While CURB is currently closed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our adjacent park (Habirshaw Park) remains open. Visitors are welcome to come down and enjoy some fresh air while taking in views of the Hudson River. Please make sure to practice safe social-distancing! This picture was taken this morning from our beach during an overcast start to the day. #hudsonriver #yonkers #sarahlawrencecollege #park #riverviews #outdoors #freshair
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
#turtletuesday with Chip our diamondback terrapin! Terrapins are native to brackish waters, including rivers and tidal marshes. In the wild they may live for over 25 years, and feed on fish, mollusks, crustaceans and insects. In this video Chip is eating vitamin pellets, which we supplement in with his natural diet. #sarahlawrencecollege #CURB #yonkers #terrapin #reptilesofinstagram
Today's eel sampling for the DEC's American Eel Migration Project produced 328 glass eels. For the week we caught 994 eels, and are at 1,308 eels for the season. This total is our second most all-time in 7 years of sampling, with about 10 weeks remaining in the season. The fyke net was installed on February 24th and will be removed towards the end of May. #hudsonriverestuary #nysdec #Americaneel #glasseel #sarahlawrencecollege #research
Yesterday CURB staff was on the @groundwork_hv Science Barge to install our HRECOS water quality sonde for the 2020 season. Real-time weather and water data for Yonkers is available at the HRECOS.org website. #hudsonriver #yonkers #data #waterquality #science
Eel counting with #sarahlawrencecollege students Bella and Emily. Today was our 3rd day of sampling for the American Eel Migration Project and we caught, counted, and released 121 glass eels. The eels will now continue their migration north to freshwater tributaries of the Hudson River. #hudsonriverestuary #research #Americaneel #yonkers
This morning we ventured into the river for some winter seining. With a water temperature of 42°, we caught 1 mummichog and 1 amphipod. #winter #fishing #hudsonriver #yonkers
It was a great spring-like day for installing our fyke net! Katie and Jay hit the marsh to get the net anchored down for the eel migration season. Our first day of sampling is tomorrow, and the season will continue through May. #hudsonriverestuary #CURB #Americaneel #migration #research
Fish handling training with our Bronx Collaborative High School interns Natasha and Stacy! #CURB #internship #handsonlearning #training #fish
The Palisades are just starting to peek through the thick layer of fog that has been blanketing the river this morning. #hudsonriver #palisades #yonkers #fog #rain #winter #wheresthesnow
CURB staff is gearing up for this year's American Eel Migration Project which is coordinated by the @nysdec. This will be our 7th year of sampling the Hudson River for migrating glass eels. Volunteers are needed to assist staff with checking a fyke net that is stationed in our tidal marsh. This includes wading out to the net in waders, counting and weighing the eels, and recording weather and water quality data. Sampling takes about an hour and volunteers must be ages 14+. The project will be getting started on February 25th and continues through May. Sampling hours are Tuesdays - Thursdays from 3:30 - 4:30pm and Fridays from 2:00 - 3:00pm. For more details please see the flyer or contact Jason Muller at jmuller@sarahlawrence.edu. #sarahlawrencecollege #research #yonkers #hudsonriver #eels #volunteer
Last Friday our staff hit the river for some winter seining. We dragged the net through our marsh 6 times, but came up empty-handed in this attempt. That being said, we did see some success earlier on in the season. In 4 other tries (between 11/21 - 1/3), we caught a total of 53 animals including 17 shrimp, 10 Atlantic silverside, 9 mummichog, 6 striped bass, 4 moon jelly, 3 comb jelly, 2 blue crab, 1 amphipod, 1 red-eared slider. Complete data may be found at https://www.centerfortheurbanriver.org/research/seining.html. #hudsonriverestuary #yonkers #research #winter #seining
Since American eels are nocturnal, much of their time in our tanks is spent buried in the sand. That is until we feed them, at which point they will poke through the sand in search of food. #Americaneel #hudsonriver #fish #CURB