Dr. Michael Rubbo, Teatown Lake Reservation’s Director of Conservation Science, has been awarded the Department of Environmental Conservation’s 2012 Hudson River Estuary Partner Award. Dr. Rubbo’s work at Teatown has received this important distinction because it is helping to advance the Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda by promoting conservation in the Hudson River Estuary through education, outreach, and research.
As part of his conservation efforts, Dr. Rubbo oversees Teatown’s Environmental Leaders Learning Alliance (ELLA), a regional learning alliance of town-appointed volunteer environmental leaders. ELLA is composed of over 100 members from 28 municipalities in Westchester and Putnam Counties. The goal of this program is to provide training and support for local communities so that they may make more informed land use decisions. In addition to ELLA, Dr. Rubbo manages Teatown’s 875-acre preserve and conducts ecological research throughout the Hudson Hills and Highlands.
For more information on Teatown’s conservation programs, please contact Dr. Mike Rubbo at: 914-762-2912 x117 or mrubbo@teatown.org.
About Teatown Lake Reservation
Teatown Lake Reservation, is a private, non-profit 875-acre nature preserve and education center spanning the towns of Yorktown, Cortlandt and New Castle. Teatown’s mission is to conserve open space and to educate and involve the regional community in order to sustain the diversity of wildlife, plants and habitats for future generations. Teatown is devoted to conserving biodiversity, teaching ecology and promoting nature-friendly living throughout the Hudson Hills and Highlands.
