The hudson river valley greenway is awarded $67,665 in federal funds in FY 2022 to provide operational support for the hudson river national estuarine research reserve which in administered by the new…

The Hudson River Valley Greenway was awarded a $67,665 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program. The funding will support operational activities at the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Specifically, the award will provide supplies and contractual support for the Reserve's research and water quality monitoring programs, including maintenance of the weather station at Turkey Point, a shoreline restoration pilot project at Piermont Marsh, and establishment of four MOTUS automatic radio-telemetry stations to track migratory birds. The funding will also support marketing for the Davidson Fellowship graduate student research opportunity at the Reserve, travel for the Reserve's research team, website maintenance, and the National Estuarine Research Reserve Association. An additional $193,330 was provided to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to support other Reserve operations through December 31, 2023.

The hudson river valley greenway is awarded $67,665 in federal funds in FY 2022 to provide operational support for the hudson river national estuarine research reserve which in administered by the new york state department of environmental conservation. Specifically, the award supports the acquisition of supplies and contractual support for the reserve's research and water quality monitoring programs, including maintenance of the weather station at turkey point, a shoreline restoration pilot project a piermont marsh, and the establishment of four motus automatic radio-telemetry stations to track migratory birds. The award also supports marketing for the davidson fellowship, a research fellowship opportunity for graduate students at the reserve, travel for the reserve's research team, website maintenance, and support for the national estuarine research reserve association. Additional funding is also being provided to the new york department of environmental conservation to support other