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11. DEVELOP PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Educate the public about the economic, recreational, spiritual and health-related benefits of a clean environment.

  • Disseminate statistics and case studies demonstrating that communities that invest in open space and environmental protection experience economic benefits.
  • Review and strengthen environmental curricula in the public school system and throughout all the Valley’s private schools.
  • Actively advise municipal government on the benefits and strategies for environmental protection.
  • Engage schools, families and policymakers in river education and recreation, to enable people to make a personal connection to nature via the Hudson Valley environment
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    In support of the goal of the Hudson Fulton Champlain Quadricentennial Commission to advance a vision and practical agenda for the Hudson Valley, this project is sponsored by the Hudson River Watershed Alliance, a regional coalition of stakeholders working to protect, restore, and conserve the water resources of the Hudson and its tributaries, through information sharing and collaborative networking.

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