Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters

Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter and the Natural Resources Defense Council support legislation that empowers towns to have the same authority over petroleum pipelines or other state regulated pipelines as their village and city municipal counterparts. New York’s Transportation Corporation law requires that […] More
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The Village of New Paltz has posted signs at its boat launches on the Wallkill River to alert the public to high bacterial counts documented by community scientists. (Photo by Dan Shapley / Riverkeeper)
Riverkeeper has notified 25 municipalities and four counties about expanded access to state grants and loans to invest in wastewater infrastructure, thanks to the data gathered by Riverkeeper’s community partners, and advocacy by Riverkeeper and our partners. (Read the letter.) These 25 municipalities bordering parts […] More
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Erica Capuana / NYS DEC Division of Fish & Wildlife
The removal of a dam in the Wynants Kill, a Hudson River tributary, has succeeded in restoring more than a quarter mile of spawning habitat for river herring – reviving a historic spawning run for the first time in 85 years. More
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Martin Overington samples the Roeliff Jansenkill in May 2016. (Photo by Kaare Christian / Roe Jan Watershed Association)
In May 2016, Riverkeeper and our partners took water samples at 325 locations, and together, we will make over 1,100 measures of water quality. It’s our biggest month of sampling to date, and the first to sample so many locations, spanning over 600 river miles, […] More
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A Middleburgh High School student samples the Schoharie Creek, the largest tributary of the Mohawk River. (Photo by Dan Shapley / Riverkeeper)
UPDATE: ALL MOHAWK RIVER ENTERO DATA IS NOW AVAILABLE AT: https://www.riverkeeper.org/water-quality/citizen-data/mohawk-river/ This map will be updated with the latest sampling results as they are gathered. Click through other layers to see past results from 2016 and 2015. Mohawk River Watershed sampling in 2016 is in […] More
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Earlier this morning we started up the Mohawk from Waterford. This newborn fawn was sunning itself at Erie Canal Lock 4 in the Waterford Flight. The lock operator pointed it out to us. A lovely, lovely way to start the day. More
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Time Warner Cable documents the first sampling of the Saw Kill Watershed Community on May 20, 2016. (Photo by Dan Shapley / Riverkeeper)
The 2016 water sampling season is in full swing, with Riverkeeper and our partners set to take samples from more than 330 locations over 12 days in May, providing our largest ever snapshot of water quality in the Hudson River Watershed. As the season continues, […] More
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We came down from Ossining this morning. Carol Knudson of Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory collected the first sample for Season 9 of our water quality monitoring program at 10:36, off the mouth of the Saw Mill River in Yonkers. Our community science partners are […] More
In the fall of 2015, six alumni Fellows were commissioned to create a short documentary film for Riverkeeper in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The film, KEEPING ON, explores how and why the watchdog organization was founded, many of its incredible accomplishments, and the steps necessary to preserve the integrity of the Hudson River. More
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On Saturday we were southbound after the kayaktivist / 350.0rg event in the Port of Albany – patrolling Creeks as usual. Entering Esopus Creek, we found Patrick and Cricket at the Lighthouse. Got my FIRST wave from Cricket. That’s a big deal. I’ve waited years. […] More

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