March 27, 2025
Hi HRES members and friends.
Spring is starting to make its presence felt in the Hudson Valley. So many changes to look forward to. Time to powerwash my kayak and get ready to paddle.
We had our online Executive Meeting on March 12, 2025.
Here is an overview of the agenda topics that we covered:
- Spring 2025 Field Trip – May 17, 2025: Thanks to Simon for developing a very interesting tour of the Normanskill region, and to Emilie for coordinating the many moving pieces required for us to have a successful day. We emailed out a “Save the Date” to HRES members this month. We will post the event on Eventbrite in early April. Due to the logistics of coordinating the event, we will be limiting the number of attendees to 30. For more details, please check out the announcement on www.hres.org.
- Fall Symposium: Chuck is considering topics for this conference. He will be reaching out to individuals who may be interested in working on the committee.
- Hudson River Sloop Clearwater 10th Annual Spirit of the Hudson Gala (April 6, 2025): HRES sponsored an ad in the HRSC Dinner Journal congratulating Betsy Blair for receiving the Spirit of the Hudson award. Betsy received the HRES Distinguished Service Award from HRES in 2017 which recognized her long-term contribution to the preservation, protection, improvement and management of the Hudson River Estuary. Congratulations Betsy.
- McKeon Student Research Grant Program: As of March 23, 2025 , the McKeon committee has received 4 student proposals. The committee will meet on April 2 to review and decide on what proposal(s) will be awarded the 2025 grant(s).
- 2025 Memberships: We have received Central Hudson’s Corporate membership payment for 2025. HDR is currently processing our request for renewal. Individual memberships are slightly behind schedule.
- Treasurer’s Report: Treasury funds are just under $40,000. Note: Eventbrite is requiring additional HRES EIN documentation in order to ensure timely receipt of future electronic payments to our Treasurer’s account. I will be addressing that request.
- Summer Newsletter: David. Please send David any Hudson Valley photos that you would like him to include in this next edition.
Call ended around 3:45. Next EC meeting is scheduled for April 9, 2025.
Thank you for your continuing support of our events.
Jim Morrison
HRES President