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News & Events
Want to keep in touch with events, opportunities and watershed issues in
the Hudson Valley? The Hudson River Watershed Alliance has three ways
to get information:
- Sign up for the Hudson River Watershed Alliance’s monthly email
newsletter, the Watershed Digest. To be added to the Digest list send
an email to:
digest@hudsonwatershbed.org
- Attend MidHudson Omelet monthly breakfast meetings and hear a speaker
about a timely watershed topic. To be added to the email list for the
Omelet series send an email to:
rurban-mead@chazencompanies.com
- The Hudson River Watershed Alliance hosts conferences, seminars and
trainings in the Hudson Valley, on issues such as low impact
development, innovative wastewater and storm water treatment techniques,
and connections between water, biodiversity, and human health. Please
find information on upcoming events as well as previously-held events
below.
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Current News & Events |
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December 15, 2011 |
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2011 Hudson River Watershed Alliance
Conference: Watershed Management on a Shoestring Budget - REGISTRATION AND PROGRAM
Henry A. Wallace Center
at the FDR Presidential Library and Home in Hyde Park, NY
8:30am to 4:00pm
This conference is a regional training opportunity for local watershed and conservation
organizations along with local governments in the Hudson Valley region. Participants include
volunteers, board and staff members, restoration practitioners, local leaders, and funders.
REGISTRATION Brochure
Conference registration is available by mailing this form
or Click Here to Register Online.
NEW!! Detailed Conference Program
| The keynote speaker is Franco Montalto, PhD., a leader in watershed
planning tools for green infrastructure. 12 breakout sessions will be
held in 3 tracks: watershed assessment and education (including a RAIN
BARREL RAFFLE!), managing stormwater in a stream corridor and municipal
planning context, and organizational development. Paul Gallay,
Riverkeeper, and David Church, Orange County Planning, will also provide
up to date information on Hudson River issues and local land tools in
plenary sessions. Coffee and lunch by Gourmet to Go from Millbrook, NY.
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Hudson River Watershed Stewardship Award Nomination
Deadline Extended to November 30th
Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration Form
Deadline Extended to November 30th
Sponsorship Levels:
- Businesses $300 (includes table display and one registration)
- Non-Profit Organizations $100 (includes table display and one registration)
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Past News & Events |
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September 21, 2011 |
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Stream Monitoring Workshop
Mt. Marion Park, Saugerties, NY
1pm to 5pm - Rain or Shine
On the Plattekill Creek
A major tributary of the Lower Esopus Creek
Presented by the Hudson River Watershed Alliance
In cooperation with the Ulster County Department of the Environment and
the Ulster County Environmental Management Council’s “Ulster County
Creek Week”
Do you want to know more about the health of your local stream?
Would you like to develop a monitoring program for your stream or watershed?
Who We Are & Why Monitoring is Important
Monitoring to Meet Objectives
Hudson Basin River Watch Guidance Document for Stream
Event Flyer
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June 17, 2011 |
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Hudson River Watershed Group Roundtable
Friday, June 17, 2011 10am to 2pm
Kowawese Unique Area at Plum Point
Route 9W, New Windsor, NY
FOCUS: Watershed Monitoring
- How to design a monitoring program that meets your objectives
- Reports from watershed groups on monitoring activities [5-7 min.]
- Biological assessment and chemical sampling
- Stream visual assessment protocols
- Riparian condition
- Barrier assessment
- Reports from state and federal agencies on monitoring programs
- New techniques for watershed monitoring
- Hudson River Watershed Alliance update
- Hudson River Estuary Program update
- Brown bag lunch/networking
- Informal watershed updates and discussion—education, stewardship, etc.
Monitoring to Meet Objectives
NYS Stream Biomonitoring
Event Flyer
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February 10, 2011 |
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HRWA Workshop: Forest to Faucet
What does a watershed need to produce clean water? On February 10, 2011
the Hudson River Watershed Alliance and the Hudson River Estuary Program
presented a new Geographic Information System mapping tool that can help
identify important watershed attributes. Donald Steinmetz of the
Highlands Environmental Research Institute presented this new GIS tool,
based on data developed by the US Forest Service. Fran Dunwell and Scott
Cuppett from the Hudson River Estuary Program, and Jennifer Grossman
from the Highlands Coalition and Open Space Institute discussed the
importance of clean water and watershed management in the Hudson Valley.
