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The fish are coming! Save the date 🐟🌊🎏 On Saturday, June 20, Riverkeeper’s Fish Migration Celebration returns! Celebrate the epic journey of Hudson River fish like Atlantic sturgeon, striped bass, and river herring as they make their way upriver to spawn. Riverkeeper’s Fish Migration Celebration is back with a fantastical flotilla, fish-inspired art, and a celebration of the Hudson’s iconic migrating species. This year we’re launching from Yonkers and charting a course to Newburgh, where we'll celebrate with a community gathering featuring art-making and a puppet parade. Stay tuned for more details! Thank you to our community partners: Ramapough Munsee Lenape people @ramapoughmountainindians , Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley @climateactionhv , Beczak Environmental Education Center, Center for the Urban River at Beczak @beczakonthehudsonriver @slccurb @beczakontherxsnsn , Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club @yonkerskayaking , Groundwork Hudson Valley @groundwork_hv , Newburgh Clean Water Project @newburghcleanwaterproject , Outdoor Promise @outdoorpromise , Greater Newburgh Parks Conservancy @newburghparksconservancy , Quassaick Creek Greenway Alliance @quassaickcreekgreenway , Newburgh Waterways Center @newburgh_waterways , Fireboat John J. Harvey @fireboatjjh , Schooner Apollonia @schooner_apollonia , @rhiannoncatalyst , @greg.corbino #fishmigrationcelebration #riverkeeper #hudsonriver #yonkers #newburgh

🚨 We only have a few days to push back. @govkathyhochul and NY Senators are trying to weaken a key environmental law in New York (SEQRA). These changes could: -Limit local decision-making -Allow high-density development in flood-prone or contaminated areas -Encourage sprawl -Cause irreversible environmental impacts to habitat -Strain water and sewer systems Big changes like this shouldn’t be rushed through without public input. We can’t let this happen behind closed doors. Speak out now to protect clean water and our environment, and promote sustainable development. ☎️ Call Gov. Hochul today to voice to demand SEQRA be protected: (518) 474-8390 ✍️ or take action at our link in bio

Today is Endangered Species Day, and the fight to save the Atlantic sturgeon is more urgent than ever. Listed as endangered since 2012, these ancient fish have roamed our waters for over 200 million years, yet their numbers have fallen due to overfishing, habitat loss, and bycatch from commercial fishing operations. We’ve taken action. Riverkeeper partnered with @delawareriverkeeper to file a lawsuit to force NY, NJ, and DE to stop the illegal capture and killing of endangered Atlantic sturgeon once and for all. Sturgeon have the law on their side. Now we need the states to act. Learn more about our work to defend endangered species at link in bio. #EndangeredSpeciesDay #AtlanticSturgeon #Riverkeeper #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeConservation

Like this post and comment “River” to be entered to win a pair of tickets for a night out with Riverkeeper! We’re hosting a group to see A River Runs Through It: Page to Stage on Wed, May 20 at 8:00 pm at @NationalSawdust in Brooklyn. A winner will be drawn at 5:00 pm on Monday, May 18, and we will contact you via DM. @OperaMontana and the Seagle Festival present a Page to Stage preview of their new opera based on Norman Maclean’s classic “A River Runs Through It,” now celebrating 50 years. Author John Maclean will read from his father’s iconic book alongside music brought to life by composer Zach Redler and a stellar cast — exploring themes of love, loss, and fly fishing like never before. #ariverrunsthroughit #brooklyn #riverkeeper #nationalsawdust #operamontana

FREE DEAD SECOND CHANCE! 🚨 Who says there are no second chances in life? Due to the epic crowds at Free Dead in the Park this year we sold out of t-shirts and posters way too quickly. But here’s your second chance: make a specified donation to @riverkeeper , pay for the shipping, and we’ll send you the commemorative shirt or poster that everyone clamored for. Remember the day and show them off with pride because you’re helping clean the Hudson River. Place your order today at /get-involved/shop

Still smiling after Dead in the Park. 🌹⚡️ We’re so proud and honored to help bring this incredible event to life, and seeing Stella Blue’s Band shine in front of such a massive, engaged crowd of Deadheads was something truly special. The energy, the community, the dancing… proof once again that the music never stopped! Huge love to everyone who came out and made the park feel like one big family. ❤️ 📸 @johnrwisdom

