DEC Announces Guidance for Living Shorelines for Marine District
Furthering NYS's effort of fostering more resilient communities, NYSDEC released a living shorelines guidance document entitled "Living Shoreline Techniques in the Marine District of New York State". This guidance document is aimed at both the DEC itself as well as the public, and promotes the understanding and use of natural or nature-based shoreline protection tactics [...]
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Hudson River on the Rise, Event Announcement
Join us for a day-long conference to advance resiliency planning for the Hudson Estuary’s unique natural and community resources.
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FishHEDs
The fish habitat enhancement devices (fishHEDs) have been removed from the bulkhead at Rhinecliff Landing, New York to conclude the second year of our study.
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Priority Shoreline Inventory
The Hudson River Estuary Program is working with the Sustainable Shorelines project to improve habitat value of built Hudson River shorelines. "Hardened" or "built" refers to any shoreline section that has been altered in some way to protect property or facilitate human uses such as transportation or recreational activities. Sheet pile bulkheads and rip-rap [...]
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EPA Environmental Quality Award!
The Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve received the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Quality Award, the highest recognition presented to the public by the department. Betsy Blair and Emilie Hauser accepted this award on behalf of the Hudson River Sustainable Shorelines Project (HRSSP) and were honored in a ceremony held on April 24, in [...]
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