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The report is a collaborative effort by the Water Quality Work Group to develop a series of water quality trend assessments to portray a consolidated understanding of quality in all the shared waters of the Harbor Estuary.
The report is a collaborative effort by the Water Quality Work Group to develop a series of water quality trend assessments to portray a consolidated understanding of quality in all the shared waters of the Harbor Estuary.
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
Migration Ecology of New York Harbor Striped Bass
Modeling New York/New Jersey Harbor Storm Surge Flooding and Influences of Barriers and Natural Systems
Transfer of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Passaic River and its Food Chain
Understanding Nitrogen Transformations and Removal at Oyster Restoration Sites in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary
Fighting Westway: Environmental Law, Citizen Activism, and the Regulatory War that Transformed New York City
Conservation Status of Hudson River Intertidal Plant Species
Restoring Oysters Sustainably Requires Good Genes: Genomic Evidence from Delaware Bay and Hudson River
Against the Current: Repairing Atlantic Rivers to Restore Diadromous Fishes
Re-Visiting Model Projections of Lower Hudson River Fish PCBs Using Model Emulation and Recent Data
Linking Sediment Transport in the Hudson from the Tidal River to the Estuary
Dietary Exposure of Mink to Fish from the Upper Hudson River: Effects on Reproduction, Offspring Growth, Mortality and Pathology
Sewage Associated Microbes in the Hudson River Estuary: Sources, Distribution, and Ecological Connections
The role of research in oyster restoration from larvae to adults: Two case studies in Chesapeake Bay
Advancing Guidelines and Methods for Sediment Quality Risk Assessment
Changes in Hudson River sediment distribution after storms Irene and Sandy
Evaluating Greenhouse Gas Efflux Across a Rural-Urban Estuarine Gradient: Assessing the Impact of Incomplete Wastewater Treatment on the Hudson
Movements of striped bass in response to extreme weather events
Climate change and the sensitivity of the Hudson River Estuary to nutrient pollution
The Baby Food Chronicles: Analysis of early-stage fish feeding ecology over three decades in the Hudson River
American eels in the Hudson River estuary: from glass to silver
Student Leadership Workshop with the New York Harbor School. Open to participating schools and their student leadership.
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
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.
Hosted by Monmouth County Environmental Council at the Atlantic Highlands Senior Center, 3 Simon Lake Dr., Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
HEP Presentation at the Hudson River Estuary Management Committee (HREMAC). Open to HREMAC members and their guests.
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.
Rise and Fall and Rise of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Tidal Freshwater Hudson River
Citizens Advisory Committee Meetings are open to the public.
Dams & What Eel Alleles Reveal, & Whether it’s Real John Waldman, Professor of Biology, Queens College, CUNY
Bugs on Drugs: Anaerobic biodegradability of pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Intensified climate change effects on Hudson River white perch following zebra mussel invasion
Why don't zebra mussels starve? Dissolved organic matter as a missing source of energy to zebra mussels in the Hudson River
Preliminary Evaluation of the Physical Influences of Storm Surge Barriers on the Hudson River Estuary
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.
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 Impacts of Storms Irene and Sandy on Sediments in the Hudson River
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.
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.
This grant program is designed to support projects that target both aquatic and terrestrial invasive species.
Response and Resilience: Fish use of altered shoreline habitats in the New York Harbor
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.
Join the Bronx River Alliance and their community partners for an evening of networking and celebrating our work! Light refreshments will be served.
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.
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.
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.
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
The Lives and Legends of Hudson River Fishes
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 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.
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.
Rethinking the estuarine circulation: A case study of the Newark Bay estuarine network
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Join The River Project for its 3rd Annual Summer Cruise, celebrating another year of connecting the people and visitors of New York to the marvels of the Hudson River. This year’s remarkable honorees are River Project founder and retiring executive director Cathy Drew, oceanographer and educator Dr. Julie Pullen, and Deputy Manhattan Borough President Matthew Washington.
The Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program is a competitive, statewide reimbursement grant program open to local governments and not-for-profit corporations to implement projects that directly address documented water quality impairments or protect a drinking water source. This funding is for construction/implementation projects, not projects that are exclusively for planning.
