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POUGHKEEPSIE, NEWBURGH, & KINGSTON — Residents of all ages can learn about their city’s ecology by participating in local community science events this fall. Each event, called an “AquaBlitz,” will pair community members with environmental educators and scientists to learn about what is living in and around urban waterways.
The events will focus on the Fall Kill Creek in Poughkeepsie, Quassaick Creek in Newburgh, and a wetland in Kingston. In addition to providing information about urban ecology, the event organizers will share ways for participants to get involved in watershed groups and other efforts to protect these Hudson River tributaries. This is the eighth annual AquaBlitz.
WHEN/WHERE:
- September 26 (rain date September 30)
Poughkeepsie
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Malcolm X Park, 131 Mansion Street
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601
REGISTER HERE
- September 27 (rain date September 28)
Poughkeepsie
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Peach Hill Park Cider Fest, 32 Edgewood Drive
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12603
NO REGISTRATION NEEDED
- September 27
Newburgh
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Creek Fest at Crystal Lake, 61 Temple Drive
Newburgh, N.Y. 12550
REGISTER HERE
- September 29
Poughkeepsie
2 p.m to 5 p.m.
Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum, 75 N Water Street
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601
REGISTER HERE
- October 1
Kingston
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Kingston Point Park, Delaware Avenue
Kingston, N.Y. 12401
REGISTER HERE
Project partners include: Boys and Girls Club, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, The Environmental Cooperative at Vassar Barns, Fall Kill Watershed Coalition, Friends of Peach Hill, Hudson Highlands Nature Center, HV Interpreters & Translators, Kingston YMCA Farm Project, Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum, My Kingston Kids, Nature’s Impact, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Migrant Education Program, Puentes, Quassaick Creek Watershed Alliance, and Scenic Hudson.
For more information about this event series, please reach out to Julia Raskin at jraskin@scenichudson.org
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