| 08/13/2018 | 09/18/2018 |
Giant Map Gives 'Foots-On' Education About NY Geography | Hudson River Estuary - News: NYSG partners with the Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences and the NY Geographic Alliance to introduce the unique teaching resource to educators in the State's Hudson River Valley region.
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| 12/17/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
Are Birds Singing a Different Tune? | New York Coastlines, Fall 2012: Investigators of a NYSG-funded project examined the birdsong of several songbirds common to New York State as an indicator of effects of exposure to sublethal levels of contaminants such as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in the environment.
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| 09/11/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
Cornell Researchers Find Contaminants May Cause Birds to Sing a Different Tune | Hudson River Estuary - Press Release: NY Sea Grant-funded project shows changes in birdsong may be caused by non-lethal levels of PCBs in Hudson River sediment.
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| 07/03/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
Currents E-Newsletter to Feature Update on Coastal Change Education Materials for Metro NY Area | NYC - News: Liberty and Ellis Islands were both closed indefinitely after Sandy while the National Park Service (NPS) assessed post-storm damage. NPS re-opened the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 2013.
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| 11/17/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
Hudson River Estuary Climate Change Lesson Project | Hudson River Estuary - News: This lesson plan series is designed to help middle school students understand climate and weather basics and explore climate change related issues close to home in the Hudson River Valley.
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| 10/08/2017 | 09/18/2018 |
K to Gray Education: Resources From New York and Beyond | Education - News: An interactive online feature showcases the value and impact of Sea Grant education program from coast-to-coast, highlighting activities for youth, university and adult levels from Sea Grant's network of 33 U.S. programs.
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| 04/03/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
NYSMEA Marine Science Activity Workshop | Education - News: On Sunday, April 28, the New York State Marine Education Association and New York Sea Grant will hold a hands-on Marine Science Activity Workshop at Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY.
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| 05/09/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
NYSMEA-NYSG Second Teacher Share-A-Thon a Success | Education - News: What do tectonic plates, fish tanks, and baby birds have in common? They all were presentations at the April 28th, 2013 Marine Science Share-a-Thon workshop held at Mercy College, located in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. on the Hudson River.
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| 12/11/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
On Air: How PCBs Alter Bird Songs | Hudson River Estuary - News: In an audio segment by Academic Minute, Drexel University's and former NYSG-funded doctoral student Dr. Sara DeLeon discusses how exposure to environmental pollutants can alter the performance of bird songs.
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| 06/09/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
On YouTube: Geospatial Literacy: Examining Coastal Change Over Time With New York City Teachers | NYC - News: A number of invited elementary school teachers in and around NYC took part in hands-on "Visualizing Coastal Change" workshops, funded through a NOAA Environmental Literacy Grant.
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| 05/11/2016 | 09/18/2018 |
Publication Spotlight: Sea Grant's Colorful Guide Helps Home Gardeners Be More Water-Wise | Hudson River Estuary - News: This recently-revised 20-page guide, which marks its 15 year anniversary in 2016, reviews everyday practices that can help reduce threats to water quality.
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| 12/17/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
Sea Grant Helps Cornell Document Change, Develop Educational Curricula for NYC Sites | New York Coastlines, Fall 2012: Since 2008, Cornell IRIS and NYSG have been developing stewardship education materials to help educators better understand and teach students about Metro NY's coastal change.
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| 06/12/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
Teachers Offer Each Other Activity Ideas at NYC Marine Science Workshop | Education - News: This interactive share-a-thon, the third of its kind in as many years, links teachers up with innovative curricula ideas related to marine science subjects and programs.
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| 08/10/2018 | 09/17/2018 |
NYSG Trains Stewards on Stopping the Spread of Aquatic Hitchhikers | Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species - Watercraft Inspection - News: The stewards at this regional training will be stationed this season in the Lower Hudson River area, though there are nearly 200 stewards placed at waterbodies throughout New York State.
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| 08/12/2018 | 09/17/2018 |
Students Collaborate with Resilience Professionals at first RiSC Summit | NYC - News: The multi-year project builds on local resilience plans such as OneNYC and fosters new partnerships among K-12 schools, informal education institutions, government and non-profit organizations working on resilience planning and implementation.
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| 08/16/2018 | 09/17/2018 |
Campaign aims to bring climate science to every US high school | NYC - News: The Cornell-affiliated Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) has launched a new partnership with the NYSG program and is in the second phase of a crowdfunding campaign in its quest to bring climate change science to every U.S. high school.
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| 03/07/2018 | 09/01/2018 |
NYSG Aids in Launch of Storm-Resilient Schools Consortium, Plans for Springtime NYC Summit | NYC - Press Release: Funded through a 2016 NOAA grant, RiSC project's partners provide K-12 environmental literacy and climate resiliency plans for NYC’s schools that help students, faculty and districts prepare for a warming world.
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| 10/07/2017 | 05/10/2018 |
Get Out the Map: Testing NYS Learning Standards-Approved Exercises with Hudson Valley Teachers | Hudson River Estuary - News: Approximately 20 educators participated in the well-received two hour workshop, several reporting that they would indeed seek to host the map at their schools.
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| 10/08/2017 | 10/09/2017 |
Two from New York Become Coastal Storms Research Fellows | Education / Research - News: In this unique one-year program, Fellows work with academic advisors and outreach mentors who offer guidance ranging from input on framing research question to communicating results to target audiences, and ensuring their research leads to broader societal impacts.
