Students dive into river knowledge with help of DEC

Fourth grade students at RCS are learning the value and importance of the region’s greatest natural resource – the Hudson River – from an expert on the river.

A state Department of Environmental Conservation representative from the Hudson River Estuary Program is teaching the students at A.W. Becker and Pieter B. Coeymans elementary schools about the river, its significance to the region and the environment during a series of lessons that

The lessons started Jan. 28 at A.W. Becker and Jan. 29 at P.B.C. and will continue on March 17-18 and May 12-13.

The Jan. 28 and 29 lessons focused on an “introduction to the river” and the students have prepared by reading From Mountains to the Sea.

DEC presenter Rebecca Johnson is discussing the river’s origins and how it grows and thrives during its journey south.

Students will read Adapting to Estuaries and The Eels Incredible Journey before the March visit, during which they will learn about the animals that live in and along the waterway. Finally, during the May visit, students will learn about the exploration and settlement of the Hudson River Valley.

The presentations begin at 10 a.m. each day and continue until 2 p.m. with an hour break that starts at 11 a.m.