Water Quality

Scientists hike to Lake Tear of the Clouds on state’s highest peak to complete 315-mile-long snapshot of water quality from source to sea, and inspire fresh look at the Hudson.

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Contacts: Jason West, Wallkill River Watershed Alliance Director, 845-532-7584, [email protected] Dan Shapley, Riverkeeper Water Quality Program Manager, 845-797-2158, [email protected] Wallkill River Watershed Alliance and Riverkeeper document, report and notify public of potential risks from bright green algae NEW PALTZ – The Wallkill River Watershed Alliance and Riverkeeper have documented potentially Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in a section of the Wallkill River. Harmful algae may produce toxins that could pose a risk to people who come into contact with the water. The public is urged to avoid contact with amy floating […]

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We departed from Waterford this morning to collect water quality samples along the Mohawk with students from SUNY Cobleskill. Today is our biggest single day of sampling to date. With our community partners, we will sample about 100 sites on 300 miles of water: the Mohawk River, Rondout Creek, Wallkill River and Roe Jan Kill. Four labs, several organizations and dozens of individuals make this possible. Partnerships are key to community science at this scale. (Photo: Barbara Brabetz / SUNY Cobleskill)

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The Wallkill River Watershed Alliance and Riverkeeper have documented and reported to the Department of Environmental Conservation another potentially Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) on the Wallkill River.

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