Movement Ecology of the Imperiled Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in a Lower Hudson River Watershed

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason S. Hagani ◽  
Suzanne K. MaCey ◽  
John D. Foley ◽  
Chad L. Seewagen
Keyword(s):  
Movement Ecology ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
River Watershed ◽  
Glyptemys Insculpta ◽  
Wood Turtle

Retaining social and cultural sustainability in the Hudson river watershed of New York, USA, a place-based participatory action research study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos J.L. Balsas
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Sustainability ◽  
River Watershed

Purpose Societal problems have impacted the northeast of the USA for various generations. This paper aims to analyse various sustainability aspects in the Hudson River watershed of New York by highlighting a temporal progression from environmental sustainability at the watershed level in the 1970s to growing concerns with more localized cross-border social and cultural sustainability in recent decades. We discuss an engagement with the Rapp Road Historic District and a documentary screening series as potential ways to eliminate racism and embrace diversity. Design/methodology/approach The research was based on fieldwork and classroom teaching conducted mostly since summer 2014. It included mixed methods combining document analysis and reviews with the examination of case studies, and the assessment of public policy priorities. Findings Formal training has to be combined with a substantial dose of realism, humility and motivation to recognize that what the authors teach and research in the community matters. Future learning experiences within a place-based education paradigm could include: Having students help devise urban rehabilitation strategies whilst suggesting integrative measures with the surrounding built and natural environments; students could also help improve public spaces in the neighbourhood; and finally, they could also help to strengthen the cultural identity of the district by augmenting urban design features endogenous to the African American community. Practical implications Opportunities could be further augmented with service-learning projects and programmes, internships and even full-time jobs for recent graduates in local community development organizations. Social implications The study served to raise the community’s awareness of its own natural, ecological and human assets, and to create place-based real-world opportunities for students and faculty in environmental and cultural sustainability studies. Originality/value Environmental sustainability is discussed with the creation of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, whilst the public engagement with the Rapp Road Historic Association in the Capital Region of upstate New York, the identification of an emerging creative cluster in the Berkshires-Hudson region, and a documentary and discussion series on striving for diverse cities serve to demonstrate current concerns with social and cultural sustainability.

Characterizing Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Populations at the Northwestern Periphery of the Species' Range in Canada

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-586
Author(s):  
Jennifer Cross ◽  
Robert Cross ◽  
Derek Chartrand ◽  
Dean G. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Species Range ◽  
Glyptemys Insculpta ◽  
Wood Turtle

Home Range, Site Fidelity, and Movement Patterns of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) at the Southwestern Edge of Its Range

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua G. Otten ◽  
Austin C. Hulbert ◽  
Samuel W. Berg ◽  
Jeffrey W. Tamplin
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Site Fidelity ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Glyptemys Insculpta ◽  
Wood Turtle

Toxic Substances and Their Impact on Human Health in the Hudson River Watershed

2010 ◽  
pp. 413-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Landrigan ◽  
Anne L. Golden ◽  
H. James Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
River Watershed
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