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MODULE 1 - NY/NJ Harbor
7/10-7/14/07
Embark: 79th St. Boat Basin
Disembark: Piermont Pier
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7/10 Module 1 participants arrive
1700 Orientation by Boat Captain
Evening talk: The Hudson River Harbor John Waldman, City University of NY
Suggested reading "Heartbeats in the Muck" Waldman, 1999
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7/11/07 Offshore - the New York Bight - Measuring the River
0800-1200
Frank Nitsche- LDEO
Title of curriculum: Mapping the river bottom with modern sonar techniques
1300-1700 Brian Mailloux (Barnard) & River Summer Staff & Boat Crew
Activity: Enterococcus, Trawling, CTD, Coring, Plankton, Water samples
1900-2000 - Eve Karl Coplan - (Pace Law)
Title of curriculum: The role of the environment in Hudson River law
2000-2100 Activity: All
Data workup - and how to access and use existing data (GIS and/or
GoogleEarth) (Frank Nitsche) |
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7/12/07 The New York Harbor Area
0800-1330 Roger Panetta (Fordham)
Title of curriculum: Panoramas of the Hudson River (time allocated to include
time for product)
1400-1700 Kerry Dawson (Hudson River Park Trust)
Title of curriculum: The role of the Hudson Park Trust in the current New York
City waterfront and available educational opportunities & resources
1900-2100 EVE All
Title of curriculum: Transit from 79th St. Boat Basin to Piermont Pier water
sampling and chemistry
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7/13/07 Lower Hudson Area
0800-1200 Steve Schimmrich (SUNY Ulster)
Title of curriculum: Geology of the Lower Hudson Valley
1300-1800 Dorothy Peteet (NASA/GISS)
Title of curriculum: Piermont Marsh Ecology and Paleoecology
Carol Reitsma (SUNY New Paltz)
Title of curriculum: Marsh Ecology historical conditions versus current
assessment
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7/14/07
0900 Module1 participants curriculum planning and wrap up
1200 Students depart |
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MODULE 2 - Mid-Hudson
7/14-7/18/07
Embark: Piermont Pier
Disembark: West Point |
7/14 Module 2 participants arrive
1700 Module 2 participants arrive, orientation by Boat Captain
Evening transit on the river through the Hudson Highlands |
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7/15 Newburgh
0800-1700 - Melissa Everett (Sustainable Hudson Valley)
Title of curriculum: Human Ecology and sustainable community in a riverfront
city (an exploration of the City of Newburgh & their Sustainable Master Plan)
1900-2100 - Geoff Brackett (Pace University)
Title of curriculum: The Hudson River as a Literary Source
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7/16 The Hudson Highlands
8:00-17:00 Howard Horowitz (Ramapo College)
Title of curriculum: Highlands Environmental History: Sterling Forest and Mt.
Peter - Exploring the Appalachian Highlands Iron Mining History, Land
Preservation, Forest Resources & Water Resources
1900-2100 EVE - All - Discussion & Lab Work |
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7/17
8:00-12:00 Lucy Johnson - (Vassar)
Title of curriculum: Native American Settlements along the Hudson River: Why
are they where they are? Developing a predictive model
Foundry Cove/Constitution Marsh
13:00-14:00 - Stuart Belli (Vassar College) / Zywia Wojnar
Title of curriculum: Foundry Cove: A Brownfield Case Study (Policy, Sociology,
Chemistry)
14:00-15:30 - Tim Kenna (LDEO)
Title of curriculum: Foundry Cove: Sediment cores for remediation assessment
the case of cadmium assessment
15:30-17:00 Tim Scarlett Industrial Archeology (Michigan Tech)
Title of curriculum: Industrial Archeology of Foundry Cove
1900-2100 EVE - All - Discussion & Lab Work |
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7/18/07
0900 Module2 participants curriculum planning and wrap up
1200 Students depart |
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MODULE 3 - Mid-Upper Hudson
7/18-7/22/07
Embark: Waryas Park
Disembark: Kingston Hudson River Maritime Museum
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7/18 Module 3 participants Arrive
1700
Orientation by Boat Captain
19:00 - Trip to Dennings Point to see Building 1 - the new location of The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries - Regan Chichester (Project Manager)
20:00 -
Trip to The Beacon Institute to view the Map Exhibit - Patricia Dunne (Program Coordinator)
