Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda

The Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda 2021-2025 (PDF) is a conservation and restoration blueprint that guides the work of the Estuary Program and its partners. The Action Agenda expresses a shared vision for the region, as defined by diverse groups of people who live and work along the river and in its valley. The Estuary Program's role is to develop the essential actions necessary to achieve that vision and to organize, support, and guide our many partners to realize the goals of the vision.

The 2021 - 2025 Action Agenda is organized around the key benefits that result from a strong and vibrant estuary ecosystem and is grouped into three themes:

Coordinated by the Hudson River Estuary Program, the Action Agenda is implemented over a five-year period by DEC in partnership with other state agencies and the federal government, as well as local municipalities, nonprofit groups, academic and scientific institutions, businesses, trade organizations, conservation groups, landowners, and dedicated citizens. State and federal agency partners include the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Hudson River Valley Greenway, the Office of General Services, the Departments of State, Health, and Transportation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA.

Details of the recent accomplishments (2015 - 2020) of the Hudson River Estuary Program and its partners in meeting the objectives of the Action Agenda are available in the 2015 - 2020 Hudson River Estuary Program Coordinator's Report (PDF) and the 2020 State of the Hudson.