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| Sun rises over the New York Harbor as SUNY Stony Brook School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences' 80 foot R/V Seawolf heads out for a day off shore.
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Steve Schimmrich (right) and Bob Cassidy (left) both of SUNY Ulster, tighten the head on a core sleeve in preparation for gravity coring. |
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| Background on coring and trawling locations is provided by Tim Kenna (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory).
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The group zodiacs to shore for a geology discussion at Bear Mountain State Park. |
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| A juvenile Atlantic sturgeon, only 14.5cm in length, poses for the camera before being returned to the river. |
Brian Jensen, fisheries biologist from the College of St. Rose, holds this impressive carp from a freshwater trawl. |
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| Brian Jensen (College of St. Rose), Peter Jensen (Dalton School), Steve Schimmrich (SUNY Ulster), Paul Benzing (College of St.
Rose) and Tim Kenna (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) prepare for coring. |
Sharon Williams, English professor at Hamilton College and Alex Dunn, Professor at Pace University Law School running phosphates in the wet lab. |
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| Karin Limburg (SUNY ESF) leads the group on an urban stream assessment on the Poesten Kill in Troy. |
Peter Groffman (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies) summarizes our riparian assessment of the Casper Kill in Poughkeepsie. |
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| Geologist Steve Schimmrich (SUNY Ulster) perches atop billion year old granitic gneiss to discuss the formation of the Hudson Highlands. |
Steve Stanne (New York State DEC Hudson River Estuary Program) leads the group in fishing with a seine net in Poughkeepsie. |
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| A tired but happy group returns in from a day offshore. |
Transiting the length of the Hudson River offers amazing views of the Hudson Highlands as they dip their toes into the river. |
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| Participants hiked into the base of the Kaaterskill Falls, favorite spot of Hudson River painters. |
After some background on the Hudson River School of Painting, participants try their hand at sketching. |
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| As a service learning project the group cleared the area around the estuary educational kiosk. |
All hands on deck for coring just north of Poughkeepsie. |
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| Letting our the float lines for the trawl net. |
A successful morning trawl off Rockaway Beach ends with fresh caught squid turned into calamari! |
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| A summer flounder showing off its famous flat body, large mouth and eyes migrated to the top of the head. |
Uncovering garnet crystal deposits in the Adirondacks with Bruce Selleck (Colgate College). |
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| The group tours the Yonkers sewage treatment plant. |
Marilyn Power (L) (Sarah Lawrence College) discusses the redevelopment of downtown Yonkers on the walking tour with Judy Halsted
(R) (Skidmore College). |
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| Dorothy Peteet (R) (NASA/GISS) provides an overview of marsh ecology prior to leading the group in fieldwork. |
A trip into the heart of Staten Island's Saw Mill Marsh. |
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| Yourha Kang (Iona College), Chris Bowser (Marist College and NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program) and Ann Powers (Pace University Law School) chart water chemistry data from the CTD. |
The end of another River Summer - the group poses for a final photo! |
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