Posts Tagged ‘Cleanup’

Day of Service for the Hudson: Sweep Results Are In

Thanks to the great effort of more than 2,000 volunteers and dozens of community partners, here’s a recap of the work done on Friday and Saturday, in one hundred locations spanning hundreds of mile… Read More

John McEnroe, volunteers ‘Sweep’ the shoreline of Randall’s Island

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2015 Contact: Cliff Weathers, 914-478-4501, Ext 239 Friday’s event kicks off the 4th annual Riverkeeper Sweep; 100+ projects will take place Saturday from NYC to th… Read More

Way Ahead of Schedule on PCB Cleanup, GE Should Start Natural Resource Damage Work Before Project Ends, Say Enviro Groups

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julia Church, Clearwater, 845 265 8080, ext. 7112; [email protected] Kate Slusark Kiely, Natural Resources Defense Council, 212 727 4592; [email protected] Tin… Read More

Riverkeeper Supports EPA Plan for Gowanus Canal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 516-526-9371, [email protected] Ossining, NY – September 30, 2013 – EPA released its Record of Decision (“ROD”) for the Gowanus Canal toda… Read More

City of Peekskill Partners with Riverkeeper, MetroNorth to Clean 5.7 Tons of Trash From Travis Cove

Volunteers to Clean Shoreline at Peekskill’s Travis Cove

Riverkeeper, Metro-North Railroad and City of Peekskill partner to remove trash ahead of project to provide public access to Hudson River Ossining, NY – September 13, 2013 – As many as 100 Riverke… Read More

Riverkeeper plans huge Hudson cleanup

Riverkeeper Sweep Expands to More than 60 Shoreline Cleanups

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 914-478-4501 x 239, [email protected] Online volunteer registration opens for 2nd annual day of service for the Hudson, Sat., May 11, 2013 Ossinin… Read More

Green Ossining Earth Day Celebration/Stash the Trash

Come visit Riverkeeper at the Green Ossining Earth Day celebration at the Louis B. Engel Waterfront Park in Ossining, NY. We will have a table set up all day with information about our work on the Hu… Read More

Kayaking and Beach Cleanup in Red Hook, Brooklyn

Join Brooklyn Riverkeeper Action Group (BRAG), PortSide NewYork, and the Red Hook Boaters for a fun day outdoors on Saturday, September 15 from 12PM to 3PM at Valentino Park in Red Hook, Brooklyn in h… Read More

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