Visit the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar to participate in “It’s Easy Being Green” sustainability fair, a free event highlighting creative ways to be environmentally friendly. Do you want to make your home and lifestyle more sustainable, but worry about the difficulty or cost? Let us provide […]
Apply by August 1, 2019 to plant in the fall. The Hudson Estuary Trees for Tribs program offers free native trees and shrubs for planting along the tributary streams in the Hudson River Estuary watershed. If your project is selected, you must recruit volunteers for planting and maintain the site after the planting is complete.
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 NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) with hold its 8th annual Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count. The event will take place at multiple sites along the Hudson River, from Brooklyn to Waterford, 160 miles north, on Saturday, August 10. It is family friendly, free, and open to the public.
Mark your calendars and be sure to join us! Our next NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting will be Wednesday, September 4th from 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM at the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority offices, in Newark New Jersey.
The NY-NJ HEP, NYSDEP, NJDEC, and US EPA is seeking input from stakeholders to gain more information on the possible effects of a No Discharge Zone designation. This community meeting will take place at the Monmouth Battlefield State Park Visitor Center in Manalapan, NJ.
The NY-NJ HEP, NYSDEP, NJDEC, and US EPA is seeking input from stakeholders to gain more information on the possible effects of a No Discharge Zone designation. This community meeting will take place at the Greenbelt Nature Center in Staten Island, NY
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.
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!
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.
Urban Soils: Building Better Biodiversity–The Urban Soils Institute, in partnership with RUDN University (Moscow) and the National Park Service, is offering a 4-day event weekend in conjunction with the annual Urban Soils Symposium. The overarching theme is how urban soils optimize biodiversity and ecological productivity. The festival runs from Oct. 11 to Oct. 14.
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.
Join more than 200 natural resource managers, scientists, conservation advocates and policy leaders to explore how habitat restoration can shape our community’s response to a changing climate. Join us for a day filled with presentations and workshops that will help participants better understand these challenges, current initiatives, and the state of practice and scientific understanding.
Celebrate the Release of the Fishes with The River Project and Hudson River Park’s Estuary Lab. Fish, crabs, snails, and other animals are going home after a summer in the Wetlab. Activities for all ages including kid-friendly touch tanks, hands-on science activities and marine-inspired crafts. Free and open to the public!
The NYC Outdoors! Expo is a public event showcasing environmental education resources in New York City. Who should attend? Teachers, Educators, Students and Faculty and anyone interested in environmental education. Participants will meet more than 40 environmental education organizations and find out about programs, teacher resources, internship and job opportunities, and much more.
The Waterfront Alliance, in partnership with the NYC Department of City Planning and co-hosted by the Cornell College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, invites you to join us for an upcoming public forum on the future of our waterfront. Specifically, this forum will seek input on the state of water quality and natural resources.
The Waterfront Alliance, in partnership with the NYC Department of City Planning, invites you to join us for an upcoming series of public forums on the future of our waterfront. Specifically, this forum, co-hosted by New York Cruise Line, will seek input on the state of waterborne transportation in NYC from ferries to harbor cruises.
The Waterfront Alliance, in partnership with the NYC Department of City Planning and co-hosted by the Cornell College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, invites you to join us for an upcoming public forum on the future of our waterfront. Specifically, this forum will seek input on the working waterfront and movement of goods.
Get to know how the State Environmental Protection Fund’s (EPF) community grants can help you, your community, and the region. Hosted by Scenic Hudson in collaboration with Riverkeeper to showcase state grant programs that are changing our region for the better, and discuss best practices for applying for state funds.
Don’t miss the fifth annual Jersey Water Works Conference on December 13! This day-long event focuses on finding innovative ways to update New Jersey’s aging water infrastructure. Join more than 300 state and local decision-makers, practitioners and stakeholders in New Brunswick to learn about and discuss one of the biggest challenges facing our state.
EPA is pleased to announce the availability of up to $3 million in funding for locally-focused environmental education projects under the 2020 Environmental Education Grant Program. EPA will award three to four grants in each of the agency’s 10 regions. Groups interested must submit their application by Jan. 6, 2020, to be considered.
Climate change is here. New Jersey municipalities are already struggling with sea level rise, more intense storms, and extreme heat. As 21 cities plan upgrades worth billions for their outdated combined sewer systems, are they taking these dangers into account? Join New Jersey Future, The Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers campaign, and The New Jersey Climate Change Alliance for […]
The Five Star and Urban Waters program will award approximately $1.5 million in grants nationwide. The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration grant program seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing modest financial assistance to diverse local partnerships focused on improving water quality, watersheds and the species […]
Tibor T. Polgar Fellowships provide a summertime grant ($5,000 for each fellowship) for students to conduct research on the Hudson River; open to both undergraduate and graduate students. The objectives of the program are to gather important information on all aspects of the River and to train students in conducting scientific and public policy research.
