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Project Background
The City of Newburgh Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) received a NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary grant, which is funding our consultant to prepare a Natural Resources Inventory (NRI).
The City wide NRI will document important natural features within our beautiful city and around Washington Lake and Brown’s Pond/Silver Stream reservoirs. The Study will identify important City parks, inventory waterbodies like the Quassaick Creek, and even describe wildlife habitat in our urban environment.
The project began in Fall of 2023 and will be completed by Fall of 2025.
What is the Purpose of an NRI?
The NRI is being created to inform residents, non-residents, and land-use professionals that work in Newburgh about the natural resources found in the City and its watershed properties. Once completed, it can help policymakers, developers, and residents make well-informed decisions related to land-use, conservation, and development.
Ways to Get Involved
The Team is conducting a survey to assess how residents use City Parks – complete the short survey today!
Attend a meeting! Check back to the homepage for announcements on public workshops.
Take photos of your favorite outdoor recreational areas in Newburgh and email them to the Team: info@newburghnri.org. Those who send photographs may be asked for permission by the City to use the photographs in the final NRI report.
Sign up to receive email notices about the NRI (sign up link)
NRI Steering Committee
The NRI Steering Committee consists of the following individuals:
Chuck Thomas, CAC Chairperson
Ronald Zorilla, Outdoor Promise
Ingrid Haeckel, DEC Hudson River Estuary Program Manager
Newburgh Planning and Development Department staff
Orange County Department of Planning staff
NRI Consultants:
Hudsonia Ltd. staff
GREENPLAN, Inc. staff
Links to the NRI (Coming Soon):
DRAFT City of Newburgh Natural Resources Inventory Narrative
DRAFT City of Newburgh Natural Resources Inventory Maps
Click This Link to Comment on the Draft NRI
This Natural Resources Inventory was developed through a partnership with Cornell University and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program with funding from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund.
