elcome. The Hudson River Foundation (HRF) seeks to make science integral to decision-making with regard to the Hudson River and its watershed and to support competent stewardship of this extraordinary resource.
This purpose is pursued through support of scientific research; communication to expand knowledge about the river among the scientific community, policy makers, and the public at large; initiatives to enhance management of the Hudson ecosystem; education about the River; and physical improvements to the riverfront.
Bald Eagle Viewing Programs 2010
The recovery of the bald eagle in New York State has made it possible to see eagles year-round, especially near nesting sites. The best viewing opportunities, however, come in the winter months when scores, and sometimes hundreds, of birds arrive from deep-frozen territories to the north and east of the lower Hudson Valley, where they can be seen fishing and interacting in many ways.
The Hudson River Foundation's Public Programs take you to easily reached viewing areas where the presence of people is not alarming to the birds. This year, our programs are geared for the "early birds" among us and begin around the time of sunrise, when hungry birds are coming off the night roosts and taking up daytime positions. A winter sunrise, the comfort of your warm vehicle for a "blind" and a tree or ice floe full of bald eagles... well worth rolling out of bed a little early!
All programs take place in all weather and are free of charge.
For more information and for times, dates, and locations, visit the Public Programs page.
Hudson River Foundation 2010 Winter/Spring Seminars
A seminar series on scientific issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary
Tuesday, February 2,
2010, 10:30 am
Keeping the Port of New
York and New Jersey Open: Progress Since the Crisis of the ‘90s
Scott Douglas, New Jersey Department of Transportation
All seminars will be held at the Hudson River Foundation, 17 Battery Place, Suite 915, New York, NY 10004.
RSVP: 212-483-7667 or info@hudsonriver.org. Seating capacity is limited. Please call or email in advance.
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the complete schedule of seminars
Sponsored by the Hudson River Foundation in cooperation with the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program
2010 Tibor T. Polgar Fellowships
Proposal Deadline: Monday, February 22, 2010
The Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship program is a research program managed jointly by the Hudson River Foundation and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This program provides a summertime grant ($3,800 for each fellowship) and limited research funds (maximum of $1000) for up to eight college students (both undergraduate and graduate) to conduct research on the Hudson River. The objectives of the program are to gather important information on all aspects of the River and to train students in conducting estuarine studies and public policy research. Because of the training and educational aspects of the program, students must be sponsored by a primary advisor who will receive a $500 stipend.
For more details and application procedures, see Tibor T. Polgar Fellowships.
2010 Graduate Fellowships
Proposal Deadline: Monday, March 8, 2010
The Hudson River Foundation awards up to four full-time research fellowships each year to advanced graduate students conducting research on the Hudson River system. Fellowships awarded to doctoral students will include a stipend of up to $15,000 for one year, and an incidentals research budget of up to $1,000. Fellowships awarded to master's level students will include a stipend of up to $11,000 for one year, and an incidentals research budget of up to $1,000.
For more details and application procedures, see Graduate Fellowships.
Email List
The Hudson River Foundation is limiting its hard copy mailings - using email instead. Sign up today for the Hudson River Foundation's free email list. You can select which announcements you wish to receive, including:
- Grants - Hudson River Fund, Hudson River Improvement Fund, and New York City Environmental Fund
- Fellowships - Tibor T. Polgar and Graduate Fellowship
- Public Programs - Bald Eagle Watches, Shad Bakes, etc.
- Tuesday Seminars
Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial
In commemoration of the voyages of exploration of Henry Hudson and Samuel de Champlain in 1609 and the historic voyage of Robert Fulton's Clermont
The Hudson River Foundation has provided funding through the Hudson River Improvement Fund and the New York City Environmental Fund to organizations all along the Hudson corridor that are celebrating the quadricentennial with festivals, lectures, exhibits, and support for community boating and historic ships while connecting communities with the River.
A few of these events include:
- The Beacon Sloop Club which participates in several festivals and events throughout the year. Upcoming events include:
- Pumpkin Festival - October 18, 12-5pm - Beacon Waterfront
- More information is available on the Beacon Sloop Club website.
- Quadricentennial
Legacy Speaker
Series and
Staged Reading
- This series highlights ship preservation projects and waterfront profiles that offer a glimpse of the many organizations that today foster active community stewardship along our backyard shores and waterways.
- Thursdays in June, July and August aboard the Waterfront Museum in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
- The Working on Water Tour, featuring
more than a dozen historic vessels, includes these grant recipients:
- Tug Pegasus Preservation Project and the tug, Pegasus
- Waterford Maritime Historical Society and the tug, Chancellor
- Save Our Ships New York and the fireboat, John J. Harvey
- Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
- Waterfront Museum and the covered railroad barge, Lehigh Valley #79
For more information on sponsored organizations and their quadricentennial-related events, visit:
Now Available Online!
The Hudson
River Estuary
Edited by Jeffrey S. Levinton and John R. Waldman
The Hudson River Estuary is a comprehensive look at the physical, chemical, biological, and environmental management issues that are important to our understanding of the Hudson River. Chapters cover the entire range of fields necessary to understand the workings of the Hudson River estuary; the physics, bedrock, geological setting, and sedimentological processes of the estuary; ecosystem-level processes and biological interactions; and environmental issues such as fisheries, toxic substances, and the effect of nutrient input from densely populated areas. This book places special emphasis on important issues to the Hudson, such as the effect of power plants and high concentrations of PCBs. The chapters are written by specialists at a level that is accessible to students, teachers, and the interested layperson.
Featured Reports
Target Ecosystem Characteristics for the Hudson Raritan Estuary: Technical Guidance for Developing a Comprehensive Ecosystem Restoration Plan
2007. Hudson River Foundation, New York, NY.
The Hudson River Foundation recently completed this report as part of a collaborative effort to develop a scientific basis for a comprehensive ecosystem restoration plan for the HRE. This Comprehensive Restoration Plan (CRP) is part of the federal Hudson Raritan Estuary (HRE) ecosystem restoration study and is being sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Hudson River Foundation, working with a group of top estuarine scientists, has identified a set of eleven important ecosystem attributes for the NY/NJ Harbor Estuary, specifying the desired conditions and amounts for each, called Target Ecosystem Characteristics or TECs. The goal is to create a mosaic of important habitats and conditions that provide new and increased benefits to the estuary.
Setting Targets for Restoration of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary Report of an Interdisciplinary Workshop
2006. Cornell University and The Hudson River Foundation
An interdisciplinary workshop with scientific experts and agency representatives was conducted (25-26 October 2005) to develop candidate objectives to guide restoration planning. The workshop was structured to generate target ecosystem characteristics (TECs) to serve as program objectives. TECs are the broadest planning element defined in measurable terms and the precise ecosystem conditions to be promoted in restoration projects. The workshop succeeded in developing many (23) and varied ecosystem targets.
More documents are available on the Report Archives page.
Reports from funded research are available on the Hudson River Fund Research Reports page.
