I Love My Park Day 2019 and Free Family Fishing Clinic May 4th at Norrie Point
Volunteers help cut brush in front of Norrie Point Environmental Center I Love My Park Day is an annual event that brings together thousands of volunteers to celebrate and enhance New York's parks, historic sites, and public lands. You can help spruce up these special places at a variety of locations including at Norrie Point Environmental Center [...]
Read MoreGay’s Point Side Channel Restoration Completed
Completed July 2018 Shoreline View A wetland habitat restoration project at Gay’s Point, located at river mile 123 east, has been completed . This $3 million project spans a 1,200 by 65 ft. area, with the restored wetland habitat providing homes for fish and wildlife, and providing recreational activities including fishing and canoeing. This [...]
Read More2019 Hudson River Research Reserve Management Plan
Official Press Release Available Here. The 2019 Hudson River Research Reserve Management Plan has been released. An update to the 2009 Management Plan, this new publication will provide a framework for the Reserve's direction and activities for the next five years. This new Management Plan will help guide the Hudson River National Research Reserve, as [...]
Read MoreI HEART Estuaries 2019 Social Media Campaign
Join in this February 12-14 as NERRA, Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE), and the Association of National Estuary Programs (ANEP), partner up for their 7th year of their IHeartEstuaries social media campaign. This campaign was created to demonstrate local support for federal programs that benefit estuaries to Congress, NOAA, and other Federal agencies. Use the #IHeartEstuaries hashtag on [...]
Read MoreNew: updates to original case studies on shoreline projects detail site progression through the years
In 2013 and 2014, case study reports were written for the following 5 sites along the Hudson River: Habirshaw Park and Tidal Marsh, Foundry Dock Park, Esopus Meadows Preserve, Athens Fourth Street Kayak and Canoe Launch, and Coxsackie Boat Launch. These reports highlighted the ecologically enhanced shoreline projects that were implemented at each of these sites. [...]
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