APA is currently seeking project inquiries through an initial short-form application from communities interested in exploring nature-based and green infrastructure solutions through pre- and post-disaster recovery planning. APA will follow up with select applicants for additional information before making final determinations on awards. Three grantees will be selected to receive specialized technical assistance from a […]
Mark B. Bain Graduate Fellowships provide one-year full-time research fellowships to advanced graduate students conducting research on the Hudson River System. Doctoral students are eligible for awards up to $19,000; Master’s level students may receive up to $15,000.
Join the NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) and its Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) on March 20th at the Antique Loft in Hoboken, NJ for an all-day training event dedicated to sharing best practices around coordinating successful citizen/community science pathogen monitoring programs.
The Hudson River Environmental Society is soliciting abstracts from graduate and undergraduate students, environmental monitoring groups, resource managers, and scientists for a poster session to be held during the Hudson River Symposium focusing on the Hudson River fish community and its stressors at Vassar College on May 6. Abstracts are due Friday April 3.
Rapid Tidal Marsh Development on the Hudson During Period of Tributary Damming and Shoreline Modification
POSTPONED, new date TBA. Coney Island Creek is an important ecosystem right here in our community. This is your chance to be a scientist for the day! Come help us explore the wildlife and ecology of the creek, to improve our understanding of the creek and to help guide its restoration to a healthy, vibrant, […]
In this half day online workshop we will learn how to use tools developed by NJDEP to assess habitat connectivity needs, and hear from NY/NJ Harbor Estuary about findings from recent citizen science stream crossing and aquatic connectivity assessments.
HEP and the USDA Forest Service present a webinar on their project findings related to the community of Passaic, the impact of increasing public access & environmental stewardship and the methods used to obtain this valuable information. Be sure to register beforehand here. Please reach out to Elizabeth Balladares at Eballadares@hudsonriver.org if you have any questions.
Environmental DNA Assessment of Biodiversity, Abundance & Phenology of Hudson Estuary Fishes
Innovative Green Infrastructure Programs: Benefits, Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned
Join us for HEP’s first Virtual Brown Bag with Caitlin Doran of the Lake Hopatcong Foundation. This series touches on the ways our partners are adapting to shifts in organizational goals, maintaining effective community engagement and keeping an open line of communication with funders, partners, and the communities they serve, particularly communities of higher need.
Join us for HEP’s Virtual Brown Bag with Sandra Lavigne (Great Swamp Watershed Association) and Jessica Bonamusa (Interstate Environmental Commission). This series touches on the ways our partners are adapting to shifts in organizational goals, maintaining effective community engagement and keeping an open line of communication with funders, partners, and the communities they serve.
If you’re looking to learn more about effective ways to continue community engagement in times of COVID, be sure to join HEP’s Citizens Advisory Committee for our next open discussion. Join Chris Girgenti (Randall’s Island Park Alliance) and Erin Stretz (The Watershed Institute) as they share with us the effective ways they are keeping their communities virtually engaged.
Join us as we explore the long-term solutions that are needed to achieve strong infrastructure for a healthy New Jersey and celebrate the work of the collaborative and its members! Not a member? No problem! Register for the meeting today to learn more about the collaborative’s work and sign up.
Our upcoming webinar will feature Dr. Nicky Sheats, director of the Center for the Urban Environment of the John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy at Thomas Edison State University and New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance (NJEJA) board member.
HEP and the Waterfront Alliance are excited to announce this year’s City of Water Day. We’re looking forward to helping celebrate and strengthen, in a safe way, the efforts of our partners across NY & NJ who are working to improve community resilience and preparedness for climate change and sea level rise. Stay tuned for more info!
The NSBPA workshop on the Beneficial Use of Dredge Material for Coastal Resilience will provide a forum for coastal practitioners and regulators to discuss successes and challenges in the use of RSM and BUDM for coastal resilience.
Our conference this year is focused on fostering better community engagement, highlighting the efforts of community leaders and other partners that are striving for more inclusive and equitable management of the Estuary and our waterfronts. Click “Learn More” below to register and view the conference agenda.
