Kids guide to River Resources

More Hudson learning you seek?

Here’s just a peek

Places to go, things to do, web sites to find

River learning to last your life time

First check out www.mymightyhudson.com for links to the stories behind the stories in the book.

Class Adventures ask your teachers to go to these web sites to find out more:

Clearwater

One of the three ships that changed the world still Sails! Be sure to sign on for a sail.

The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater www.clearwater.org

A recreation of the Half Moon also sails, along with guys who can come to your school and show what life was like in the 1600’s www.newnetherland.org/

Snap Shot of the Hudson Day

In October, kids along the river take measurements and observations on the same day! http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/edu/k12/snapshotday/

Teach the Hudson Valley

Has fun trips already planned for History, Science, and Social Studies. There are so many things to see and do to learn more about the Hudson and there some thing near you! http://www.teachingthehudsonvalley.org/

History Family Outings

There are Living Museums all along the river. Places where you can see the real places where history was made. People in clothes of the period re-enact everything form battles to making butter. These web sites below list collections so you can choose your favorites.

The Hudson River Valley Heritage Area is a collection of many different places of national importance, Everything from West Point and Washington’s Headquarters to Clermont (the house the boat was named after) and Art Museums. www.hudsonrivervalley.com/

Historic Hudson Valley is a network of seven different fascinating places in Sleepy Hollow Country. www.hudsonvalley.org

A virtual visit is at the New York Public Library “A Hudson River Portfolio” www.nypl.org/research/hudson/history/his1.html

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a collection of Hudson River School paintings. www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hurs/hd_hurs.htm

Family Outings with a Nature Emphasis

These are listed as you head “up river” from south to north. You might just get your hands (and feet) wet.

New York City Audubon – Harbor Heron Ecotours

http://www.nycaudubon.org/home/SBTrip.shtml

Solar One, Stuyvesant Park, East River http://solar1.org/

Lower East Side Ecology Center, NYC – Urban Fishing Programs on East River http://www.lesecologycenter.org/

South Street Seaport Museum, NYC – Wet Lab http://www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org/

New York City Soil and Water Conservation District

http://www.nycswcd.net/

The River Project, NYC – exhibits

http://www.riverproject.org/

Hudson River Park Trust, NYC – classroom building used for various education programs

http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/index.asp

Urban Divers Harlem River Ecology Center, Bronx

http://www.urbandivers.org/harlemriver.html

New York Restoration Project – Swindler Cove Park on Harlem River

http://www.nyrp.org/

Beczak Environmental Education Center, Yonkers – exhibits

http://www.beczak.org/

Hudson River Museum, Yonkers – Hudson Riverama exhibit

http://www.hrm.org/

Teatown Lake Reservation – EagleFest

http://www.teatown.org/

Croton Point Park, Westchester County http://www.westchestergov.com/parks/ParksLocations02/CrotonPointPark.htm

Constitution Marsh Sanctuary, Garrison – nature center, canoes

http://www.constitutionmarsh.org/

Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Cornwall on Hudson – exhibits

http://www.museumhudsonhighlands.org/

Scenic Hudson – interpretive kiosks and barn on Beacon waterfront

http://www.scenichudson.org/whatyoucando/visitourparks/longdockbeacon

Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, Poughkeepsie – exhibits

http://www.mhcm.org/new/pages/home.htm

Norrie Point Environmental Center, Hudson River Reseach Reserve, Staatsburg

http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/33037.html#Norrie

Forsyth Nature Center, City of Kingston

http://www.forsythnaturecenter.org/

Hudson River Maritime Museum, Kingston – exhibits

http://www.hrmm.org/

Greene County Planning Dept. – interpretive center at Catskill Point

http://www.catskillcenter.org/

Greene County Soil & Water
Conservation District

http://www.gcswcd.com/education/cohotate.html

Columbia Land Conservancy – river education programming

http://www.clctrust.org/

Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District, Ghent – exhibit

http://ccswcd.org/Mud Creek ELC.htm

Children’s Museum of Science and Technology, Rensselaer – exhibit

http://www.cmost.org/

Albany Institute of History and Art – exhibit

http://www.albanyinstitute.org/

Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission – exhibit

http://www.albanypinebush.org/

For special events and celebrations:

Clearwater’s Hudson River Festival, a great way to celebrate Father’s Day weekend. http://www.clearwater.org/festival/index.html

Scenic Hudson always has a lot of information on what’s going on. www.scenichudson.org/

Audubon clubs have lots of Bird watching events

http://www.hras.org/programs/programs.htm

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation keeps a calendar of all kinds of meetings and classes http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/48977.html