Detailed comments on the Fjord Trail’s environmental impact
March 13, 2025
Riverkeeper Team
Riverkeeper has submitted detailed comments to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation on the most recent designs for the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail. This follows our testimony at a public hearing in January about a report on the project’s potential environmental impacts.
Riverkeeper served on the steering committee for the Fjord Trail, providing feedback on drafts of designs for sections of the park. Some of our feedback has been incorporated into the current plan and some has not. We support the goals of the Fjord Trail to facilitate human interaction with nature and with the Hudson River. However, we have concerns about the project’s impacts on the Hudson, its wildlife, wetlands, and habitats, and look forward to working with the Fjord Trail team to address and mitigate these concerns.
Riverkeeper served on the steering committee for the Fjord Trail, providing feedback on drafts of designs for sections of the park. Some of our feedback has been incorporated into the current plan and some has not. We support the goals of the Fjord Trail to facilitate human interaction with nature and with the Hudson River. However, we have concerns about the project’s impacts on the Hudson, its wildlife, wetlands, and habitats, and look forward to working with the Fjord Trail team to address and mitigate these concerns.
Read our detailed comments
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