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VOTE for healthy streams in the Hudson River Watershed!

By Katy Dunlap | Published: April 12, 2010


If you haven’t already heard, the Hudson Basin River Watch, in partnership with the Hudson River Estuary Program’s “Trees for Tribs” inititaive, has been selected as one of 10 nationwide finalists for Redwood Creek Wine’s 2010 Greater Outdoors Project.  The goals of the “Trees for Tribs” intitiative are to enhance stream buffers and recreational experiences by planting [...]
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HRWA Digest

By Staff | Published: February 10, 2011


Current News, Events, and Opportunities in the Hudson River Watershed Compiled by Katherine Urban-Mead, Intern Hudson River Watershed Alliance *New items are marked with an asterisk NEWS & ACTIONS Tri-State Transportation Campaign Announcement: Thank-you for Sustainable Transport Developments New York City’s transportation system has come a long way in the last three and a half years. the city’s got plenty of [...]
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Hinchey Urges EPA to Set High Standards in Hudson River PCB Cleanup Effort

By Staff | Published: December 10, 2010


From the press office of Congressman Maurice Hinchey Washington, DC – Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today urged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson to ensure that high standards are used in Phase 2 of the EPA’s ongoing efforts to remove toxic polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination in the Hudson River Superfund Site.  Hinchey helped [...]
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Conference on Water Resources & the Regional Economy

By Staff | Published: November 30, 2010


On December 13, representatives from the environmental, business, municipal and job development communities will be gathering at the SUNY New Paltz Student Union Building, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., to explore issues and challenges on water resource management and to identify opportunities to both support the economy and conserve the environment, recognizing the many ways that water contributes [...]
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Steamboats of the Hudson River

By Staff | Published: November 4, 2010


Two nice developments have recently emerged regarding efforts to preserve the SS Columbia, America’s oldest surviving passenger steamer. Author Bill Ewan writes about saving this National Historic Landmark Vessel in his new volume, Steamboats on the Hudson River, as part of the “Images of America” series published by Arcadia Publishing (available in regional bookstores). Also, Boating on the Hudson [...]
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