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Whether you’re interested in our environmental research, educational offerings, sustainability initiatives, cultural programming, volunteer opportunities or vibrant year-round horticulture and wildlife, you’ve come to the right place. Enjoy getting to know your west side backyard!
Each year, HRPK’s Estuary Lab educators transform the Hudson River into an outdoor classroom for K-12 students from all five boroughs—more than 7,000 joined us in 2018! By utilizing the Park’s 400-acre Estuarine Sanctuary as a living laboratory, field trips in HRPK are truly trips into the field for ...
On Friday, January 25, the Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee welcomed more than 300 Park supporters at the Fourth Annual Playground Committee Luncheon. The sold-out event raised nearly $250,000 to support all that HRPK offers families and children—including playgrounds, sports fields, environmental education and children's programs. [caption id="attachment_5168" align="alignnone" ...
This autumn, Park horticulturists installed more than 50 trees along the New York State Hudson River Greenway in the Meatpacking District, Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen. These plantings continue major bikeway buffer revitalization efforts made possible by a $75,000 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Urban Forestry award in fall of 2017. You’...
A fish tank at the entrance to HRPK’s administrative offices at Pier 40 grants visitors and staff a glimpse of the thriving marine habitat below. Just as the wildlife in our Estuarine Sanctuary changes seasonally, so do our resident fishes—thanks to the Hudson River Park Estuary Lab scientists who ...