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20th Annual A Day in the Life of the Hudson and Harbor October 13th

The waterfronts of the Hudson River and the piers of New York Harbor will bustle with activity on October 13th as thousands of students armed with seine nets, minnow pots, and water testing gear collect data and study the Hudson River during DEC's 20th annual A Day in the Life of the Hudson and Harbor.

From first grade to college-age, students participating in "Day in the Life," partner with DEC staff and environmental education centers to collect scientific data using hands-on field techniques, capturing a snapshot of the river's ecology. The program also gives students the opportunity to don waders or use a fishing rod to catch and identify some of the Hudson's 220-plus species of fish and myriad invertebrates. Most are young fish, evidence of the Hudson's importance as a nursery habitat.

"A Day in the Life" is sponsored by DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program in partnership with the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Columbia Climate School Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. This year, more than 5,000 students and educators from 100 schools will participate. More information is available on Lamont-Doherty's A Day in the Life of the Hudson and Harbor website.