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Report: Environmental Projects in Urban Areas

Leonard Shabman and James Boyd of Resources for the Future were asked by the Hudson River Foundation to research the practicality of restoration evaluation criteria that would place greater emphasis on restoration’s ecosystem service benefits, particularly within the US Army Corps of Engineers' project planning and budget justification practices.

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Citizen Science
Introducing:
HEP’s Pilot Citizen Science Volunteer Platform

The New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) is strengthening citizen science throughout the Harbor Estuary by hosting an open platform which features active citizen science volunteer opportunities offered by our network of partners. Learn about current opportunities like oyster monitoring, water quality testing, litter surveys, and more.
State of the Estuary
Visualize over 30 years of key indicators of estuary health designed with HEP and the Pratt Institute Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative.
View the Newest HEP Reports on Climate, Monitoring, Funding, Restoration, and More
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Tidal Exchange Newsletter
September 13 Issue:
HEP's New Citizen Science Platform, A Bipartisan Bill to Protect Our Waterways, Measuring Culverts, and More

Calendar

Sep 21

2019

International Coastal Cleanup

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.

Sep 28

11-4:00 pm

2019

SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival

Join the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program at Hudson River Park’s SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival, celebrating NYC’s coastal waters by bringing marine science to life. This day of interactive science at Hudson River Park’s Pier 84 invites the public to experience awesome experiments, kid-approved science entertainment, catch & release fishing, kayaking and more!

Oct 07

6 pm

2019

The Waterfront Alliance Presents: Heroes of the Harbor 2019

Join the Waterfront Alliance in celebrating leaders who are helping to advance resilient, revitalized, and accessible coastlines for all communities. This year, the honorees include Congressman Jerrold Nadler of the U.S. House of Reps., engineering and environmental consulting firm LANGAN, as well as Kate Orff of SCAPE.

Oct 17

9-2:00 pm

2019

Green Horizons 2019 Career Fair

Science teachers/guidance counselors can bring 15 students to this year’s Green Horizons NYC Conference on Careers in Natural Resources and the Environment for Middle Schools, presented by Trees NY. Green Horizons is a free hands-on career day for middle schoolers. Topics include arboriculture, air and water pollution, urban forestry, and more. RSVP by Oct 7.

Funds and Grants

Science Research Grants
Hudson River Fund Research Grants

The Hudson River Fund is dedicated to supporting scientific, ecological, and related public policy research on issues and matters of concern to the Hudson River, its tributaries and its drainage basin. The next Hudson River Fund proposal cycle will be in fall 2020.
Fellowships
Bain Graduate Fellowship
Fellowships
Polgar Fellowship
NY-NJ HEP Grants
Habitat Restoration, Public Access and Stewardship, and Citizen Science Grants

Small Grants Programs
New York City Environmental Funds
Funded Research
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