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Contact Information
UlsterCorps
PO Box 34
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
845 481 0331
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Recruiting Citizen Scientists for the 2010 Volunteer River Herring Monitoring Season
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: http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/41545.html
time commitment:
15-minute increments at least twice a week from April 1st – May 31st. Training March 25th.
training:
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)
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley seeks private attorneys who are willing to take a pro bono civil case in Ulster County. You will be able to obtain CLE credit for doing so, while providing valuable legal assistance to those in need. Before sending you a case, we will make sure you are ready and willing to accept it. You can let us know what kind of civil matter you are willing to take on. You could volunteer to draft a simple will, or to handle a matrimonial action. You could represent a homeowner in a foreclosure, or assist at an unemployment insurance hearing. Call Kathleen Mannix, Managing Attorney, at 845-471-0058, ext. 104, for more information, and to volunteer.
Spring is almost here! The NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Hudson River Fisheries Unit are starting to recruit volunteers for their volunteer-based river herring monitoring program!
Monitoring will take place from 4/1 to 5/31 during the annual migration of river herring from the ocean into freshwater tributaries to spawn. Volunteers are required to look for signs of herring, at least twice a week for 15 minutes at a site close to his or her town. No experience is necessary, and training is provided! Also, it’s a great way to connect with your local watershed, witness a historic, seasonal cycle in the Hudson River’s tributaries!
If you are interested in participating, would like to attend a training session, or have any questions, please contact us at: r3hermon@gw.dec.state.ny.us or (845) 256-3172.
2011 Season’s Sites:
(Rensselaer County) Poesten Kill,
(Albany County) Hannacroix Creek
(Greene County) Coxsackie Creek
(Dutchess County) Fallkill, Wappingers Creek, Crum Elbow Creek, Saw Kill, Fishkill Creek
(Ulster County) Black Creek
(Orange County) Quassaick Creek
(Westchester County) Sprout Brook, Furnace Brook