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Chronicling the Life and Spirit of the River The almanac uses observations written by naturalists, scientists and river lovers of all ages to assemble a journal of the river's unique moments. Under contract to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the almanac project is coordinated by Tom Lake of Wappingers Falls with additional support from the Greenway Conservancy for the Hudson River Valley Inc., the Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research and the J. P. Morgan Kaplan Fund publication program. The almanac is printed by Purple Mountain Press, Ltd., (800-325-2665). It is available for $10, plus New York State sales tax, and $3.50 for shipping. E-mail address is: Purple@mail.catskill.net Excerpts are taken, with permission from the publisher, from the Hudson River Almanac, Volume IV. Each month, we'll be adding another excerpt from the book that corresponds to the current month. To contribute observations to the Hudson River Almanac, write to Tom Lake, 3 Steinhaus Lane, Wappinger Falls, NY 12590-3927, or fax: 297-8935 or e-mail to trlake7@aol.com.
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"There is a popular saying among rivermen and
biologists alike that no one moment on the Hudson will ever be repeated;
nothing ever occurs twice in quite the same way. The innumerable factors that
make up the river's character: seasons, weather, tide, current, salinity,
Moon phase, time of day, water temperature, faunal mix, et al., combine and
recombine to form a new script for each and every instant. We have tried with
the Hudson River Almanac to capture some of those unique moments that define
the Hudson Valley, river to upland, inexorably connected, a biological
community. We have hopefully begun a tradition that will provide a focal
point for documenting and sharing natural history phenomena along the river,
from Tahawus to the sea." -- Tom Lake, Field Coordinator, Hudson River Almanac |
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