East of Hudson Program (Whole Farm Planning and BMP funding)

WAC's East of Hudson team develops Whole Farm Plans with farms in the Croton/East of Hudson portion of the NYC watershed (Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester and Fairfield counties) and funds implementation of NRCS-standard best management practices to address nutrients, parasites, agrichemicals and sediment. Horse boarding facilities, orchards, nurseries, vegetable and livestock farms are typical participants.

Farm or forest located in the East of Hudson (EOH) watershed; eligible farm owners per WAC eligibility (see EOH Handbook / Tier 1 questionnaire).

BMP funding scaled to resource concerns and animal units; Annual Status Review with all participants.

Published amounts: The EOH program provides funding for BMP implementation based on the environmental resource concerns identified in the AEM process and the number of animal units on the farm.

Contact the Patterson Office at (914) 962-6355; complete the EOH AEM Tier 1 questionnaire (PDF linked on the page).

Deadline text on the page: Implementation of projects is based on EOH's farm ranking, project prioritization and identified water quality concerns.