Training Topics
We collaborate with partners to provide training and collaborative networking opportunities on a variety of topics. If you would like to be notified of future training events, please sign up HERE. If you recognize a need for a training event in your area, contact hrnerr@dec.ny.gov.
USCA: Prioritizing NYS Coastal Wetlands for Resilience and Blue Carbon
New York State through the DEC Office of Climate Change is working with the US Climate Alliance and researchers with Duke University and PlanIt Forward LLC to map and model blue carbon sequestration potential and resilience potential for coastal and estuarine wetlands, including the tidal wetlands in the Hudson River Estuary, Long Island and New York City and how that potential will be affected by sea level rise. The results of the USCA project is a step toward understanding the potential for storage/conservation of blue carbon for New York. This remote workshop, held October 7, 2020 was a way for key people representing the regions of New York included in the USCA project to learn of the results and is one step in moving blue carbon research and policy forward.
2020 Research in the Reserve: Studying Ecosystems of the Tidal Hudson
On March 11, 2020, about eighty participants representing nonprofits, state agencies and 20 colleges gathered at Reserve office at Norrie Point Environmental Center to learn about collaborative ecosystem research conducted with the Reserve or at its four tidal wetland sites along 100 miles of the Hudson Estuary. Participants learned about Reserve long-term water quality, nutrient, and weather data, habitat mapping products, fish, restoration and tidal wetland habitats and history a variety of research scientists.
Sustainable Shorelines Designs Webinar Series 
A webinar series begun in 2016, hosted here at HRNERR, showcasing innovative nature-based shoreline protection projects throughout New York State and the United States. Participants learn about costs, permitting, design standards, maintenance, monitoring, and performance of sustainable shorelines from various speakers. Educational, outreach and policy is also covered.
Hudson River on the Rise
Hudson River on the Rise: Waterfront Planning for Communities and Nature was a day-long conference intended to advance resiliency planning for the Hudson Estuary’s unique natural and community resources in an age of sea-level rise.
Hudson River Hydrodynamic Modeling
On January 31, 2012, a forum to spark discussion about using hydrodynamic modeling as a tool to investigate how climate change might impact the Hudson River Estuary was convened in New York City. NYSERDA, NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program, and the Training Program collaborated to bring together hydrodynamic modelers and model users. This workshop resulted in a white paper.
Other Past Events
Event descriptions, agendas, and presentation from past events are archived HERE.
Other Training Resources
Other organizations offer webinars and training events related to the Estuary Training Program’s mission. Announcements will be posted on the HRNERR homepage.
