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Resources, Tools and Other Helpful Sites
 2009 NYS Senate Contact Information
(representing the Hudson River Estuary Watershed boundaries)
2009 NYS Assembly Contact Information
(representing the Hudson River Estuary Watershed boundaries)
Recommended Watershed Books
Water Science and Policy: A Citizen’s Reading Guide
Basic Information on Watersheds
Center For Watershed Protection’s Basic Watershed Information
Us Epa’s Information on Managing Our Resources by Taking a Watershed Approach
Find your watershed on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Index of Watersheds
Us Epa’s Watershed Planning Tool
Watersheds and Weather
Hudson River Mainstem Info
Hudson River Salt Front Data, US Department of Interior, USGS
Lower Hudson River Discharge and Sediment Flux, by USGS & US Department of the Interior
Principles of Watershed Hydrology
This is the home page for
Chemung County Soil & Water Conservation District. In the bottom right
hand corner, there are links to a Stream
Guide and a Stream Power Point that they had developed. The tools review
the basics about streams and how your work in stream can be beneficial
or negative.
NYC DEP, Catskill Streams
is currently focused on areas within NYC DEP Catskill/Delaware watershed
areas. Provides general tutorial information about the basics of stream
functions and processes and suggestions about properly stewarding
streams and adjacent properties. The site provides instructions on
planting streamside buffers, including native plant lists and regional
suppliers of these plants. Additionally the site includes regional
information and a frequently updated calendar of events related to
natural resource management.
Biological Components of Watersheds
Hudson River Estuary Program
NY Flora Atlas
Groundwater
Groundwater Studies and Planning in Hudson River Watershed Communities
Stream Monitoring
National Water Quality Monitoring Council,
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Hudson Basin River Watch
Riparian Corridor
Stream Corridor Inventory and Assessment Techniques
Riparian Buffers
Riparian Setbacks - Technical Information for Decision-Makers
Summary of Riparian Setbacks in Ohio and Nationwide
Riparian Buffer Toolkit
Design Recommendations for Riparian Corridors and Vegetated Buffer
Strips, by Richard A. Fischer and J. Craig Fischenich
Information on Riparian Forest Buffers and the Three-Zone Riparian Forest Buffer Model
Information on Freshwater Ecosystems and Watersheds
Cornell University’s Streamside Health and Mapping Service
Improved Methods for Quantifying Potential Nutrient Interception by Riparian Buffers
Model Stream Buffer/Wetland Ordinance
Pace Land Use Law Center Model Ordinance Example
Native/Invasive Plants
The Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College
Contact Information for Native Plant Nurseries
Invasive Plant Council of New York
Floodplains
New York Association of Floodplain and Stormwater Managers
New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual
Wetlands
New York State Local Wetlands Program
Basic Functions of Wetlands
NY State Wetlands Forum
Land Use Planning & Water Quality Impacts
Pace University’s Gaining Ground Database
Water Supply & Conservation;
NYS DEC regulations and technical guidance for public water supply
wells; registers water well contractors, and provides information to the
public about droughts.
Better Site Design
Basic Information About Better Site Design
Model Development Principles to Protect Streams, Lakes and Wetlands
Phase 2 Stormwater Regulations & Tools
The Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox
includes a searchable catalog of nearly 800
print, radio, and TV ads and outreach materials in the following
categories: lawn and garden care, motor vehicle care, pet care, septic
system care, household chemicals and waste, and general stormwater and
storm drain awareness.
New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual
Varying Resources On How To Manage Stormwater
Mapping Buffers
Cornell University’s Streamside Health and Mapping Service
Improved Methods for Quantifying Potential Nutrient Interception by Riparian Buffers
Habitat Diversity Mapping
DEC Benthic Mapper
displays data about the Hudson River’s sedimentary
floor in its geographic context. Benthic Mapper’s data and maps are
valuable for understanding, managing and restoring estuary habitats, for
responding to environmental incidents, and for understanding sediment
and contaminant transport.
Watershed Management Plans
Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda 2005-2009, Hudson River Estuary
Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Wallkill River Watershed
Fishkill Creek Watershed Management Plan
Fallkill Watershed Management Plan
Other Helpful Websites
Hudson River Environmental Society
Open Space Institute
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Catskill Streams is a website devoted to streamside landowners and the larger watershed
community to live in harmony with Catskill creeks and rivers and the
beautiful landscape they support.
The Nature Conservancy - Eastern New York
NYC DEP Watershed Program
NYS DEC
NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program
River Network
Hudsonia, Ltd.
EPA’s FREE Watershed Webcasts
Hudson Basin River Watch
USGS Advisory Committee on Water Information
Tracing & Identifying Stream Order
Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery,
maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world’s geographic
information at your fingertips.
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