The Guardian
What a sight – humpback whales rising out of the ocean with the Empire State Building for a backdrop. New York is gaining headlines as “the New Cape Cod” with surging numbers of fish, whales, seals, sharks and dolphins to go along with increasing numbers […]
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Riverkeeper with the Waterkeeper Alliance—a collection of 222 water advocates worldwide— are gathering forces to converge on New York City in the historic People’s Climate March Sunday, Sept. 21.
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Our latest report, How’s the Water? 2014, highlights the need for New York State to adopt federal recommendations for protecting public health in recreational waters. Riverkeeper samples 74 locations in the tidal Hudson River estuary and dozens of additional locations, in cooperation with citizen scientists, in our tributaries.
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Photo: Deborah Brancato
Riverkeeper submitted its oral public comments at the public legislative hearings on NYSDEC’s alternative proposal of permanent fish protection outages at Indian Point...
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Photo: Leah Rae
It’s one thing to know where your drinking water comes from – and another to see the lakes and waterways that are the source. Riverkeeper interns visited the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County July 23 to get a glimpse of the system that supplies water […]
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Photo: Jeremy Cherson
Riverkeeper and Down to Earth Markets are teaming up this summer and fall to present the Feed Your River Series, a partnership between neighbors to promote local food and the importance of clean water. Did you know that over 100,000 New Yorkers get their drinking […]
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Riverkeeper es una organización completamente apoyada por sus miembros y dedica a defendiendo el río Hudson, sus tributarios y el suministro de agua potable de nueve millones de residentes del Hudson Valley y Ciudad de Nueva York. Riverkeeper se centra en estos tres principales problemas […]
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It is up to all of us to protect the natural beauty of the Hudson River and today is your chance to do your part: If you live in Bronxville, Cortlandt, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Yonkers or Yorktown, we need you to call your Westchester County Legislator and ask them to protect the Palisades by supporting the resolution opposing the proposed LG Electronics office tower.
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Voice Your Support for State Action to End Slaughter of Herring, Shad, Striped Bass and Other Hudson River Fish Species
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Jeremy Cherson
Our summer volunteer and outreach season got off to a great start last weekend at the Clearwater Festival. Riverkeeper volunteers and staff were there signing up new members, promoting volunteer opportunities and educating the public about all of our campaigns, including our pressing crude oil […]
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