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| 12/19/2011 | 09/10/2017 |
NYS Conservationist Magazine Examines NYSG's First 40 Years | NYSG @ 40 - News: Recreational and commercial fishermen, seafood businesses, municipalities, researchers and educators—these are some of the important stakeholders that are served by New York Sea Grant, now in its 40th year of Bringing Science to the Shore.
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| 12/13/2010 | 09/10/2017 |
Sediment Transport in the Upper Hudson River | Publications: Success Stories (Research): The present understanding of sediment transport in rivers and estuaries such as the Upper Hudson River is insufficient to permit quantitative predictions of the fate of sediment particles.
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| 06/09/2016 | 06/16/2016 |
The Hudson is His Oyster: Matt Hare looks at restoring oysters in the Hudson | Publications: New York Coastlines, Spring/Summer 2016: Oysters were once so plentiful in New York City that oyster shuckers worked nearly ‘round the clock, feeding rich and poor alike, discarding mountains of shells. NYSG-funded Cornell University researcher Matthew Hare examines why that isn't the case now.
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| 12/14/2014 | 12/15/2014 |
Covering Climate Change in the Classroom | Hudson River Estuary - News: During a a mid-November '14 workshop with experts and educators, NYSG and its partners explored climate change and its impacts in the Hudson Valley. A new teaching curricula for educators also made its debut at the event.
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| 06/12/2014 | 06/14/2014 |
Partnership Puts Accessibility for All at Boat Launches and Waterfront Parks Within Reach | Hudson River Estuary - News: “When parks are accessible it sends a positive, inclusive message to the larger community and helps people with disabilities to be viewed as ordinary people.”
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| 12/16/2013 | 01/06/2014 |
On YouTube: A Day in the Life of the Hudson River Estuary 2013 | Hudson River Estuary - News: "This is is a wonderful estuary-wide event giving students the opportunity to participate in river monitoring and for schools to share the data," said NYSG's Hudson River Specialist Nordica Holochuck
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| 04/03/2013 | 08/26/2013 |
NYSG's Extension Specialists Honored for Excellence in 2012 | Extension - News: In October 2012, two of New York Sea Grant's (NYSG) were honored for excellence by the Great Lakes Sea Grant Extension Network. The acknowledged efforts of Helen Domske, Buffalo, and Dave MacNeill, Oswego would add to that of a handful of other NYSG specialists who received their own recognitions within the year.
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| 03/18/2011 | 08/28/2012 |
Jump Right Into Estuary Education! | Hudson River Estuary - News: NYSG's Nordica Holochuck co-wrote the introduction for this special Spring 2011 issue of The Tidal Exchange, devoted entirely to NY-NJ Harbor Estuary education.
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| 09/09/2009 | 08/28/2012 |
NYSG Revises Teacher’s guide on Exploring the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary | Hudson River Estuary - News: This revised guide highlights regional education organizations providing K-12 estuary-related field trips, lesson plans and classroom activities.
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| 04/18/2012 | 04/25/2012 |
Stony Brook University to Receive Share of $2.4 Million New York Sea Grant | Research - Press Release: As reported by the Port Times Record, The Statesman and Boating Times Long Island, Stony Brook University researchers are receiving a share of the $2.4 million awarded by NYSG to fund research and education about issues important to coastal New Yorkers such as seafood safety, flooding due to storm surges, water quality and habitat restoration.
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| 03/01/2012 | 04/03/2012 |
Nearly $2.4 Million for New York Sea Grant in 2012-2013 | Research - Press Release: NYSG has received a grant totaling $2.4 million for fiscal years 2012-2013 to fund its research, extension and education efforts on important coastal issues related to storm surges and flooding, seafood safety, wetland habitats, fisheries, and harmful algal blooms, among others.
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| 01/12/2012 | 02/08/2012 |
NYSMEA's Marine Science Share-A-Thon | Education - News: Teachers and educators will join the New York State Marine Education Association and NYSG at Columbia University's Teachers College on Saturday, March 10 for an idea and activity sharing to benefit the classroom or outreach programs.
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| 09/02/2011 | 09/02/2011 |
Hudson Tourism | New York Coastlines, Summer/Fall 2011: There are many opportunities throughout the summer season for both residents and tourists of the Hudson River Valley to engage in cultural, nature-based and water recreation activities.
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| 02/21/2011 | 02/21/2011 |
That Settles It: Sediment transport in the Hudson River | New York Coastlines, Winter 2011: With NY Sea Grant funding, researchers from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences conducted the first-ever modeling of size-resolving sediment tracking in the Hudson River.
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| 02/26/2010 | 02/26/2010 |
Partners Make a Splash with Project WET’s Discover the Hudson River Booklet | Hudson River Estuary - Press Release: Designed for teachers, students in upper elementary grades, "Discover the Hudson River" is a 16-page color booklet available free to coastal educators for a limited time.
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| 12/07/2009 | 12/07/2009 |
Exploring the Hudson | New York Coastlines, Fall 2009: Throughout a large part of the year, especially in the summer and fall months, Hudson River Valley (HRV) residents and tourists are, as a new New York Sea Grant publication confirms, out kayaking, windsurfing, motor boating, fishing and even swimming along New York’s most famous river.
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| 08/10/2009 | 08/10/2009 |
New Publication on Tourism and Community Sustainability in the Hudson River Valley | Hudson River Estuary - News: As an August 2009 NYSG tourism publication illustrates, the three Hudson Valley communities of Kingston, Beacon and Cold Spring are interested in finding out just what it is that gives each its unique character that residents and visitors find so appealing.
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