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Hudson River Estuary
'A Day in the Life of the Hudson & Harbor'
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A big thank you to all of our Day in the Life 2023 participants! October 5th has come and gone but the experiences and data will last for a long time. The 2023 webpage is linked here. We were so excited to see your data and all the water samples come in allowing us to create some great worksheets on fish and salinity from the event that help tie the whole estuary together! Student and teacher versions can be found here:
If you have questions about this event or need additional information please contact Margie Turrin at LDEO, Rebecca Houser or Chris Bowser with The Hudson River Estuary Program. And we encourag you to check out our fun video, and our 20 year infographics! ENJOY!
Click on the infographic to download this panel. |
Click on the infographic to to download this panel. Full infographic here. |
And if you continue to pull your net in the estuary waters please be on the lookout for the species below and keep us posted!
Event Description: 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 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. 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 student participants and has grown until in our most recent events we involved over 5000 students and individual participants ~ 90 sites from the New York Bight up to Peebles Island on the Hudson River, and into the Mohawk watershed, a major Hudson River tributary. Each site gathers data on the Hudson and shares their results, gaining a better understanding of this historic and vital estuary system as they build data literacy. Data, Lesson Plans, Resources...lots of resource materials are provided here for your use in joining us on a virtual exploration of the river...and plan to join us for your own dip in the Hudson River as part of our Day in the Life on the Hudson River! Check out the results page!
While you wait to participate why not build your skills and enjoy this video about collecting data as you explore the different parts of the estuary. Use the accompanying worksheet, or match it with the activities developed from the student collected data (Column #3 below). Finally you may want to try our 3 part investigation "IS THE HUDSON A RIVER OR AN ESTUARY?" with separate Middle & High School Work Packets, Teacher Notes & 3 Supporting PPTs!
Curious about the results from any of our Day in the Life events? Check out the data page, activity sheets, or take a minute to work with the interactive database to compare parameters, compare sites and look through time! Teachers and students did you enjoy Day in the Life? Would you like to have some fun with the data? Cary Institute offers a very innovative way to do that through their annual Data Jam! It is a wonderful and creative way to extend the Day in the Life having fun with data!