Description:
The NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Hudson Rivers Fisheries Unit are continuing a volunteer-based River Herring monitoring program this spring. Monitoring will take place between 4/1 – 5/31 during the annual migration of river herring from the ocean into freshwater tributaries to spawn. Each volunteer will conduct visual observations for signs of herring, at least twice a week for 15 minutes at a site close to his or her town. Training is provided and begins in March, no experience necessary. We need at least ten volunteers per site. For more information on the program, please visit the website! http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/41545.html.
Contact Info:
Jess Kindred – phone: (845) 256-3827, email: r3hermon@gw.dec.state.ny.us
website: www.dec.ny.gov/animals/41545.html
Time commitment:
15-minute increments at least twice a week from April 1st – May 31st.
Volunteer Training Sessions:
Quassaick Creek
When: Wednesday, March 10th, 2:15 – 4:15 pm and 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Where: Newburgh Free Academy Lecture Hall, 201 Fullerton Avenue Newburgh, NY 12550-3798. Use the lower parking lot entrance. The lecture hall is next to the planetarium (see planets) on the second floor.
Coeymans Creek and Hannacrois Creek
When: Saturday, March 20th, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: New Baltimore Fire Station (Corner of Gill Rd and New Baltimore Rd., West Coxsackie, NY 12192)
Sprout Brook and Pocantico River
When: Thursday, March 25th, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Croton Free Library (171 Cleveland Dr., Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520)
Black Creek
When: Saturday, March 27th, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Scenic Hudson’s Black Creek Preserve (US 9W and Winding Brook Rd., Esopus, NY 12429)
Fallkill Creek and Wappingers Creek
When: Saturday, March 27th, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum Pavilion (75 N Water St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601)
To sign up for a River Herring monitoring volunteer training contact Jess Kindred at r3hermon@gw.dec.state.ny.us or call (845) 256 3827.
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