March/April 2022 data! March and April eel data, March fyke net data (without eel counts), and March and April water quality is shown here. Trends in water quality appear - dissolved oxygen drops as temperature increases, salinity fluctuates due to tides, and temperature gradually increases. We also had a record season of glass eel catches!! #CURB #HudsonRiver #data #spring
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
🐟 Great day seining with students! 🐟 #CURB #fish #HudsonRiver #spring #learn #catchoftheday
Caught a small fiddler crab in the net today and a blue crab while seining. Male fiddlers only have one large claw, which they use to attract a mate! 🦀
Last week's data! Dissolved oxygen levels are dropping as the water warms up.
First elver of the season! #CURB #catchoftheday #HudsonRiver #Hudson #spring #americaneel
Please join us in welcoming our new Director of Education, Christina Edsall! Christina most recently held a position at New York Botanical Garden, and has a Masters in Environmental Conservation Education from NYU. Welcome to the CURB team! #CURB #sarahlawrencecollege #education #hudsonriver
A striped bass, grass shrimp, many mummichogs, and a couple white perch in the seine net today! 🐟
#CURB #HudsonRiver #Hudson #catchoftheday #fish #bass #perch #shrimp #spring
This might be the most smoochable fish in the Hudson! This white sucker was found in the marsh today. It's unique mouth shape allows it to feed at the bottom of the river. What a great catch!
#CURB #Hudson #Hudsonriver #fish #catchoftheday #windy #spring
🌊 Last week's data! Seine net still coming up pretty empty and our eel counts are getting lower, but hopefully some nicer weather will bring in more catches 🌊