SEMINARS
Each season, the Hudson River Foundation and the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program present a seminar series on scientific issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. Seminars take place at the Hudson River Foundation and are free of charge.
Join our mailing list to receive regular e-mail announcements of upcoming seminars.
Seating capacity is limited. To RSVP, email info@hudsonriver.org or call 212-483-7667.
Winter/Spring 2012
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Tuesday,
February 14, 2011, 10:30am
Utilitizing acoustic telemetry, survey and genetic data to develop a population recovery strategy for Atlantic sturgeon
Michael Frisk, Stony Brook University
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Tuesday,
March 6, 2011, 10:30am
Change in submerged aquatic vegetation in the Hudson – How much and why?
Stuart Findlay, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Fall 2011
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Tuesday,
September 6, 2011, 10:30am
Fish, Farming, and the Future of the Last Wild Food
Paul Greenberg, New York Times best-selling author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
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Tuesday,
October 4, 2011, 10:30am
Ecology and Management of Shore Zones in the Upper Hudson River Estuary
David Strayer, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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Monday,
November 14, 2011, 10:30am
Tracking Mouse-Eating Taimen and Other Fishes in Mongolia
John Waldman, CUNY Queens College -
Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 10:30am
Are Hudson River Fish Made of Trees? Understanding Terrestrial Support of the Hudson Food Web from Stable Isotopes
Jonathan Cole, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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Winter/Spring 2011
Tuesday,
March 8, 2011, 10:30am
The Hudson is the Most Heavily Nutrient-Loaded Estuary in the World: Should We Care?
Robert Howarth, Cornell University
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Tuesday,
April 5, 2011, 10:30am
Bioavailability and Bioaccumulation of PCBs, PAHs, and Dioxins in NY/NJ Harbor Sediments
Kevin Farley, Manhattan College 
Wednesday,
May 3, 2011, 10:30am
Evolutionary Change to PCBs in Atlantic Tomcod for the Hudson River
Isaac Wirgin, New York University Medical Center
Tuesday,
June 7, 2011, 10:30am
Modeling Oysters in Jamaica Bay: Sustainability and Water Quality Impacts
James Fitzpatrick, HydroQual/HDR
Fall 2010
Tuesday,
October 19, 2010, 10:30am
The Response of Fishes to Piers in the Lower Hudson River Estuary: Interpretations from Acoustic Video
Kenneth Able and Thomas Grothues, Rutgers University
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Tuesday,
November 9, 2010, 10:30am
What Makes Some Parts of the Ocean Sticky to Fish: Applications of IOOS Monitoring to Fisheries Science and Ecosystem Management
John Manderson, National Marine Fisheries Service
Wednesday,
December 7, 2010, 10:30am
Metal Loadings to the Hudson River and New York Harbor: How have they changed?
Robert Mason, University of Connecticut
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Winter/Spring 2010
Tuesday,
February 2, 2010, 10:30am
Keeping the Port of New York and New Jersey Open: Progress Since the Crisis of the ‘90s
Scott Douglas, New Jersey Department of Transportation
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Tuesday,
March 2, 2010, 10:30am
Bracing for Climate Change in New York City
William Solecki, Director, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities and Co-chair, New York City Panel on Climate Change
Wednesday,
March 24, 2010, 10:30am
The Archaeology of Environmental Change in the New York/ New Jersey Harbor Estuary
Joel W. Grossman, www.GeospatialArchaeology.com
Tuesday,
May 4, 2010, 10:30am
Changing Channels in the Hudson River Estuary: Understanding Navigation Channel Construction and Consequences for Habitat and Restoration
Daniel Miller, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Tuesday,
June 1, 2010, 10:30am
The Influence of Storms on Sediment Transport in the Hudson River Estuary
David Ralston & W. Rockwell Geyer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Fall 2009
Tuesday,
October
6, 2009, 10:30am
Ecological Functions of Hudson River Salt Marshes and Submerged Vegetation
Stuart Findlay, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Tuesday,
October 6, 2009, 10:30am
Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History
Judith Weis, Rutgers University
Friday, December 4, 2009, 10:30am
Historical Changes in Bathymetry in the Lower Passaic River
William Hansen, Worcester State College
