Overall Accomplishments
• Saratoga Sustainability Fair, co-hosted with Skidmore College Sustainability Office (April 5) – 250 attendees, 36 exhibitors
• Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser (April 13) raised $586
• Science on Tap (January 29, February 26, March 26, April 30, May 28, June 26, November 19)
• Green Drinks at Whitman Brewing (January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, September 10, October 8, November 12, December 10)
• Caffè Lena’s TrueSongs 2025: Stories of Courage, Resilience & Community (November 15)
Zero Waste — Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle
• Chowderfest (February 8) 3200 cups served and re-washed at our Reuse Stations
• Repair Cafe (March 2, September 13, NEW Malta Location October 25, December 7) 142 items repaired
• Composting Workshop at Hudson Crossing Park (May 18)
• Community Compost Pilot Program at Pitney Meadows Community Farm (June – November)
• Community Compost Workshop & Tour at Pitney Meadows Community Farm (July 22)
• Paint Collection Day (October 4) 587 vehicles, 70 Cubic Yard Boxes collected, 54,758 lbs of Latex/ Acrylic/ Water based paints, 5,484 lbs of Oil-based paints collected
• Saratoga Recycles Day (October 18) 517 vehicles, 8 local businesses and nonprofit groups collected donations.
• Pumpkin Smash! with Community Compost (November 8)
• February – Sign-on Letter from Food & Water Watch to Gov. Kathy Hochul asked her to join a 7-State Governor’s petition to add microplastics to the EPA monitoring rules
Urban Forestry Project — Tree Planting and Preservation
• 2nd annual Tree Toga Lead Planter Training at Jefferson Terrace (April 22)
• 14th Tree Toga (April 26) – 182 volunteers, 40 native trees planted
• Tree Dedication Ceremony in honor of 10 years of Tree Toga
Land Use Advocacy — Protecting the Environment
April – SuSa Comment Letter to City of Saratoga Springs regarding the MJ Engineering Draft Report on truck traffic on Church and Van Dam
June – SuSa Comment Letter to Mayor Safford and Deputy Mayor Kiernan regarding the proposed mixed use development on Denton Road, also forwarded to all City Council members
August – SuSa Comment Letter to Saratoga Springs Planning Board regarding NYS 29 Mixed Use Proposed Project
Climate & Energy — Addressing the Climate Crisis
• Windshipped Film Screening (February 4)
• EV Show (Sept 13) – more than 20 electric vehicles, electric bikes, and guided tours of the LEED-certified HVCC TEC-SMART building
• Environmentalist Bill McKibben (Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization) at Skidmore College (October 22)
Pollinator Initiative — Protect & Create Safe Habitat
• No Mow May (May 1 – May 31)
• Pollinator Palooza (June 1) – 1,600 plants of 35 species sold to support pollinators, 300 attendees
• Geyser Road Elementary School two new pollinator gardens (June 28) – over 100 new native, pollinator-friendly plants, expanded the existing milkweed garden
Sustainable Saratoga is a small non-profit making a big impact. Our work is made possible by people like you — volunteers, donors, and supporters. Together, we can continue to accomplish amazing things. Your contribution will help sustain and expand these efforts in the year ahead.
