The Hudson River Estuary Program, a program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), released an updated Action Agenda for 2021-2025 to serve as a conservation and restoration blueprint to guide the work of the Estuary Program and its partners. Community groups and citizens throughout the region provided input for the plan, which…
Rushing water overtopping bridges and culverts threatens not only property and wildlife habitats, but also public safety. More than 1,900 publicly owned road stream crossings in the Hudson River estuary watershed are too small to accommodate flood waters of a five-year storm. The Hudson River Estuary Program is likely to identify more undersized crossings as…