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Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters

We need your help to test Catskill Creek water quality

By Riverkeeper on May 03, 2016

Since 2011, local residents have partnered with Riverkeeper to monitor water quality in the Catskill Creek. We test at 20 fixed locations in the Catskill Creek watershed, from Middleburgh to Catskill. Riverkeeper is currently recruiting people to collect water samples from Middleburgh to Catskill on […] More

Riverkeeper on WRCR Radio: ‘We can’t do what we do without the community’

By Riverkeeper on May 02, 2016

John Parker, Riverkeeper’s Director of Legal Programs, speaks with “The Many Shades of Green” on WRCR Radio as we get ready for two big events: Riverkeeper Sweep on Saturday, May 7, and the Fishermen’s Ball May 18. “Riverkeeper, in its history of over 50 years, […] More

The Hudson’s incredible tributaries

By Dan Shapley on Apr 29, 2016

Boy throws rock. (Photo by Dan Shapley / Riverkeeper)

We often celebrate the Hudson’s anadromous fish – the American shad, herring, striped bass, Atlantic sturgeon and other species that undertake extraordinary migrations along the Atlantic Coast and into the Hudson River Estuary to spawn. There are many migratory fish, though, and even if they […] More

Riverkeeper on the Tugboat Trail

By Dan Shapley on Apr 27, 2016

Riverkeeper will get some one-of-a-kind promotion this summer on the Tugboat Trail, a community driven project in the Town of Esopus. More

Riverkeeper is back on patrol (Happy Earth Day!)

By Dan Shapley on Apr 22, 2016

Riverkeeper patrol boat docked on the Rondout Creek on Earth Day 2016. (Photo by Dan Shapley / Riverkeeper)

Riverkeeper is conducting our first upriver patrol of 2016, marking Earth Day as we spend every day – advocating for clean water, abundant wildlife, and sustainable public enjoyment of our awe-inspiring river. Our morning task was to visit Kingston Point Beach and the Rondout Creek, […] More

Video: ‘The River is majestic because of the life that it carries’

By Riverkeeper on Apr 20, 2016

Thanks to Sara Karl for this video interview with Riverkeeper Patrol Boat Captain John Lipscomb. “We have to find a way, as a society, to live next to the River, with the River – allowing it to live, while we live,” he says. “The River […] More

Riverkeeper lights up NYC

By Cliff Weathers on Apr 14, 2016

Photo by Markus Jarrow

As the sun set on Wednesday, April 13, the Empire State Building was lit in Riverkeeper’s colors — blue, green and deep blue — to help celebrate our half century of defending New York’s waterways. It was a tribute to the soaring accomplishments of concerned […] More

State of the Hudson and our water supply

By Paul Gallay on Apr 12, 2016

Fifty years after its founding, Riverkeeper fights alongside thousands of citizen scientists and activists to reclaim the Hudson and ensure that over 9 million New Yorkers have clean, safe drinking water. More

The “careful, thoughtful” approach to Indian Point is to close it

By Paul Gallay on Apr 05, 2016

NY Electricity Usage Projections through 2025-1

Projections for future electricity demand have declined sharply in recent years.

A deluge of problems continue to plague Indian Point. It's time for leaders to step up and call for it to close. More

Empire State Building to shine with Riverkeeper colors Wednesday, April 13

By Cliff Weathers on Apr 05, 2016

Photo: Mockup of the Empire State Building in the Riverkeeper colors, courtesy ESB

To celebrate Riverkeeper’s 50th Anniversary, the Empire State Building will be lit with our colors – deep blue, green, and light blue – throughout the evening of April 13. More

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