(Photo: Sean Dixon)
We spotted this egret Tuesday during our patrol along Newtown Creek. When I see wildlife on the creek, it gives me hope. Nature is waiting for us to do the right thing – If we clean up the creek, wildlife is going to rush back. […]
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120 people attended the Future of the Wallkill River event in April 2015 at SUNY New Paltz. (Photo by Jeremy Cherson/Riverkeeper)
A new citizens movement is taking shape to give voice to the Wallkill River. Momentum is coming from Riverkeeper’s ongoing community science water quality monitoring project, and the debate in New Paltz about whether the Wallkill could or should be treated to supply the community […]
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We were out Saturday for a patrol of the Tappan Zee area and Sparkill Creek – including water sampling with our community partners on the Sparkill and Pocantico. As always, we had a look at the resident Osprey couple which nests on this light every […]
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In May 2014, a kayaker sent this image of a tug/barge carrying North Dakota crude oil and a Bald Eagle fishing. The contrast is stunning and poignant. Both are users of the River. One is sustainable, the other is not. One presents a huge risk, […]
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Photo: John Lipscomb
Mohawk River – Alplaus: A cold sunrise with sea smoke. The Mohawk is lovely. It doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. See highlights of the 2014 Patrol Boat Log in upcoming posts. And watch for highlights of the 2015 season on this blog and Riverkeeper’s […]
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The threat of disaster from oil trains is everywhere. The Mohawk, Lake Champlain, the Hudson River. It’s just a matter of time. Our friend John Garver posted this video Sunday of an oil train passing the confluence of the Schoharie and Mohawk rivers at Fort […]
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Swimmers at Croton Point Beach have the best assurance of good water quality at any public beach on the Hudson: Water quality consistently shows good water quality, with rare exception, and the water is tested weekly, consistent with Environmental Protection Agency recommendations. Photo courtesy Toughman Triathlon.
The National Association of County and City Health Officials has approved a policy that is consistent with several of Riverkeeper’s positions on recreational water quality and beach management. “The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) urges national, state, and local health departments […]
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Check out this video highlighting the green infrastructure improvements made to SUNY New Paltz campus. The Saw Mill Brook runs through campus and to the Wallkill River. Green Infrastructure Projects at SUNY New Paltz from SNP Biology on Vimeo. Join other people passionate about protecting […]
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A water sample for DNA analysis. Photo by Dan Shapley/Riverkeeper
Riverkeeper was recently invited to make a presentation at the 2015 Mohawk Watershed Symposium, Inspiring People to Stop Water Pollution Through Community Science. Riverkeeper has been sampling the Hudson River since 2008, and in tributarie and along the New York City waterfront, in partnership with […]
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In January 2015, Riverkeeper was invited by the Rosendale Commission for the Conservation of the Environment to make a presentation about how stream walks can be used to help understand and address contamination sources, including the fecal contamination citizen scientists are helping to document with […]
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