footwear. ( Becca Tucker) The last shoe store standing Sneakers to Boots is a landmark around these parts, demarcating the serpentine stretch of road between New York and New Jersey.... Studs 25 Mar 2025 | 11:02
Sharlin Barragan Lara, 17, at the Alamo Farmworkers Community Center in Goshen, NY. ( Becca Tucker) Black dirt’s newest crop: teen health advocates Celine Arizpe Benitez and Sharlin Barragan Lara, honors students whose Mexico-born parents have worked as farmhands, are... Studs 02 Jan 2025 | 11:07
Cindy Allyn in her brand-new refill store, the Sustainafillery, in Florida, NY. ( Becca Tucker) The ingredient sleuth After itchy, oozing skin on her hands threatened this single mom’s livelihood as a medical massage therapist, she made it... Studs 02 Apr 2024 | 02:12
The pioneer of the outdoor classroom At 83, Jack Padalino is still leading caravans to search for eagles’ nests. The president emeritus of the Pocono Environmental... Studs 07 Dec 2023 | 11:39
A natural teacher: Deb Smorto’s Montessori school is ‘just who I am’ At Fields of Green Montessori, kids mingle and learn alongside a menagerie of classroom pets: a white spotted bunny named... Studs 26 Sep 2023 | 12:11
Eternal vigilance After five decades cleaning up the Hudson as environmental action director of the Clearwater, Manna Jo Green, 78, is taking... Studs 21 Jun 2023 | 10:10
Kim Williams in Shanti Life. ( Molly Colgan) The wandering hemp hippie She’s lived in Dubai, Manhattan, London, Scotland, Sri Lanka and Vietnam; worked as a yoga teacher, beauty therapist, Reiki... Home 03 Apr 2023 | 11:38
A cuppa mindfulness Aussies Liam Hutchison and his wife, Tegan, always wanted to be more mindful about where their products were coming from.... Studs 12 Dec 2022 | 05:31
She speaks for the Delaware Growing up, Maya K. van Rossum spent much of her time playing in a creek that fed into the Delaware River. “Whenever I saw... Studs 27 Sep 2022 | 02:13
Mushroom guru sets his sights higher He was a thrash metal drummer, then a Whole Foods nutritionist, then a self-made YouTube foraging sensation. Now Adam Haritan... Studs 28 Mar 2022 | 01:55
Stripping the rust Amy Lewis Sweetman’s childhood home in Cornwall, sandwiched by Schunnemunk Mountain and Black Rock Forest, had views of Storm... Studs 09 Feb 2022 | 01:45
Zach Fisher in Cornwall. ( Becca Tucker) The deprogrammer I brought you cherry tomatoes, because sometimes wilderness folks are so busy they don’t actually get around to gardening.... Studs 25 Aug 2021 | 04:06
“The jumps here aren’t as big as they were in Colorado,” said Shortway, 30. “I’m definitely hitting everything Creek has.” Yoga-teaching ski bum heeds a higher calling Navigating his fledgling studio, Ah-ha Yoga, through a pandemic, Shortway has plenty of reason to be stressed. But for once,... Studs 09 Apr 2021 | 01:25
The Tao of growing your own When did you get interested in growing food? Did you garden as a kid? It’s pretty funny, I’m from Brooklyn, and never touched... Studs 08 Dec 2020 | 11:26