A Whale of a Tale: Acoustic Monitoring in the Upper and Lower New York Bay
Don’t miss the sixth annual Jersey Water Works Conference on December 9-11! This multi-day virtual event will focus on finding innovative ways to upgrade New Jersey’s aging water infrastructure. Join more than 300 state and local decision-makers, practitioners, and stakeholders to learn about and discuss one of the biggest challenges facing our state.
Join us for the final report presentations of the 2020 Tibor T. Polgar fellows. The fellowship program provides support for a summer of research to graduate and undergraduate students focusing on the physical, chemical, biological, and public policy realms of the Hudson River Estuary.
Click Learn More to register for the 2021 Hudson River Symposium five-part webinar series.
Click Learn More to register for the 2021 Hudson River Symposium five-part webinar series.
Click Learn More to register for the 2021 Hudson River Symposium five-part webinar series.
Click Learn More to register for the 2021 Hudson River Symposium five-part webinar series.
This extended workshop will provide a forum for discussing the methods and strategies for developing greater coordination in an open platform centered on the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary. The session will also involve ways collaboration and coordination of environmental monitoring can leverage Urban Waters Federal Partnership activities and sponsorship.
Join the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for their 2021 virtual conference. The conference will include Plenary Sessions, Awards Ceremony, Organized Symposia, On-Demand Oral Presentations, Workshops, Poster Gallery, and a Sponsor Engagement Hub.
Interested in learning more about the potential sources of fecal contamination entering the Lower Passaic River? If so, be sure to join the Lower Passaic River Urban Waters Partnership, USGS NJ Water Science Center and Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission on May 14th! Click the link below for more info.
The citizen science subcommittee of HEP’s CAC invites those that are looking to start a local pathogen monitoring program or to improve the quality of data for an existing program, to join them on May 20th at 12pm-2pm for the first session of their new webinar series.
On June 24 at 7pm ET, join Cary Institute President Joshua Ginsberg for a virtual science conversation with aquatic ecologist Stuart Findlay. They will discuss Cary’s decades-long research program on the Hudson River, as well as emerging challenges and the future of Hudson River science.
The New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) and the Waterfront Alliance are excited to announce that this year’s City of Water Day will take place on Saturday, July 10, 2021.
The citizen science subcommittee of HEP’s CAC invites you to join us on July 23rd at 3pm for the second session of our webinar series, Pathogens in the Water: A Series on Making the Most of Community Science Water Quality Testing. This webinar series is dedicated to sharing best practices around coordinating successful monitoring programs.
Tanasia Swift (BOP) and Rosana Da Silva (HEP) will introduce their effort of creating a community to support environmental-focused organizations in reckoning with historic racism and advance changes together and internally. Through a coalition of partners, they are taking a pledge towards creating Safe Spaces and are seeking to keep themselves accountable as they grow.
The Hudson River Foundation and the National Estuarine Research Reserve invite you to join us for the Tibor T. Polgar 2021 Final Report Presentations. Please register for this webinar event by clicking the link above.
Join HEP for the third session of our webinar series, Strategies for Engaging Communities in Water Quality Testing & Advocacy. This session will focus on best practices and protocols for involving community members in water quality testing and keeping the community in the heart of community science programs!
Join the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership in their workshop to learn about building watershed-friendly communities that minimize the impacts of stormwater runoff, and more! Featuring HEP’s Water Quality Program Manager Rosana Da Silva as the Keynote Speaker.
Please join us November 15th-18th for Waterway Stories: Water Quality, Access and Community, featuring expert presentations, interactive discussions and diverse stories about our waterways. This event will highlight HEP’s commitment to bringing our communities to their waterways and our water up to the standards befitting our communities.
The 2021 Call for Proposals focused on identifying a limited number of projects that reflect the Foundation’s interest in innovative approaches to understanding current and emerging issues for the Hudson River Estuary and Watershed.
The 2021 Call for Proposals focused on identifying a limited number of projects that reflect the Foundation’s interest in innovative approaches to understanding current and emerging issues for the Hudson River Estuary and Watershed.
HEP provides funding for organizations to conduct projects promoting stewardship and public access to the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary, particularly in underserved areas.
2022 NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve, Margaret A. Davidson Fellowship: Opportunity for a graduate student to conduct research at the Hudson River Research Reserve to address a key coastal management question.
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