Riverkeeper Blogs

14729126_10153992089687514_483433449217423573_n
Riverkeeper spent a full day collecting samples along the Upper Hudson Thursday, in partnership with Jarrett Engineers. By day’s end we gathered more than 30 samples from 150 miles of the river upstream of the Troy dam. Water Quality Program Director Dan Shapley draws a […] More
img_0594
Hudson River off Hyde Park. (Photo: John Lipscomb / Riverkeeper)
Looking south just before sunrise Monday morning, as we pass the existing, authorized anchorage for commercial vessels at Hyde Park. No vessels were anchored here. None were here the evening before, when we arrived from Ossining. If this existing authorized anchorage is underutilized, what is […] More
A new report today identified $1 billion in needed water infrastructure investments in the Hudson Valley alone. It calls on state leaders to invest $800 million next year in community water infrastructure grants, and to make permanent the New York State Water Infrastructure Improvement Act. […] More
img_1361
Kaare Christian speaks at the first annual meeting of the Roe Jan Watershed Community. (Photo by Dan Shapley / Riverkeeper)
It was less than a year ago that Kaare Christian called Riverkeeper with a concern: His creek wasn’t “on the map” – the map of Hudson River tributaries where Riverkeeper and our partner are sampling water quality. Within weeks, Kaare had put the Roeliff Jansenkill […] More
Slice of New Paltz has produced a 30-minute documentary on Wallkill River algae, and the work of Riverkeeper and the Wallkill River Watershed Alliance to monitor river conditions, support cleanup activities, and get people out on the river. Hear from Jen Epstein of Riverkeeper; Jason […] More
Peter Smith and news crew
Peter Smith (right) of the Quassaick Creek Watershed Alliance, points out features of Newburgh's drinking source watershed, in an interview with a news crew. Washington Lake, the city’s primary reservoir, is in the background. (Photo by Dan Shapley / Riverkeeper)
In September, Riverkeeper and our partners made over 1,150 water quality measurements, with samples taken at over 350 locations in the Hudson River Estuary and its watershed. Some highlights from the month include: Harmful Algal Bloom persists on Wallkill River and Rondout Creek The Harmful […] More
Cyanobacteria on Rondout Creek
Harmful Algae Bloom, Rondout Creek at the DEC fishing access site on Creek Locks Road in the Town of Ulster, Sept. 26, 2016 (Photo by Jen Epstein / Riverkeeper)
While we have been highlighting the Harmful Algal Bloom on the Wallkill River, we want people to aware that rafts of bright green duckweed that are visible on the Hudson River and elsewhere at this time of year may look similar, but are not harmful. […] More
dscn0021
Fog on the Mohawk River earlier this morning. Beautiful. Almost all signs of human development scrubbed away. Low visibility. More
img_2429
During our inbound patrol on Newtown Creek this morning we came upon many small plastic bags floating in a tight cluster between Empire Transit Mix and the mouth of Maspeth Creek. We spent about a half hour picking them up using the boat hook and […] More
One of our guests during our New York City patrols over the summer was The Weather Channel, reporting on the “ecological nightmare” known as the Gowanus Canal. Watch this Facebook Live video from July 1 to see Riverkeeper’s patrol boat captain, John Lipscomb, pointing out […] More

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