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Hudson River Estuary
A Day in the Life of the Hudson River
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2009 CELEBRATING OUR 7TH YEAR
Our seventh annual Hudson River 'Day in the Life' is scheduled for October 8th, 2009. Event registration form can be downloaded here. Forms should be returned to Margie Turrin by fax (845) 365-8179, or attached to e-mail. Please look for information to be posted here soon on special workshops for the event, or contact us using the contact information below. For summer & fall workshops see our workshop page.
'DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE HUDSON RIVER' INFORMATION
The event is designed to celebrate the Hudson River Estuary and educate participants on the uniqueness of our estuary as part of the annual recognition of "National Estuaries Week". The event is coordinated by The Hudson River Estuary Program of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Hudson Basin River Watch. Each fall, environmental education centers are encouraged to team with school classes along the Hudson River to create a day-in-the-life picture of the river from the Troy Dam to New York Harbor.
The event began in 2003 with a modest 300 plus student participants, but in 2004 our second annual event found over 1100 students linked with 21 different environmental education groups exploring 17 locations in the Hudson River Estuary. Our 2005 event was held October 12th, coinciding with a record hurricane season. Despite challenging weather conditions, close to 700 students participated in data collection and river exploration activities! 2006 found our numbers rebounding to over 1300 students travelling to the river in locations from the mouth of Jamaica Bay all the way up through to the Troy Dam, 167 miles of waterway! 41 schools at 37 sites with 34 partnering groups participated. 2007 we continued to grow with 2500 students, 62 schools, 51 sites joined together to gather data on the Hudson and share the results, gaining a better understanding of this historic and vital estuary system.
Data, Lesson Plans, Resources...lots of resource material is provided here for your use in joining us on a virtual exploration of the river...and plan to join us in 2009 for your own dip in the Hudson River as part of Snapshot Day 2009.
How can you get involved? Contact Margie Turrin of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, or Chris Bowser, or Steve Stanne of The Hudson River Estuary Program to learn more about this event.