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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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To Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s trip up the Hudson River, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Josh Aronson spent the past year searching out fascination people and cultures of the Hudson River Valley. He’s made this series of short films for THIRTEEN.
Aldrich
A tour of Rokeby Farm, an old house in Barrytown, NY owned by the Aldrich family since 1688.
Bill Fink’s Kids
A story about a retired gentleman who works for a city program to teach kids to fish at the tip of Manhattan. All the fish go into an aquarium so the kids can see the life that exists under the surface of the water – it’s a great education to instill in them the ethic of sustainability and caretaking of the River.
Goats
At Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, the National Park Service uses goats as a 100% green method of cutting down harmful vegetation encroaching on the historic structures there.
Ice Breaker
A look at an ice breaker ship in Rhinecliff, NY that clears the ice on the Hudson River channel each winter.
Ice Fishing
Bob Gabrielson has been ice fishing on the Hudson in Nyack, NY since he was 12 years old.
Ice Sailing
Footage of an “ice yacht” in action: the Vixen in Athens, NY, which was built in 1885 in Carthage Landing (now Chelsea), NY. An interview with its captain, Reid Bielenberg.
Kayak
A kayak trip down Foundry Cove in Coldspring, NY, led by Ned Sullivan, Executive Director of Scenic Hudson.
Kids Drawing
Art teacher Linda Houlihan brings kids to sketch wildlife along the Hudson river.
Light House
A tour of the old Saugerties Lighthouse in Saugerties, NY.
Painter
Painter Leigh Palmer, resident of Hudson, NY, talks about his technique and what it’s like to be a modern-day Hudson River landscape artist.
River Keeper
John Lipscomb, Patrol Boat Captain of the Riverkeeper, talks about protecting the Hudson from big business polluters.
Rocking The Boat
Inner city kids learn how to make a boat and launch it after 3 months.
Shad Fishing
Footage of a shad fisherman and a discussion of the environmental problems facing the shad population in the Hudson.
Storm King
A tour of the Storm King Art Center, an avant-garde sculpture workshop set in picturesque Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Sturgeon
The Hudson River Estuary Program embarks on a tagging mission to investigate the population of a huge, prehistoric fish!
Swim
The annual Newburgh-to-Beacon Hudson River Swim is held to help support River Pool, the brain-child of folk singer Pete Seeger.
Water Taxi
A film about the dream to return the Hudson to a transportation waterway filled with boats of all types – for transport, recreation and commerce.
Halloween
A look at Superior Concept Monster Design, a costume shop based in a Barrytown, NY barn, which designs the costumes for New York’s Village Halloween Parade.
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