Wallkill River Watershed Alliance presents
2026 Wallkill River Summit
Updates and expert insights on the health, history, and future of the Wallkill River watershed.
Presentations & speakers
Status of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Wallkill
Tony Prestigiacomo, NYSDEC Division of Water
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the Wallkill River
Bobby Howe, WRWA HABs Monitoring Coordinator
Agricultural Flood Mitigation and Riparian Restoration in the Orange County/Pine Island Black Dirt Region
Kevin Sumner, Orange County Soil & Water Conservation District
History of the Black Dirt Agricultural Region
John Ruszkiewicz, Drowned Lands Historical Society
Black Dirt Futures
Anne Weber, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Paludiculture & the Sustainable Cultivation of Peatlands
Orion Russell Blake, Flooded Farm
Light dinner snacks and beverages will be served. Optional donations help cover food costs.
Architects, engineers, and municipal officials can earn 3 PDH-CEUs for attending.
Our co-sponsors
SUNY Orange Cultural Affairs and the Hudson River Watershed Alliance.
About the Wallkill River
The Wallkill River flows north approximately 90 miles from Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New Jersey, until joining the Rondout Creek in Rifton, New York. Collectively, the Wallkill and Rondout watersheds form the second largest tributary to the Hudson River Estuary, second only to the Mohawk River.
Our mission & membership
The Wallkill River Watershed Alliance was founded to restore the Wallkill River to its prime, to act as the voice of the River, and to advocate for the restoration of its entire watershed.
Memberships support advocacy, public access, monitoring, education, and community action. Join the Alliance.