BEACON – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has been awarded just under $2,000 from Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley’s Community Grant Fund – Putnam County to help purchase science equipment for Clearwater’s Sailing Classroom.
This grant will make possible the curriculum’s aim to teach young people about the ecology of the river estuary.
With the grant, students aboard the Clearwater “will now have access to the equipment needed for sampling the Hudson River water, fish and plankton with their own hands,” said Maija Neimisto, the Clearwater’s education coordinator.
By the end of 2018, Clearwater anticipates over 600 students from Putnam County will have utilized the new equipment.
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