Webinar: The State of the Rondout Creek

What’s good, what’s bad, what’s next
The fourth Annual Rondout Creek Watershed Alliance “Virtual” Summit occurred on October 21, 2021 in partnership with Riverkeeper, and presented updates on ongoing and upcoming projects that have a multi-town or watershed scope.
Presenters include Emily Vail, Executive Director of the Hudson River Watershed: “What’s new in 2022 at the Hudson River Watershed Alliance”; Updates from members of Environmental Conservation Commissions and Conservation Advisory Committees in Ulster County; Thomas Niekrewicz, Water Resource Specialist, Hudson River Estuary Program, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation: “Estuary Programs Stream Condition Index (SCI) Tool”; Jen Epstein & Sebastian Pillitteri, Riverkeeper: “Water Quality in the Rondout Creek Watershed and Ideas for Septic System Management”; Andrew Faust, Center for BioRegional Living: “An update on Riparian efforts, Living Systems and Biodigesters in the Rondout Creek watershed”; Laura Finestone, Chair of the Rondout Creek Watershed Alliance: “An update on the RCWA activities”.

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For the interested layperson, I’d like to suggest you consider emulating scientific papers by adding at the start a very brief but cogent summary highlighting the findings, in lay terms, thereby providing a quick snapshot of the state of the Rondout. Pairing this with a timecode table of contents would make the presentation much more accessible and perhaps encourage greater public understanding and participation.
As a local resident living close by, I was intrigued and clicked on the link but, after spending about ten minutes watching the intro, part of the first presentation, and then skipping through searching for a conclusion, I remain ignorant of the state of the Rondout.