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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@hudsonwatershed.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.

Current News & Events

October 12, 2012 Hudson River Watershed Alliance Annual Conference
Protecting the Ecology of the Hudson River and its Watershed - Sediment Management for People and the Environment

Come join us at the beautiful Mohonk Mountain House to learn about soil and sediment management from a local and regional perspective. Speakers will discuss sediment sources as well as management of sediment, including streambank and roadside erosion and sediment deposition, the importance of soil in local agriculture, and sediment needed for wetland ecology.

Breaking News: Judith Enck, EPA Regional Administrator, will join us for the afternoon session and the Annual HRWA Watershed Stewardship Awards.

Audience: local watershed and conservation organizations, local board members and volunteers, local and county government leaders and staff, restoration practitioners, local businesses and farmers.

Download and Mail in Registration Form

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Be a 2012 Conference Sponsor!! Deadline September 7 at Noon to be listed on Conference Brochure, September 28 to be listed in Conference Program. Download this form to apply.

Seeking Nominations for the 2012 HRWA Watershed Stewardship Awards. Deadline: September 28. Download this form to apply.
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Past News & Events

June 21, 2012 HRWA Annual Watershed Roundtable
10am to 2pm
Flyer Agenda and Directions

December 15, 2011

2011 Hudson River Watershed Alliance Conference: Watershed Management on a Shoestring Budget

This conference was 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.

Detailed Conference Program

The keynote speaker was Franco Montalto, PhD., a leader in watershed planning tools for green infrastructure. 12 breakout sessions were held in 3 tracks: watershed assessment and education, managing stormwater in a stream corridor and municipal planning context, and organizational development. Paul Gallay, Riverkeeper, and David Church, Orange County Planning, also provided 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.

Watershed Planning and Restoration: Emerging Tools and Green Infrastructure Strategies
Presentor: Franco Montalto, PhD., Drexel University

Using County GIS Data for Watershed Planning and Analysis
Presentor: Robert J. Willis, Sr. GIS Project Coordinator, Dutchess Co. Dept. of Planning

Comprehensive Stream Corridor Planning: Case Study, The Fall Kill Plan
Presentor: Ryan Palmer, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater

Comprehensive Stream Corridor Planning: Case Study, The Fall Kill Plan
Presentor: Janette Kim, Urban Landscape Lab, Columbia University

Fundraising on a Shoestring Without Tying Yourself in Knots
Presentor: Christine Kane, CFRE, Community Foundations of the HV

Low Impact Development Rapid Assessment: A New Tool for Planning Green Infrastructure at the Neighborhood Level
Presentors: Franco Montalto, PhD., Drexel University

Building an Effective Board for your Organization
Presentor: Mary Ellen Olcese, River Network

Municipal Strategies for Stormwater Management
Presentor: George Rodenhausen, Esq.

Compliance Does Not Have To Be Difficult
Presentor: Shari Riley, Town of Lloyd Stormwater Officer

Developing a Feasible Fundraising Plan
Presentor: Mary Ellen Olcese, River Network

September 21, 2011 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

June 17, 2011

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

February 10, 2011 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

2009 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.

September 29-30, 2009 State of the Hudson River Watershed
A Conference on the Ecological Status of the Waters of the Hudson River and its Tributaries.

July 23, 2009 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.

February 17, 2009 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.

November 21, 2008 Meeting the Climate Challenge: Taking Action in the Hudson Valley
HRWA and Mohonk Consultation’s Sixth Annual Conference

November 13, 2008 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.

July 1, 2008 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.

November 16, 2007 Watershed Connections: Economic and Ecological Values of Streams, Buffers, and Floodplains
A Conference at the Mohonk Mountain House

October 31, 2008 Call for Nominations for 2008 Hudson River Watershed Stewardship Award

2007 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.

October, 12, 2007 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.

November 17, 2006 The Watershed Commons Conference

2006 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.

March 16, 2006 Sustainable Water Resources Management: Working With Nature