Beneath the surface of New York’s Hudson River, an underwater world teems with life. Brooklyn College biologist Tony Wilson and Hudson River Park educator Tina Walsh helped apprentices explore the diverse range of fish species in Hudson River Park’s waters. Kids learned about the reproductive genetics of a seahorse and observed a white perch dissection to learn more about fish anatomy.
This event is supported by the Bezos Family Foundation.
Tina Walsh is the environmental educator with Hudson River Park Trust. She received her Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry from St. John’s University. Since then she has been active in the field of urban environmental education.
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Tony Wilson is interested in how and why animals reproduce the way they do, and is fascinated by the remarkable reproductive diversity of aquatic organisms. Over the past decade, Wilson’s research has focused on seahorses and pipefish, a group with a unique and highly developed form of reproduction—male pregnancy.
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