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Why I Sweep: History, humility, heroes and humanity

This is one in a series of guest blogs about Riverkeeper Sweep, our annual day of service for the … Read More

Why I Sweep: Dragon boaters give back with Jennifer’s Annual Flushing Bay Cleanup

This is one in a series of guest blogs about Riverkeeper Sweep, our annual day of service for the … 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 … Read More

Why I Sweep: Understanding what plastic pollution does to the environment

Haven Colgate is leading multiple shoreline cleanups in her community of Hastings-on-Hudson – at River Glen … Read More

Why I Sweep: Reclaiming our waterfronts

Years ago — but not quite a decade — I remember writing an email to an anonymous email account at Riverkeeper asking … Read More

Why I Sweep: The big impact on my community

As a longtime Westchester resident, I first became involved with Riverkeeper nearly a decade ago seeking an … Read More

12th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep: Incredible results from our May 6 day of service

31 tons of debris cleaned from hundreds of miles of shoreline in NYC and the Hudson Valley. During the 12th … Read More

11th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep results: Rain couldn’t stop 1,100+ volunteers

Check out the results of our day of service May 7, 2022, the 11th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep, encompassing hundreds of miles of shoreline in … Read More

Thousands of volunteers will ‘Sweep’ the Hudson on Saturday, May 4

… cigarette butts, discarded tires, foam and other debris. See the data here. Community voices on ‘Why I Sweep’ “The Sweep is an awesome experience – close to 200 people join us along the … Read More

Cleaning the Shorelines of the Hudson, Source to Sea: 7th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep is May 5

2,000 volunteers to clean shorelines & plant trees at 100+ locations from the Adirondacks to New York City; Petitions … Read More

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