RiverNet: Great Hudson River Fish Count Saturday, August 2
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 07/30/2014 02:45 PM EDT
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The third annual Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count will take place at sites along the Hudson on August 2, 2014. The public is invited to join naturalists from the Capital Region to New York City as they 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 kinds of fish. During the Fish Count, sponsored by DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program, participating organizations will encourage visitors to help collect fish using seine nets, minnow traps, and rods and reels. Seining involves pulling a 30-foot 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 available waterproof waders and help pull in the net.
As the day goes on, participating groups will share their catch results with each other. Comparing notes will promote understanding of the diversity of fishes and habitats in the Hudson, the vitality of the estuarine ecosystem in urban as well as rural settings, and the influence of salinity and tides. The fish are released after participants view them up close.
The fish count programs are free of charge, though parking fees may be collected at some sites. A list of participating sites is below. For more information, please visit the Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count page on DEC’s website.
Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count Sites & Participating Organizations
Manhattan – East River Park, Pier 42: Lower East Side Ecology Center
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
Manhattan – Hudson River Park, Pier 84: Hudson River Park Trust
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Yonkers – Habirshaw Park: Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Piermont – Piermont Pier: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sleepy Hollow – Kingsland Point Park/Kathryn W. Davis RiverWalk Center: Teatown Lake Reservation & Strawtown Art and Garden Studio
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Cold Spring – Little Stony Point, Hudson Highlands State Park: Hudson River Estuary Program 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Beacon – Long Dock Park: Scenic Hudson
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
New Windsor – Kowawese Unique Area: Hudson River Estuary Program
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Staatsburg – Norrie Point Environmental Center: Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
10:00 – 11:00 a.m
Kingston – Kingston Point Beach: City of Kingston Parks and Recreation/Forsyth Nature Center
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Castleton – Schodack Island State Park: Hudson River Estuary Program
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Waterford – Peebles Island State Park: Hudson River Estuary Program
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.