On February 12, 2026, at Mahoney’s Irish Pub & Steakhouse in Poughkeepsie, HRES will be honoring Amanda Higgs, NYSDEC/Cornell, and James Lodge, Hudson River Foundation, for their dedication and leadership to gather the information needed to protect and manage the natural resources of the Hudson River estuary. Amanda will be receiving the Outstanding Environmental Researcher Award for monitoring the status, trends, and movements of the Atlantic Sturgeon population in the Hudson River Estuary. Jim will be receiving the Outstanding Practitioner Award for his leadership in developing the Hudson River Lower Food Web Monitoring Program currently being implemented by Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. We will be posting the event soon on Eventbrite and hope you can join us to honor Jim and Amanda for their outstanding dedication and leadership.

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