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NY State Standards
ART1, ELA1, MST4, MST6
LESSON PLAN SUMMARY
Hands-on River Ecology

Destination
Waryas Park
75 North Water St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Esopus Meadows Preserve and Environmental Education Center
293 River Road
Esopus, NY 12487
http://www.scenichudson2.org/whatyoucando/visitourparks/esopusmeadows
County Dutchess
Subjects Science, Environmental Education, English/Language Arts, Arts
Grades 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Author Lynn Fordin, Poughkeepsie Day School

Students learn more about the importance of estuaries, including our own Hudson River, and are exposed to a variety of hands-on, site-based experiences that broaden their understanding the of the ecology of the Hudson River. These activities build on other trips discussed in this unit.