Groups working on ecology and conservation of the Hudson River
- Hudson River Environmental Society
(a non-advocacy group that holds meetings on a wide range of topics concerning the Hudson and its watershed) - Hudson River Foundation
(supports programs for research, education, and improvement projects on the Hudson) - Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
(lots of programs in ecological education and advocacy for protection of the Hudson, centered around a working Hudson River sloop) - Scenic Hudson
(an environmental organization and land trust working to protect, preserve and restore the Hudson River and its riverfront) - The National Estuarine Research Reserve System:
Hudson River Reserve, New York
(A program of research and management on estuaries, including several on the Hudson)
State and federal agencies concerned with ecology of the Hudson
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Estuaries Program (New York State's major programs on the Hudson)
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
(tons of useful information) - United States Geological Survey
(lots of useful information on water flows, biology, and contaminants)
Professional ecological societies
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
(a group of people who study lakes, rivers, and the ocean for a living) - Ecological Society of America
(the major professional organization in America for ecological researchers and educators; good resources, links, and a job board) - Estuarine Research Federation
(the leading professional society for people who study estuaries) - North American Benthological Society
(a professional society for people interested in the stuff that lives at the bottom of streams, lakes, and wetlands; good resources, including photos, job board, and links) - Society for Conservation Biology
(the leading professional society in conservation biology) - Society of Wetland Scientists
(the group for people who work on wetlands)