By Scenic Hudson
On Thursday, Jan. 12, almost a hundred government officials, planning professionals and environmentalists came to the Steel House restaurant on the Kingston waterfront for "Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts: Opportunities in an Era of Global Climate Change." The all-day forum focused on rising temperatures and water levels and how they relate to Hudson Valley planning and infrastructure. Speakers included Steve Rosenberg, Jeff Anzevino and Sacha Spector from Scenic Hudson, Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo, Kristin Marcell of the NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Ulster County planning director Dennis Doyle. Following the speaker presentations, the audience broke up into smaller group for practical workshops and a mapping exercise.
Additional details including links to videos of several presentations can be found in this Midhudson Messenger report.
What is Sacha Spector saying about this event?
Shared by our friend Krisitn Marcell Dear friends of the Hudson River Estuary Program, The Hudson River Estuary Program's Trees for Tribs initiative offers free native trees and shrubs for streamside buffer planting/restoration projects in the Hudson River Estuary watershed. Since 2007 the program has been responsible for planting more than 24,000 native trees and shrubs along 60,000 feet of stream with the help of thousands of local volunteers. We are now accepting applications Spring 2012 planting sites. Applications received by March 1, 2012 will be given preference. For further information about the program including project applications and fact sheets, please visit the DEC website, www.dec.ny.gov/lands/43668.html or contact the Hudson River Estuary Program's Stream Buffer Coordinator, Beth Roessler at (845)-256-2253 or baroessl@gw.dec.state.ny.us. Please forward this email to potentially interested landowners and partners. Thank you. -Beth Roessler Beth Roessler Hudson River Estuary Program Stream Buffer Coordinator NYS Department of Environmental Conservation In cooperation with NYS Water Resources Institute at Cornell University 21 South Putt Corners Rd New Paltz, NY 12561 (845) 256-2253 baroessl@gw.dec.state.ny.us Estuary Program: www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4920.html NYS Water Resources Institute: http://wri.eas.cornell.edu/ Helping people enjoy, protect and revitalize the Hudson River Estuary and its Valley
