Sparkill Creek Watershed Characterization Community Presentation
On March 25, 2024, the Hudson River Watershed Alliance organized a community presentation to share the watershed characterization project and get feedback. The meeting included presentations by Dr. Bianca Wentzell, St. Thomas Aquinas College; Allison Kardon, Town of Orangetown; Anna Palmer, NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program; Emily Vail, Hudson River Watershed Alliance; and Larry Vail, Sparkill Creek Watershed Alliance. The program also included opportunities for participants to review the maps and information and provide feedback on concerns, questions, gaps, and next steps.
This watershed characterization is a first-of-its-kind compilation of information about the Sparkill Creek watershed, describing and illustrating its physical characteristics, lands, waters, and people. It was created to help the communities that are part of this watershed understand the current conditions of their shared land and water resources and provide the foundation for future planning.
The Sparkill Creek watershed includes 11.7 square miles of lands and waters in the Town of Orangetown and Village of Piermont in Rockland County, NY and the Boroughs of Northvale, Rockleigh, Norwood and Alpine in Bergen County, NJ. While the Sparkill Creek has seen significant impacts from development over its history, it still has significant ecological and community value to be celebrated and protected.
The Hudson River Watershed Alliance provided technical assistance on the project, which was guided by the volunteer Sparkill Creek Watershed Characterization Advisory Committee. The Committee includes representatives from the Sparkill Creek Watershed Alliance, Town of Orangetown, Village of Piermont, Rockland County, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Hudson Valley Regional Council, and the NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program.
More background on the project.
This program is supported by funding from the Hudson River Estuary Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, with support from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, in cooperation with NEIWPCC
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