With the recent release of a strategic plan for a new Rivers and Estuaries Center for the Hudson River, a task force created by Gov. George Pataki last year, will be accepting nominations through Sept. 15, 2001 for suitable sites for the facility. After its reviews the nominations the task force will make its recommendation to the governor by early 2002.

John Cronin, former Hudson Riverkeeper and public outreach coordinator for the Rivers and Estuaries Center, tells Globest.com that the center will not be a museum, but mainly a research center with an educational component.

The plan calls for the center to be located near the Hudson River. State officials expect the site will need to encompass at least 20 acres to accommodate the center and its various facilities.

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