News and updates
Updates on our work and mentions in the media
December 10, 2024
Riverkeeper proposes changes to support striped bass populations
October 24, 2024
Environmental organizations bring lawsuit against New York for Endangered Species Act violation that imperils iconic Atlantic sturgeon
Today, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Riverkeeper filed an Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit to force New York to address the illegal capture and killing of endangered Atlantic sturgeon by commercial fishing operations. Parallel lawsuits were also filed by the two groups against Delaware and New Jersey.
April 29, 2024
Protecting our wild rivers: A journey from the Hudson to the Karnali
Explore the parallels between the Hudson and Karnali rivers and Riverkeeper's global advocacy for undammed waters.
Tracy Brown
May 15, 2023
Hudson River striped bass fishing – What you need to know
Atlantic striped bass are in decline, and changes are coming. If you enjoy fishing on the Hudson, here's what you need to know.
George Jackman, Habitat Restoration Director
November 9, 2022
Riverkeeper reacts to the passage of the Environmental Bond Act
October 24, 2022
Planting trees, finding new life at the site of a dam removal on Quassaick Creek
By removing dams and rewilding streams, we're taking steps to restore critical habitat for imperiled migratory fish.
George Jackman
December 3, 2021
Extinction: Requiem for freshwater creatures
George Jackman
October 21, 2021
What happens when you remove a dam? One year later, life returns to a Hudson River tributary
One year after a dam removal on Furnace Brook in Westchester, Riverkeeper and volunteers returned to plant trees and continue restoring a free-flowing, healthy stream.
Leah Rae
July 23, 2021
Where a dam came down, the healing begins
Riverkeeper and Quassaick Creek Watershed Alliance plant 50 trees as part of ongoing efforts to restore a healthy stream and spawning habitat.
November 6, 2020
In landmark effort to restore migratory fish, Riverkeeper and DEC team up to remove 2 dams on Hudson River tributaries
The removal of 2 obsolete dams makes way for renewed spawning habitat on Quassaick Creek in Newburgh and Furnace Brook in Westchester.
April 13, 2020
Hudson River fish: The springtime procession
The Hudson River Estuary is as wild as any wilderness on earth. Every spring, a procession of species returns from the Atlantic, driven by natural forces.
George Jackman
April 7, 2020
$3 billion Environmental Bond Act: What you should know
Jeremy Cherson
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