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The YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County Indoor Triathlon is celebrating its 31st year on Sunday, March 3. This triathlon consists of a 15-minute swim in the YMCA pool, 20 minutes on an Airdyne exercycle, and a 20-minute run on the Y’s indoor track. There is a division for teams of two or three members […]
HUDSON â Despite challenges posed by COVID-19 restrictions, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties was able to host the Monarch in Our Schools program with 15 classrooms and 3 4-H families in September and October. Monarchs were delivered to classrooms as young caterpillars. Over the course of several weeks students cared for the caterpillars by feeding them plenty of milkweed and ensuring their cages were misted frequently with water.
In a typical year the 4-H Natural Resources Educator, Anna Harrod-McGrew, would deliver caterpillars and materials along with an in-person program introduction to each classroom. While a few in-person programs did take place (in socially distanced and masked settings) most programs were delivered virtually. After delivering the caterpillars to each school Anna was able to speak with the students via Google Meet and zoom. Students were able to ask questions and offer comments about their observations thus far. Additional mat