Thanks to all who helped town earn Climate Smart certification!

The Town of Hurley and its Climate Smart Task Force would like to thank and congratulate everyone involved in securing Bronze certification for the town from New York State’s Climate Smart Communities Program:

• Climate Smart Task Force members Kristen Schara, Lynne Bailey, Erin Nylen and Peter McKnight
• Town Supervisor Melinda McKnight and the Town Board
• The town Conservation Advisory Council, Highway Department and Clerk’s Office
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County
• Ulster County Climate Smart Committee
• Partners for Climate Action – Hudson Valley

Hurley was one of 19 localities in the state to earn Climate Smart Communities certification this year. The honorees were announced on April 21, 2023.

To achieve Climate Smart certification, local governments accumulate points for planning and implementing actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve community resilience to the impacts of climate change. The certification report for Hurley, which lists actions the town took to be certified a Climate Smart Community, can be viewed by clicking here.

Established in 2009, the Climate Smart Communities program provides guidance and technical support to local governments to take locally driven climate action. The first step to becoming a Climate Smart Community is pledging to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. To date, 377 local governments representing more than 9.4 million New Yorkers have adopted the Climate Smart Communities pledge.

For more information about the Climate Smart Communities program, click here.

(The sign pictured here, and another like it, will be displayed in the Town Hall at 10 Wamsley Place.)