Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters

The farthest point above the mouth of a river that can be navigated by ships. This term can be somewhat subjective on many streams, as this point may vary greatly with the size of the ship being contemplated for navigation. More

As we sampled north through the Port of Albany Thursday, Oct. 15, we came upon a small portable head. More

We left Waterford westbound Saturday morning, Oct. 17, moving through the Erie Canal locks into the Mohawk. Young-of-the-year herring, starting their migration to the Atlantic, are stunned by the lock's plumbing, and getting picked off by gulls. More

Hundreds of railroad ties that were swept into the Hudson River during Hurricane Sandy are now being removed as part of a cleanup effort by CSX Transportation. More

Carol Knudson of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory collects the last main stem water quality sample in Waterford, where the Mohawk River meets the Hudson above Troy. More

We're making our way north during the final water sampling run of the season. Here is "The Shadow" in New York Harbor – our patrol boat departing Erie Basin in Red Hook, Brooklyn, on Monday. More

This past Saturday, Riverkeeper all-star Ambassador and Junior Council member, John Koblinsky, organized a cleanup of East River Park in Manhattan. With the help of volunteers from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, and fellow Junior Council members, the team removed more than a dozen bags […] More

In May, Riverkeeper responded to a citizen watchdog complaint about an apparent sewage leak in the Fonteynkill, a tributary of the Casperkill in Poughkeepsie. The students and faculty of Vassar College know the Fonteynkill, as it forms Vassar Lake west of the main campus. More

Best put by boat captain John Lipscomb, "I don't think we've ever had so many people aboard who are all doing good for society and the environment in some way." More