Funding Now Available, Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count Saturday
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Request for Proposal Available Now
Owner Outreach and Design of Priority Hudson River Estuary Biologically Important Barriers
The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) and New York 
State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Hudson River Estuary Program are soliciting proposals to design and implement an outreach and education effort to inform communities and individuals who own or manage stream barriers (dams or culverts) about the impacts of barriers on stream ecology and resiliency, and introduce them to existing opportunities to support culvert replacement or dam removal. This project will result in greater public understanding of the impacts of stream barriers on ecosystem health and resiliency, as well as identify specific barrier mitigation or removal projects. Approximately $100,000 is available for this project. The deadline for applications is September 4 at 12 noon. For more information please visit the Grants Program for the Hudson River Estuary web page.
The Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count Takes Place Saturday
Join naturalists from the Capital Region to New York City for the Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count this Saturday, August 15 to explore the amazing variety of slippery, wriggly, and fascinating creatures usually hidden below the river’s surface. The Hudson and its watershed are home to more than 200 species of fish. During the Fish Count, participating organizations encourage visitors to help collect fish using seine nets, minnow traps, and rods and reels. Seining involves pulling a vertical net through the water and checking out the fish, crabs, and other river-life caught in its mesh. Participants may watch from shore or jump into waterproof waders and help pull in the net. After the catch is displayed, the fish are released back to the river. Watch a clip about seining in the Hudson River.
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