Our work to protect and restore the Hudson is a team effort. Among many key initiatives, together we: ➡️ Hold GE accountable for cleanup of the PCBs that turned 200 miles of the Hudson into a superfund site ➡️Protect drinking water supplies from toxic PFAS “forever chemical” contamination ➡️Work diligently on flooding prevention and response policies that protect the ecosystem and all the life that depends on it A generous donor has offered to match all gifts made through our special Earth Month Match donation page, as funds are available. Your involvement and support are essential to our work. Join us in defending the river: riverkeeper.org/earthday (link in bio).

Proof that music brings people together. Friends and faces of Free Dead in the Park with Stella Blue’s Band - a community united by the Grateful Dead and love for the Hudson River. Nothing like a beautiful day with beautiful people supporting a beautiful river! 🗽⚡️🌳 📸: @tomwalshots

In a single generation the Hudson River went from an industrial dumping ground to a swimmable, fishable, drinkable river. 315 miles of a comeback story. Tens of thousands of people get their drinking water from it. People swim in it, fish in it, kayak in it. So @Johnmulaney , how about you dive in with us?

TODAY! ☀️ Stella Blue’s Band rocks Central Park with 2️⃣ sets of Grateful Dead music to support @riverkeeper ! Join us at the Naumburg Bandshell from 4:30 - 7:45PM. No ticket needed – just show up, dance, and gather with friends and family! This show is presented by @capitoltheatre and Friends of Free Dead in the Park and sponsored by the Morgan Le Fay Dreams Foundation, @wbd , the Lanza Family Foundation, @zankelmusicfund , @gratefulguitarsfoundation , the @blavatnik.id , the Schaevitz Family Foundation, Boston Investment Professionals, @theothermagazines , and others. The show will be produced by @g4dproductions . Get your exclusive shirt and poster by @brainflowerdesigns by becoming a Riverkeeper member at the event or online at riverkeeper.org/freedead.See you very soon, NYC! REMEMBER: - Please be considerate and clean up any trash and collect belongings - No alcohol or smoking is permitted - No vending is permitted Let’s come together and show how grateful we are for the Park and @riverkeeper ! 🎨: @brainflowerdesigns . #stellabluesband #gratefuldead #tributeband #nyc #centralpark

Small fish. Big role. 🐟 River herring (alewife + blueback) keep the ecosystem running, feeding countless species across the food web. They’re plankton-eaters, filtering tiny zooplankton as they swim. Ocean life ➡️ river return ➡️ repeat 🔁 River herring migrate home to the Hudson River and its tributaries each spring to spawn, then their young grow up in the estuary before heading back to the ocean. 🪚 Nicknamed “sawbellies” for their sharp belly scales, they’re built to survive the journey upstream. But both are in trouble, facing pollution, dams, and habitat loss. River herring numbers are considered depleted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Spot the difference: Alewife = bigger eye, deeper body, lighter interior, prefers calmer waters Blueback = smaller eye, sleeker body, darker interior, prefers faster streams 📢 📆🎏Have you heard the herring are coming? Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 20 and join Riverkeeper’s Fish Migration Celebration! Together we’ll honor the small but mighty fish that sustain our ecosystem.

Today Duane explores all things spring and dives deep into regional water quality issues with Riverkeeper Science Director Dr. Shannon Roback. Shannon is an expert in the science of water quality and is a passionate advocate for the health of Hudson Valley water supplies. Prior to joining Riverkeeper, Dr. Roback was the Associate Director of the Water UCI Center at University of California, Irvine and Environmental Health Science faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Her academic has work is focused oncharacterizing sources of pollution, determining environmental health effects, and developing remediation strategies for a variety of water contaminants, particularly contaminants of emerging concern. @laurelmaccurdy @riverkeeper @chicorynaturalist @radiokingstonny ‌‍‍ ‌ ‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‌‍‍ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‌‍ ‌‍‌‌ ‍‍‌‍‌‌‍ ‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍ ‌ ‌ ‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‌‌‌ ‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍ ‍‍‌ ‍