Posts Tagged ‘riverkeeper sweep’

5 things you can do to reduce plastic pollution (& they’re not hard at all)

The amount of plastic pollution in our environment is absurd. We’re learning more about just how much plastic circulates in the water, how much is being ingested by marine life, and what the eff… Read More

Why I Sweep: An experience that lasts a lifetime

This is one in a series of guest blogs about Riverkeeper Sweep, our annual day of service for the Hudson, involving more than 100 shoreline cleanups and planting projects on a single day in May. Pleas… Read More

Why I Sweep: Confessions of a litter picker

This is one in a series of guest blogs about Riverkeeper Sweep, our annual day of service for the Hudson, involving more than 100 shoreline cleanups and planting projects on a single day in May. Pleas… Read More

Riverkeeper’s 2018 Sweep

On patrol: Catch of the day off Poughkeepsie

Southbound from Kingston to Ossining. Picked up a light truck tire with rim off Poughkeepsie. I used to collect lots of these, often more than one per full Estuary patrol. Finding far fewer in recent… Read More

2,000 volunteers net 40 tons of shoreline trash in a day – Riverkeeper pledges year-round Campaign for a Trash Free Hudson

For Immediate Release: May 14, 2015 Contact: Cliff Weathers, 914-478-4501, Ext 239 Riverkeeper is announcing a sustained, year-round campaign to make the waters trash-free after tallying the results o… Read More

John McEnroe, volunteers ‘Sweep’ the shoreline of Randall’s Island

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2015 Contact: Cliff Weathers, 914-478-4501, Ext 239 Friday’s event kicks off the 4th annual Riverkeeper Sweep; 100+ projects will take place Saturday from NYC to th… Read More

More Volunteers, Less Trash in the Hudson: Positive Results from Riverkeeper’s Annual Day of Service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 516-526-9371, [email protected] OSSINING, NY – May 13, 2014 – The 2014 Riverkeeper Sweep, the third annual day of service for the Hudson River… Read More

Nearly 80 Service Projects Planned for 2014 Riverkeeper Sweep

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 914-478-4501 x 239, [email protected] Volunteers may now register online to join the third annual day of service for the Hudson River on Saturday,… Read More

Sweep to Your Brewery

For the second year, Riverkeeper is partnering with breweries to host meetups following the 2014 Riverkeeper Sweep, our third annual day of service for the Hudson River. Volunteers who both register … Read More

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