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Riverkeeper Sweep shows scale of the problem: We need to ban plastic bags in NY

By Riverkeeper on May 14, 2018
As part of Riverkeeper Sweep 2018, we asked people to try to count the single-use plastic bags they were collecting from the shorelines in the Hudson Valley and in New York City – to help demonstrate the need for an effective statewide ban. (Click here […] More

Hudson River fish migration: A reason and a season

By George Jackman on May 03, 2018
Herring return to Wynants Kill after 85 years
Herring returning to Wynants Kill after 85 years.
Tucked away in the protected reaches of rivers and tributaries, juveniles are allowed to mature with less danger than would be found in the open ocean. More

Herring return to Wynants Kill after 85 years

By Leah Rae on Jun 02, 2016
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Erica Capuana / NYS DEC Division of Fish & Wildlife
The removal of a dam in the Wynants Kill, a Hudson River tributary, has succeeded in restoring more than a quarter mile of spawning habitat for river herring – reviving a historic spawning run for the first time in 85 years. More