park next to the Linden Avenue bridge, public fishing rights are limited to the vicinity of the bridges along that section of the stream, per state law. The season for trout in the Saw Kill ends in mid-October, earlier than it does on most other waterways in the state. Conservation In 2015, Bard and other stakeholders formed the Saw Kill Watershed Community (SKWC) to advocate for and preserve the stream's quality. Among its early initiatives was reviving the earlier citizen-monitoring program, which has so far shown the stream to be as clean as it was in the 1970s and '80s. The SKWC also engages in stewardship activities such as streamside cleanup, outreach to residents and local government, and educational initiatives. The SKWC's work is more than local. In early 2017 a delegation traveled to Astrakhan State University in Russia where they worked with student groups there. The collaboration produced a guide to activities that can engage young people in watershed protection and conservation; the SKWC made it available in English and Russian on its website. See also Geography of New York List of rivers in New York References External links Saw Kill Watershed Community home page Real-time stream data from monitoring station at mouth Tributaries of the Hudson River Rivers of Dutchess County, New York Red Hook, New York