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7/19
0800-1200 - Brian Jensen (The College of St. Rose) & John Mylod (Hudson
Fisherman & author)
Title of curriculum: Hudson River Fisheries Biology, History & Practice
1300-1700 - Peter Groffman (Institute of Ecosystem Studies)
Title of curriculum: Riparian Zone Ecology
1300-1700 - Eve labwork |
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7/20
0800-1200 Dianne Olsen (Cornell Cooperative)
Title of curriculum: Well water contamination and its effect on trust in public
institutions
1300-1700 Lucy Johnson - (Vassar)
Title of curriculum: Native American Settlements along the Hudson River: Why
are they where they are? Testing a predictive model
1900-2100 Eve Betsy Blair (HRNERR Program)
Title of curriculum: The role of the National Estuarine Research Reserve in the
Hudson River
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7/21
0800-1200 Elizabeth Hutchinson (Barnard)
Title of curriculum: Seeing the Catskills through the Hudson River School
1300-1700 Steven Schmmrich- (SUNY Ulster)
Title of curriculum: Geology of the Upper Hudson Valley
Eve Kingston Maritime Museum |
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7/22
0900 Module 3 participants curriculum planning and wrap up
1200 Students depart |
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MODULE 4 - Adirondacks
7/24-7/31/07
7/24 Early morning participants at the Federal Dam Green Island |
7/24 Transit the Upper Hudson River to the ADK via van -
Steven Schmmrich- (SUNY Ulster)
Title of curriculum: Connecting the River Connections between the estuary and
freshwater Upper River Geology of the Upper River - transition to Bedrock
Geology of the Adirondack; Economy of the Upper River; Gore Mountain
Garnett Mines & Wind Mills; PCB Discussion/legal piece
Meet at the Federal Dam where river meets estuary
Stop at Lock 2 Champlain Canal Hydro-electric Lock
Fort Edward the story of GE and Hudson River PCBs
Follow the Hudson River from Albany to Warrensburg, discuss geology and examine various bedrock formations along the way.
Arrival at ADK - Lodging at Arbutus area in cabins - * Kempshall, Marcy,
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7/25: Exploring the Adirondacks
Title of curriculum: The economic base and economic development model of the
ADK i.e. Challenges of Economic growth, sustainability and Environment
Visit - Adirondack Park Administration (APA) meet with Lani Ulrich, APA Commissioner, Lake Placid explore large scale
development focused on tourism, Role of Academia in revitalizing the economy
(discussion piece).
Evening - Colgate Outdoor Education Orientation to Leave No Trace Camping |
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7/26: Colgates Outdoor Education Program Colgate Outdoor Ed. staff
Activity: Packing and gear dispersal for 'Leave no Trace" hiking/camping at Mt.
Adams site - Colgate Outdoor Ed. staff
Depart for Mt. Adams site, hike, setup camp.
RS Staff
Activity: Mapping, Site Location & GPS
Activity: Tree identification exercise
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7/27 RS Staff
Activity: Hike up Mt. Adams
Activity: Tree Identification/stem countsy with GPS
Activity: Water Sample collection
Activity: TBA Writing Activity
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7/28: Colgates Outdoor Education Program Colgate Outdoor Ed. staff
Activity: Break Camp & Hike out
Exploring Tahawus
Activity: Tour McIntyre Furnace site tour & overview of mining history
RS Staff
Activity: Tree count/water sample data - GIS mapping project using date
collected while camping
Evening - Adirondack Education Center Dr. William Porter (AEC Director)
Activity: The role of white tail deer in the Adironadack ecosystem. |
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7/29: RS Staff
Activity: Arbutus Watershed Study (TBA Pat McHale, AEC Staff)
Activity : Visit Santonini Great Camp
Activity: Watershed study data analysis & GIS work
Evening - Adirondack Education Center Paul Hai
Activity: Talk on Great Camps |
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7/30: RS Staff
Activity : Old Forge and the role of tourism in development; (CAP21; Lani Ulrich)
Activity:
Hike up to Bald
Mountain fire tower.
Activity: Float Plane ride
Evening - Adirondack Education Center - Graduate student talks (TBA) |
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| 7/31: 0900-1200 - Wrap up & head home |
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