This week (9/19-9/23) we were able to seine more than usual. We had a group help us seine on Sunday in addition to our daily seining Monday through Thursday. We caught several species this week that came as a surprise. The salinity of the water has increased, yielding more grass shrimp, comb and moon jellies, as well as some others such as the Atlantic croaker(the first in 7 years), a bluefish, and a naked goby. We look forward to the rest of a great seining season!
The Center and Sarah Lawrence College
Launched June 2013, the Center for the Urban River at Beczak (CURB) is an alliance of Sarah Lawrence College and the Beczak Environmental Education Center. The mission of CURB is to advance environmental knowledge and stewardship by providing high quality K-12 environmental education for the local community, establishing a regional hub for research and monitoring focused on Hudson River estuary and urban watershed issues, and serving as a welcoming open community space for a variety of civic and cultural activities.
The Center occupies the former Beczak Environmental Education Center, a well-loved river exploration and interpretative center that has been offering programs for adults and children for over twenty years. Its name honors Joe Beczak, one of the Hudson River enthusiasts who taught children about the Hudson in the 1970s.Instagram slccurb
Thank you to the Ecology class at Sarah Lawrence College for coming to CURB! We are excited for students to return after so long.
Yesterday, the class seined the river and found an Atlantic croaker, the first caught at CURB since 7 years ago. They also caught a 50cm American eel (pictured last).
Join CURB and our partners for a day of environmental action along the Hudson River! See flyer for more details. No registration required. #yonkers #hudsonriver #science #research #environment @yonkerspublicschools @sarahlawrencecollege
This week at CURB our staff collected samples on Tuesday and Thursday. During this week's seining we caught some rather large specimens of each species, most notably an American eel that silently escaped the tank before we could measure it!
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Keep an eye out for more seining data in the future👀
This week CURB hosted the Riverside High School Summer Enrichment Program. 14 students participated in various river-based education and research activities including seining, oyster measuring, water quality, and more. @yonkerspublicschools #yonkers #environmentaleducation #science #waterquality #oysters #fish #hudsonriver
#REPOST @slc_childdevelopmentinstitute with @get__repost__app What a beautiful day to be @slccurb for Biodiversity in the Natural World! We explored compost, made Compost in a Bottle, visited the @groundwork_hv Science Barge (Thanks Jason!), harvested vegetables, and did a little weeding in the CURB community garden. Thank you to all the teachers, many from @mercy_stem, who participated! #environmentaleducation #science #slccurb #urbanenvironmentaleducation #sciencebarge #stemeducation #communitygarden
Last week's seining data was once again headlined by Atlantic silversides with 185 caught! For the season, grass shrimp still lead the way with 588 caught. The salinity remained low, averaging around 2.2 ppt. #HudsonRiver #seining #research #fishdata
Some pictures from Saturday's Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count with the @nysdec! Around 20 participants joined us as we seined the Hudson to collect, count and catalog various fish caught from our beach. #hudsonriverestuary #yonkers #sarahlawrencecollege #communityscience #fish #seining
#REPOST @yonkerspublicschools with @get__repost__app #YonkersPublicScools high school #Summer21 enrichment students testing #HudsonRiver waters and sediment with @slccurb #repostandroid #repostw10
Today the CURB team joined volunteers in the field to participate in the NYSDEC's Water Assessments by Volunteer Evaluators (WAVE) program. Kick nets were used to sample the Saw Mill River in Ardsley for benthic macroinvertebrates. For more information about the program: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/92229.html. #sawmillriver
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