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Three Projects Announced to Help Protect Hudson River Estuary
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has announced $349,922 in contract awards for three projects to help communities improve climate resiliency, mitigate local flooding, and restore aquatic habitats. Funding for these projects is provided by the New York State Environmental Protection Fund and is administered by NYSDEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program in…
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Youth Explore the Hudson through Environmental Research Program
Fifteen high school and college students from communities across the Hudson Valley recently completed an innovative two-week research program together with education staff and scientists at the Norrie Point Environmental Center in Staatsburg, NY. Through The Institute Discovering Environmental Scientists (TIDES) program, students conducted environmental research projects along the banks of the Hudson River and in freshwater…
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Students and Volunteers Celebrate Another Season of Eel Research
Donning tan waders and face masks, volunteers and students from 13 schools ventured into the Hudson River and its tributaries this spring to collect and count tiny American eels. This migratory fish hatches in the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean and enters coastal estuaries, including the Hudson River, as see-through “glass eels” each spring.…
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Handbook Offers Strategies for Hudson River Flood Resilience
In the state of New York, more than 100 public access sites, including parks, preserves, boat launches, and fishing piers along the shores of the tidal Hudson provide outstanding recreational, scenic, and economic value to the Hudson Valley. However, climate models project the estuary’s water-levels may rise several feet by the end of this century,…
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2020 State of the Hudson Report Now Available
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York – New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program have released the “2020 State of the Hudson.” The report documents the status and trends of the Hudson River Estuary’s water quality, its natural communities and inhabitants, and the health of the landscape that nurtures the…
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New Handbook Guides Hudson River Landowners
A new publication, “Creating and Maintaining Hudson River Views: A Handbook for Landowners,” is now available on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation website. The handbook provides guidance for historic sites, land trusts, and owners of other large properties to use the best methods for environmental stewardship, creating and maintaining scenic vistas that…
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New Culvert Constructed Under Plan Developed by NEIWPCC and Trout Unlimited
Following a management plan developed by Trout Unlimited and funded by the Hudson River Estuary Program in partnership with NEIWPCC, the town of Copake, NY recently completed the construction a new road culvert, replacing one that was severely in need of repair. The old culvert had posed a significant threat to the community’s infrastructure and…
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Filling ‘Key Observational Gap’ on the Hudson
The National Water Level Observation Network gained data from the Hudson River last October. That’s when the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) added the Turkey Point Tide Station to its national network. The station provides near-real-time reporting of water and meteorological conditions. NEIWPCC staff member Christopher Mitchell, other NEIWPCC staff members, and others at…