Search Results

229 search results for 'Riverkeeper Sweep'

Make A Donation

… Monthly donations support all of the programs you love, from water quality sampling and the annual Riverkeeper Sweep to our boat patrol, legal actions, and habitat restoration work. It’s simple to … Read More

Preparing for the next deluge

In the wake of extreme (and increasingly common) rain, Riverkeeper continues work to mitigate impacts on water quality and infrastructure The Hudson … Read More

Communities speak out on proposed Hughes Energy waste processing facility in the Catskills

… site is within known habitat for protected bald eagles and is within close proximity to wetlands. Riverkeeper’s primary concerns Our concerns about the project include: Water quality impacts on … Read More

Senate and House agree to major improvements in coastal flood prevention study for NY-NJ region

Riverkeeper applauds modifications to Army Corps study on flood and storm surge risk; Water … Read More

‘Restore Mother Nature’ and other highlights from the State of the State address

… and natural solutions as important tools to protect our shorelines, which is an argument that Riverkeeper has used to counter the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal for giant in-water … Read More

2019 victories for the Hudson and your drinking water

Riverkeeper achieved landmark environmental victories in 2019 – even as our federal government … Read More

Ulster County launches “BYOBag” while Albany County considers straw and paper bags laws

… reusable bags, and will help keep single-use plastic bags out of our environment and waterways. Riverkeeper and our members played a critical role in passing this local law in 2018.  This local … Read More

A Hudson River sturgeon, and a look at the challenges we still face

We received this photo Monday of a dead sturgeon floating in the Hudson off the Upper West Side of … Read More

Water quality update: Reflections on water, source to sea

On June 22, Riverkeeper hosted an event with Grandmother Carole, a woman with Penobscot lineage who has … Read More

Who cares for the creeks? Meet the community scientists monitoring water quality in the Hudson Valley

This is one in a series of profiles of the community scientists involved in Riverkeeper’s Water Quality Monitoring Program, which samples water at more than 400 … Read More

Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
Become a Member