Watch the Ames Seminar, Rethinking the Estuarine Circulation: A Case Study of the Newark Bay Estuarine Network, presented by W. Bryce Corlett, PhD Candidate at the MIT-WHOI Joint Graduate Program.
Hudson Rising explores 200 years of ecological change and environmental activism along “the most interesting river in America” through artifacts, media, and celebrated Hudson River School paintings. The exhibition will be displayed in the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library from March 1 until August 4, 2019.
At What Point Managed Retreat? Resilience Building in the Coastal Zone
Organized by the Climate Adaptation Initiative at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, this conference will address a range of issues facing coastal communities in the United States and around the world as sea levels rise and coastal flooding becomes more frequent and intense.
At What Point Managed Retreat? Resilience Building in the Coastal Zone
Organized by the Climate Adaptation Initiative at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, this conference will address a range of issues facing coastal communities in the United States and around the world as sea levels rise and coastal flooding becomes more frequent and intense.
At What Point Managed Retreat? Resilience Building in the Coastal Zone
Organized by the Climate Adaptation Initiative at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, this conference will address a range of issues facing coastal communities in the United States and around the world as sea levels rise and coastal flooding becomes more frequent and intense.
Hudson Rising explores 200 years of ecological change and environmental activism along “the most interesting river in America” through artifacts, media, and celebrated Hudson River School paintings. The exhibition will be displayed in the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library from March 1 until August 4, 2019.
Join hundreds of organizations in all five boroughs, Westchester County, and New Jersey that have joined City of Water Day: In Your Neighborhood for a free public event to celebrate your local waterfront.
Hudson Rising explores 200 years of ecological change and environmental activism along “the most interesting river in America” through artifacts, media, and celebrated Hudson River School paintings. The exhibition will be displayed in the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library from March 1 until August 4, 2019.
Every year during Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, hundreds of thousands of volunteers comb lakes, rivers and beaches around the world for trash. Recruit your community to join you in a cleanup on September 21, 2019. If we take action and work together, we can improve the ocean’s health and make trash free seas a reality.
A Tale of Two Species: The recent discovery of a cryptic leopard frog species in New York City followed by the almost immediate threat of Hurricane Sandy
Hosted by Future City Inc., this workshop is part of the city of Elizabeth’s Environmental Day, and is oriented to local middle- and high- schoolers
Jul 19
1 pm
2017
CAC Meeting
As many of you know, HEP has begun the process of revising the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan and creating a 2016-2020 Action Agenda. We will be asking for your help to plan public listening sessions in order to ensure stakeholder input in this process.
Jul 26
7-9:00 pm
2017
Monmouth County Environmental Council
Hosted by Monmouth County Environmental Council at the Atlantic Highlands Senior Center, 3 Simon Lake Dr., Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
Aug 01
2017
HEP Presentation
HEP Presentation at the Hudson River Estuary Management Committee (HREMAC). Open to HREMAC members and their guests.
Aug 22
6-8:00 pm
2017
Workshop
Co-Hosted by the Passaic River CAG and the Lower Passaic Urban Waters Federal Partnership from 6-8 PM in the basement of St. James Church, 142 Jefferson St., in Newark, NJ.
The Hudson River Fund supports scientific research on all aspects of the Hudson River ecosystem, with emphasis on studies that bear on human uses of the system. Consult the Hudson River Fund page for more details on how to apply for a research grant.
Science Conversation: Our Rivers & Streams are on Drugs
Join Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies for a conversation on how drug pollution impacts freshwater quality, the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and the health of river and stream life.
Bringing together 200 officials from local, state and federal government, non-profit advocates, utilities, scientists and private consultants, this event will highlight environmental successes, reveal the most critical challenges our estuary faces and outline the actions that HEP and partners plan to take to make progress towards our environmental and social goals.
The Hudson River Fund supports scientific research on all aspects of the Hudson River ecosystem, with emphasis on studies that bear on human uses of the system. Consult the Hudson River Fund page for more details on how to apply for a research grant.
Presenters from Newark, Hoboken, New York City and Philadelphia will describe successful strategies for identifying project financing, developing partnerships and creating operations and maintenance protocols for green stormwater infrastructure, through a discussion of case studies. A moderated panel on key issues and challenges will follow the speakers’ presentations.
The Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship program is a student research program conducted through the Hudson River Foundation in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This program provides a summertime grant for college students to conduct research on the Hudson River. Consult the Polgar Fellowship page for more details on how to apply for a fellowship.
Partnerships for Parks Capacity Fund Application Due
The Partnerships for Parks Capacity Fund Grant program provides small grants of up to $3,000 to strengthen the outreach, membership, and program-planning capacity of community groups who care for their neighborhood parks in all five boroughs of New York City.
The Bronx Parks Speak Up is an annual community networking conference for park and environmental stakeholders. Come celebrate successes and help groups advocate for "not quite" successes and broken promises.
Join the Bronx River Alliance Greenway Team for their quarterly Greenway Team Meeting. Come find out about progress on Bronx River Greenway construction projects, how you can advocate for the greenway's expansion, and upcoming events.
Hudson Rising explores 200 years of ecological change and environmental activism along “the most interesting river in America” through artifacts, media, and celebrated Hudson River School paintings. The exhibition will be displayed in the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library from March 1 until August 4, 2019.
The Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) Program provides funding directly to community-based organizations for projects that help residents of underserved communities understand and address local environmental and public health issues.
In 2019, the Foundation will award up to six full-time research fellowships to advanced graduate students conducting research on the Hudson River system. Consult the Mark B. Bain Graduate Fellowship page for more details on how to apply for a fellowship.
Science for Decision-Making in a Warmer World: 10 Years of the NPCC
This half-day Summit will bring together climate scientists with those who use the outcomes of their research. Topics covered will include the latest findings of the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC), and their implications for New York City and other cities seeking to identify and mitigate the impacts of a changing climate.
Community Based Climate Change, Health & Equity Initiative Grant
The Kresge Foundation's Climate Change, Health & Equity initiative is an effort to fund projects through a community-based strategy to advance the adoption and implementation of climate mitigation, climate adaptation and climate resilience policies and programs that improve public health outcomes and drive investments to improve quality of life.
Impacts of Microplastics in the Urban Environment Conference
Join researchers, industry leaders, and public regulators as they review the latest scientific findings on microplastic pollution and discuss potential plastic waste management strategies, alternative materials, regulatory issues, critical next steps and the collaborations needed to address this global emerging pollutant. This is a two-day event, from March 28-29.
Hudson Rising explores 200 years of ecological change and environmental activism along “the most interesting river in America” through artifacts, media, and celebrated Hudson River School paintings. The exhibition will be displayed in the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library from March 1 until August 4, 2019.
Join DC 37 at their Earth Day Expo. Together we can learn and share information about what we can do to demonstrate our support for a healthy, sustainable environment. Location: District Council 37 Headquarters, 125 Barclay Street, 1st Floor, New York, NY
Citizen Science – An Overview of the Latest Research
Public participation in scientific research – often referred to as “citizen science” – has grown in popularity among environmental organizations as a way of educating and engaging diverse audiences. This workshop will discuss recent research and help environmental managers to think about how they might develop new citizen science programs, or improve on existing programs.
Mayor de Blasio’s Flood Protection: What Is It and How Will It Affect Our Communities?
Mayor Bill De Blasio proposes extending the waterfront from the Seaport to Battery Park up to 500 feet into the East River at a cost of up to $10 billion. Join Rebuild by Design in a public discussion of what should be considered as a co-benefit of flood protection.
Join the American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter on a full circumnavigation of Manhattan to celebrate Earth Day 2019. This tour will feature Isabelle Stinnette, the Restoration Manager at NY-NJ HEP. Isabelle runs the inter-agency restoration work group, tracks restoration progress in NJ and NY, and works with partner agencies to further habitat restoration efforts.
Join Prospect Park Alliance and community partners for our annual Earth Day celebration at the Prospect Park Audubon Center! Enjoy fun-filled family friendly programming that celebrates the environment including catch-and-release fishing, raptor demonstrations, volunteer cleanups, citizen science activities, arts and craft, and of course nature games!
Join the Hudson River Foundation as we attend the Waterfront Alliance’s 2019 Waterfront Conference – Rising Seas, Rising Risks: Adapting Our Region.
The waterways that surround us are a powerful reminder that we share not only the benefits they provide—as a resource for recreation and well-being, education, and good-paying jobs—but also the risks they pose.
Ecosystem Response to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise in the Hudson Estuary
In 2019, the Hudson River Environmental Society will provide a forum to present the state of the science to understand vulnerabilities and opportunities to climate change and sea-level rise of the habitats of the Hudson Estuary.
Hudson Rising explores 200 years of ecological change and environmental activism along “the most interesting river in America” through artifacts, media, and celebrated Hudson River School paintings. The exhibition will be displayed in the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library from March 1 until August 4, 2019.
At What Point Managed Retreat? Resilience Building in the Coastal Zone
Organized by the Climate Adaptation Initiative at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, this conference will address a range of issues facing coastal communities in the United States and around the world as sea levels rise and coastal flooding becomes more frequent and intense.
At What Point Managed Retreat? Resilience Building in the Coastal Zone
Organized by the Climate Adaptation Initiative at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, this conference will address a range of issues facing coastal communities in the United States and around the world as sea levels rise and coastal flooding becomes more frequent and intense.
At What Point Managed Retreat? Resilience Building in the Coastal Zone
Organized by the Climate Adaptation Initiative at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, this conference will address a range of issues facing coastal communities in the United States and around the world as sea levels rise and coastal flooding becomes more frequent and intense.
Hudson Rising explores 200 years of ecological change and environmental activism along “the most interesting river in America” through artifacts, media, and celebrated Hudson River School paintings. The exhibition will be displayed in the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library from March 1 until August 4, 2019.
Join hundreds of organizations in all five boroughs, Westchester County, and New Jersey that have joined City of Water Day: In Your Neighborhood for a free public event to celebrate your local waterfront.
Hudson Rising explores 200 years of ecological change and environmental activism along “the most interesting river in America” through artifacts, media, and celebrated Hudson River School paintings. The exhibition will be displayed in the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library from March 1 until August 4, 2019.
Every year during Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, hundreds of thousands of volunteers comb lakes, rivers and beaches around the world for trash. Recruit your community to join you in a cleanup on September 21, 2019. If we take action and work together, we can improve the ocean’s health and make trash free seas a reality.
