Riverkeeper Blogs

Photos by John Lipsomb Off Indian Point to retrieve an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler for Lamont-Doherty. We deployed this unit on May 5th and it has been recording a 3-D image of current speed and direction since then. The area around Indian Point and Stony […] More
6/19/06 Off Indian Point with a film crew from the Australian Broadcast Corporation. Australian’s are debating whether or not to constuct their first nuclear power plants and Riverkeeper was asked to comment on the issues surrounding nuclear power and the danger of a possible terrorist […] More
Petroleum product escaping from bottom sediment at the mouth of the Croton River near a storm drain at the Metro North Croton Rail Yards. This site was brought to Riverkeeper’s attention by a member of the public. We have asked Metro North to investigate and […] More
We partnered with volunters from “Keep Rockland Beautiful” to clean up three small beaches between Nyack and Haverstraw which are reachable only on foot or by boat. We collected about 10 yards of trash – mostly plastic drink bottles, plastic dock foam and tires with […] More
All photos by John Lipscomb Deployin “Sub-Bottom” sonar. Phillip Musegaas addembling the ADCP en-route to deploy at Indian Point. Columbia Environmental Law class on the East River Illegal dredging at the Englewood Boat Basin by Palisades Interstate Park. BUSTED! Typical example of new private home […] More

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