They are also excellent locations for orchards, which abound throughout the region. Sather Hudson Schools 4th Grade Teacher and recipient of the Presidential Award of the National Science Foundation. Our Open Space and Parks Hudson has preserved open space land wherever practical. Some of these areas are privately held and some are public. Open space plays a vital role, providing a habituate for local and transient wildlife populations, defining neighborhoods, as well as integrating land uses or acting as a buffer between non-compatible land uses.
Open space allows the natural environment to exist alongside the built environment.
Passive recreational opportunities abound in conservation areas. Just thirty years ago, Hudson's Wood Park was a bramble. Then a group of interested citizens banded together and cleared the land, making it into the Wood Park of today. The Taylor Bridge connects the park with adjacent Apsley Park across the river. A decade-long effort ensued to build a music shell, completed in recent years with the financial assistance of Walmart.