Hudson River Watershed Alliance - Who we are and What we do
Barbara Kendall, HRWA Coordinator
The Hudson River Estuary: Working Together to Protect Our Water Resources
Frances Dunwell, Hudson River Estuary Program
Forest to Faucet: Meeting the Needs of Rivers and People
Scott Cuppett, Hudson River Estuary Program
Forest to Faucet in the Hudson Estuary
Don Steinmetz, Highlands Environmental Research Institute
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2009 |
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HRWA Announces 2009 Watershed Stewardship Awards
Each year, the Hudson River Watershed Alliance recognizes the
efforts of an individual and an organization who are successfully
implementing local watershed protection or water resource protection,
management and restoration approaches in the Hudson River watershed.
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September 29-30, 2009 |
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State of the Hudson River Watershed
A Conference on the Ecological Status of the Waters of the
Hudson River and its Tributaries.
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July 23, 2009 |
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Workshop on Mobile GIS & Free Geospatial Map Applications
The Hudson River Watershed Alliance (www.hudsonwatershed.org) in
partnership with Marist College (www.marist.edu) is sponsoring a
half-day introductory training to help you to learn “the language of the
maps” and develop skills at navigating and harnessing the mobile and
online geospatial systems. Designed especially for beginner users, the
course is tailored to support planning boards, CAC’s, local government
decision-makers, volunteer groups, or anyone who wants to better
understand what data is available, what kinds of questions can be asked
and how one can visualize the spatial patterns and processes at work
within our world.
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February 17, 2009 |
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Economic Recovery, Water Resources, and Green Infrastructure: Opportunities in the Hudson Valley
In a major move to stimulate the economy, President Obama and the 111th
Congress passed an unprecedented economic recovery plan, the “American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009” (ARRA). Signed into law on
February 17th, ARRA aims to ignite the economic engine of this country,
preserve and create new jobs, and bring America’s infrastructure into
the 21st century.
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November 21, 2008 |
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Meeting the Climate Challenge: Taking Action in the Hudson Valley
HRWA and Mohonk Consultation’s Sixth Annual Conference
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November 13, 2008
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Watershed Omelette - A Breakfast Speaker Series
Monitoring the Invasive Chinese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir Sinensis
Sarah Fernald,
Research Coordinator, Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, NYS Dept.
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July 1, 2008 |
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Hudson River Watershed Group Meeting & Sail
On July 1, the Hudson River Watershed Alliance (HRWA) and the NYS DEC
Hudson River Estuary Program (HREP) co-sponsored a summit of watershed
groups and resource providers working in the Hudson River watershed.
More than 45 representatives gathered at the Beacon Sloop Club in
Beacon, NY, to share success stories, discuss challenges, and learn what
other groups are doing to protect the tributaries and the sub-basins of
the Hudson River watershed. After the meeting and lunch, participants
boarded the sloop Clearwater for an afternoon on the Hudson River. By
providing this networking opportunity, organizers intended to prevent
duplication of efforts and to determine what other resources and tools
both HRWA and HREP can provide that will assist in furthering protection
efforts.
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November 16, 2007 |
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Watershed Connections: Economic and Ecological Values of Streams, Buffers, and Floodplains
A Conference at the Mohonk Mountain House
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October 31, 2008 |
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Call for Nominations for 2008 Hudson River Watershed Stewardship Award
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2007 |
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Watershed Stewardship Awards
At the 2007 Annual Conference awards were given to individuals or groups whose
efforts significantly contribute to the improved health of the Hudson
River watershed.
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October, 12, 2007 |
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Hudson River Watershed Alliance Legacy Sail
The HRWA hosted a brainstorming session aboard the sloop Clearwater to
identify regional initiatives that will encourage collaboration and
advance watershed protection in the Hudson River basin.
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November 17, 2006 |
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The Watershed Commons Conference
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2006 |
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Watershed Stewardship Awards
At the 2006 Annual Conference, the first ever Hudson River Watershed
Steward awards were given to an individual and to a group whose
efforts significantly contribute to the improved health of the Hudson
River watershed.
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March 16, 2006 |
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Sustainable Water Resources Management: Working With Nature
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