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Upcoming Events
Upcoming events will be posted here as they are scheduled
Bats - New York's Most Threatened Mammal
Join us at Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff NY for this free talk all about bats! Dr. Amanda Bevan Zientek will highlight the fascinating biology of these night wanderers, the ecological services they provide to our farmers, and how we can support them amid many threats.
Wednesday, October 22, 2024, Morton Memorial Library, 6pm
From the Hudson to the Taconics: Field Guide Talks & Field Excursions
Hosted and led by Farmscape Ecology Program, learn more about the newly published Field Guide and the landscapes described within!
Dates and locations vary
Identification and Protection of Small Streams and Wetlands: A Field Workshop Fall 2024
This workshop will cover the ecological and other values of small streams and wetlands, how to recognize them even when they are dry, some of the threats that face them, and effective regulatory and non-regulatory protections.
Wednesday, September 11th, Albany County, 2:30-4:00pm
Monday, October 7th, Orange County, NY, 2:30 - 4:00pm
NYFA Field Trip
NYFA Field Trip: Goldenrods of NYS
Led by Chris Graham
(in-person)
Sunday, September 8, 2024
9:00 AM 6:00 PM
This workshop is now full! New registrations will be added to a waiting list
White Feather Farm - Walk on the Wild Side: Ecosystem Discovery Walk with Hudsonia
Explore and learn about the significant habitats found on the farm, including forests, fields, and wetlands. This event will be led by Hudsonia Biologist Chris Graham.
(in-person at White Feather Farm)
Saturday, June 15, 2024
9:30 AM 11:30 AM
Identification and Protection of Small Streams and Wetlands: A Field Workshop
This workshop will cover the ecological and other values of small streams and wetlands, how to recognize them even when they are dry, some of the threats that face them, and effective regulatory and non-regulatory protections.
Thursday, May 30th, Albany County, NY, 2:30-4:00pm
Thursday, June 13th, Orange County, NY, 2:30 - 4:00pm
Glass Eel Surveys 2024
Each spring, juvenile eels (known as "glass eels") migrate from the Sargasso sea and up into rivers along the coast, including the Hudson River. These eels eventually make their way to tributaries such as the Saw Kill, where they will spend the majority of their lives. Come out to help us count and learn about the glass eels as they enter our local stream.
Happening now through mid-May!
Using Natural Resource Inventories in Designating Critical Environmental Areas (CEAs) - Webinar
Critical Environmental Areas (CEAs) are areas officially designated by counties or municipalities to alert landowners, developers, and regulatory agencies to features of importance or concern during environmental review under the State Environmental Quality Review process. This webinar will present the process of designating CEAs, with recent examples in the Hudson Valley, and will address convening a working group, approaches to using natural resource inventories for this purpose, engaging with and informing landowners within a proposed CEA and the general public, and the step-by-step process of identifying, delineating, describing, and adopting a CEA.
Identification and Protection of Small Streams and Wetlands: A Field Workshop
In this field workshop, we will discuss the values of small wetlands and streams; how to find and identify them, even in their dry condition; threats to wetlands and streams; and effective regulatory and non-regulatory protections.
This workshop will be held offered on 2 separate dates:
New Paltz, Ulster County: Tuesday, September 26, 2:00-4:30pm Inclement weather date: September 29
Coeymans, Albany County: Wednesday, October 4, 2:00-4:30pm Inclement weather date: October 5
Get Outside! Wildflower Seed Collecting Workshop to Preserve Native Plants and Genetic Diversity
Native plants are essential for healthy, climate-resilient ecosystems. Learn plant identification and responsible seed collection techniques.
Sunday, September 24, 2023 1:00 - 3:00pm
NYFA Field Trip: Exploring Little Stony Point
NYFA Field Trip to Little Stony Point in Cold Spring NY to be led by Chris Graham.
Sunday August 20th, 2023 (in-person)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Flat Rock Brook Nature Association Book Talk: Urban Biodiversity - The Natural History of the NJ Meadowlands
Flat Rock Brook Nature Association invites author Erik Kiviat to present the findings from the book he recently published with Kristi MacDonald: Urban Diversity - The Natural History of the NJ Meadowlands.
Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 (in-person)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
WALK THE LAND: Marsh and Woodland Habitat Walk at Vlei Marsh with Erik Kiviat
Join us for an early spring walk and discover the diversity of habitats at Vlei Marsh, one of Winnakee Land Trust’s most interesting and ecologically significant protected lands.
This program is a co-presentation of Winnakee Land Trust, Dirty Gaia and Hudsonia.
Saturday, May 6, 2023 (in-person)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Teaneck Creek Conservancy Book Talk: Urban Biodiversity - The Natural History of the NJ Meadowlands
Arranged by Hackensack Riverkeeper and the Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck Creek Conservancy invites author Erik Kiviat to present the findings from the book he recently published with Kristi MacDonald: Urban Diversity - The Natural History of the NJ Meadowlands.
Friday, May 5, 2023 (in-person)
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Planning for Nature in Your Community Workshops
Which natural areas are most vital in my community? How do we plan for a future that sustains nature and quality of life for residents? What types of conservation policies have been successful in other communities? This workshop will address these questions and introduce approaches for conserving natural areas and water resources from the town-wide scale to the site level.
The workshop is free of charge and is being offered in four locations (in-person).
Glass Eel Surveys
Each spring, juvenile eels (known as "glass eels") migrate from the Sargasso sea and up into rivers along the coast, including the Hudson River. These eels eventually make their way to tributaries such as the Saw Kill, where they will spend the majority of their lives. Come out to help us count and learn about the glass eels as they enter our local stream.
Happening now through mid-May!
Introduction to Hudson Valley Habitats and Biodiversity Conservation
From tidal wetlands to grasslands, large forests, and rocky crests, the Hudson Valley is home to diverse habitats that support abundant fish, wildlife, and plant species, and provide numerous benefits to local communities. Despite comprising just 10% of the state’s land area, the Hudson Valley supports nearly 90 percent of the bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian species that live in New York. The region is also one of the fastest growing in the state, making conservation of this rich natural heritage even more urgent
A Field Workshop on Habitat Assessment
Hudsonia and the Hudson River Estuary Program are pleased to offer this field workshop as a follow-up to the Habitat Assessment Guidelines webinar held on 9 June 2022.
Habitat Assessment Guidelines Webinar 2022
Habitat assessment is a process used to evaluate potential impacts of proposed activities or development for natural areas, plants, wildlife, and water resources on a given site. In this webinar, Gretchen Stevens introduced model habitat assessment guidelines that municipal planning boards and other agencies may use in reviewing development projects.
Hudsonia Habitat Maps Go Virtual!
This webinar reintroduces Hudsonia’s habitat maps and reports to municipal officials and demonstrates how to access the newly digitized maps, adapted by Don Meltz’s Marist college students, through the new web map portal. In addition, a discussion was held on some of the ways the information can be used for municipal purposes.
Wildflowers of the Rensselaer Plateau & Beyond
Chris Graham, Hudsonia field botanist who focuses on rare species conservation, and the effects of resource extraction and global change on plant communities, walks us through a few of his favorite wildflowers in this webinar hosted by the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance.
Headwater Streams: Identifying and Protecting an Essential Resource 2021
In this webinar series, we discussed the ecological values of small streams; how to identify them remotely and in the field; threats to stream habitats and water quality; the status of state and federal regulatory programs for small streams; and how to extend local protections to these important resources.
NOAA Webinar: Common reed (Phragmites australis) habitat functions in the eastern U.S.
Part of the NOAA science seminar series, “Rethinking the Common Reed Grass – Phragmites“.
Critical Environmental Area Training
The Hudson River Estuary Program and Hudsonia Ltd. are pleased to announce a training and technical assistance opportunity for three communities in the estuary watershed that wish to designate a Critical Environmental Area (CEA).
Wetlands: A 3-part webinar series
In recognition and celebration of American Wetlands Month in May, the Hudson River Estuary Program and Hudsonia Ltd. were pleased to offer a 3-part webinar series dedicated to Wetland Values, Identification, and Protection.
Wetlands: Values, Threats, and Protection 2020
Wetlands: Values, Threats, and Protection Webinar 2020
Headwater Streams: Identifying and Protecting an Essential Resource 2020
Headwater Streams: Identifying and Protecting an Essential Resource Workshop 2020
Best Practices for Environmental Reviews 2020
Best Practices for Environmental Reviews Workshop 2020
Past Events
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