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Bringing back fish • Tearing down dams • Protecting streams • Going deep with science

Riverkeeper is fighting to restore A Living River PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Reviving the river Fighting pollution isn’t enough; we need a living Hudson

In recent years, we’ve taken the fight contaminants. Hundreds of abandoned dams still block essential forage for a healthy Hudson and safe drinking water and spawning habitat and the annual runs of iconic species like the Ameri- to the next level, winning big results — $3 bil- can Shad are just a tiny fraction of the mighty torrent they once were. lion for clean water infrastructure, an agree- In 1966, Riverkeeper’s founders vowed to take the river back from the ment to close the Indian Point nuclear plant brink of ecological destruction. For more than 50 years, we’ve successful- and the forceful rejection of crude oil storage ly fought to cut pollution, bringing the goal of a living, breathing Hudson on the Hudson — that give us hope for the closer every year. Now, with partners in government, we will remove future, despite the chaos in Washington, DC. as many of our watershed’s 1,300 obsolete, habitat-destroying dams as Thousands of people volunteer for our we can. We’re helping to implement a $134-million habitat restoration “Riverkeeper Sweep” shoreline cleanups program in the lower Hudson. And, when Indian Point closes in 2021, each May. We’ve built the region’s biggest water quality testing program, its cooling intakes will power down and a billion river creatures will be with 200 citizen scientists collecting 5,000 samples annually. Our volun- saved from destruction, every year. teers often do more than just clean shorelines or test water quality; faced At Riverkeeper’s founding, the river was little more than an open with projects that threaten the Hudson, they get active and, more often sewer. Thanks to the massive reductions in pollution we’ve helped foster than not, stop them in their tracks. over the past half-century, our vision of a clean, safe and vibrant Hudson But, while we’ve taken meaningful steps towards cleaner, safer waters is finally within reach. Looking to the future: we’ll bring the same energy for the people who live, work and play along the Hudson, Riverkeeper is to our ecosystems work that we did to cutting pollution, closing Indian also raising its game in the fight to restore the river’s fish and wildlife. Point and protecting your drinking water, so that the mighty Hudson will I joined Riverkeeper because of the opportunity to join my neighbors in Making the Hudson teem with life again won’t be easy, though there al- brim with life, once again. ready are signs of progress. Whales now visit regularly, and they’re hardly honoring and protecting this vital life source — from mountain headwaters alone — other species like striped bass and sturgeon have also rebounded. However, the Hudson’s flora and fauna remain at risk, plagued by low oxy- to the vast and powerful ocean. — Karenna Gore, Riverkeeper board member gen levels, algal blooms, invasive species and a still-steady flow of chemical Paul Gallay, President & Hudson Riverkeeper

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A Year of Victories

4 410 DAMS 5,000 LOCATIONS TARGETED NAUTICAL monitored for for removal MILES safe-swimming to restore patrolled standards fish habitat

AS MANY AS 37  Annual Journal 1 TONS BILLION of shoreline trash RIVER CREATURES 135 RESTORATION removed in just one day - 2018 - spared annually PROJECTS as Indian Point shuts proposed for neglected down in 2021 NYC waterways 1 President’s Letter A Living River 24 Events

2 A Year of Victories 14 Removing dams, 27 Financial Report 75 restoring habitat STORM DRAINS 4 Riverkeeper Patrol 28 Gratitude and appreciation 2,400 STENCILED 16 A new threat: storm surge barriers  5,000 7 8 Achievements ACRES PETITIONS COMMUNITIES by volunteers with messages of the Hudson delivered in support ALLIED to inform people how 18 Driving improvements in water quality saved by opposition to of “BYOBag Act” to protect Hudson River street trash can end up new anchorages NYS plastic bag ban drinking water in the river 20 ‘Visioning’ new life on forgotten waterfronts

22 Indian Point

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Before

Riverkeeper Patrol After John Lipscomb, Patrol Boat Captain YONKERS In the course of patrol, we see a lot of smaller problems. Booms and tarps are often put in place to protect the river from The patrol boat is Riverkeeper's presence on the river, on behalf of the construction activity, but then left river, logging 5,000 nautical miles a year from the Mohawk and Upper to become pollution. Here, Yonkers Hudson down the Estuary to New York Harbor. The boat provides a had the developer remove the plastic. When we thanked a city deterrent to polluters, a platform for research, and a means of educating official, he wrote back: “Happy to and connecting with the public. It also carries a steady reminder: This be a partner in riverkeeping.” It river needs keeping. gives you hope, because you can’t do this work alone.

GOWANUS CANAL It’s so heartbreaking to WESTCHESTER CREEK see coal tar discharging New patrols here, and on from the Gowanus Ca- the Bronx River, the upper nal to New York Harbor, East River and Flushing 24/7, thanks to New Creek have resulted in 5 York City's "Flushing enforcement cases - so far. Tunnel." Shame on you These beautiful waterways NY City! could be wonderful for rec- NEW YORK HARBOR We’re very reation and wildlife. Let’s proud to work with geochemist clean them up. FLUSHING BAY We spotted this Beizhan Yan of Columbia University’s beautiful shoal of menhaden in Flush- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, ing Bay. When the weather is dry and studying microplastics in the river, the there are no sewer overflows, we see contaminants that attach to them and life trying to return. how they enter the food web (and us).

4 RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL KAARE CHRISTIAN INSET) BY BOTTOM PAGE (FACING LIPSCOMB; JOHN BY PHOTOS RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL 55 HUDSON RIVER Our fight against new commercial anchorages ON THE WATER throughout the Hudson was resolved skillfully by the U.S. Coast Guard. A range of stakeholders – ship owners, kayakers, riverfront communities, and the river’s living creatures – were all represented MOHAWK RIVER We’ve joined two communities at a series of workshops in the fall of 2017. This year a Hudson River trying to close the Colonie Landfill which leaks toxic Safety Committee was launched, with the same groups represented. wastewater into the Mohawk. Instead of ordering a We are proud to be a voice for the river's life. much needed remediation here, NY State has approved an expansion!

PIERMONT MARSH Residents of Piermont and research- ers studying the marsh object to the use of an herbicide in fighting invasive vegetation. Perhaps a better effort would be to try to help the 1,030-acre marsh stay ahead of sea level rise. Unless we do, the marsh will be overwhelmed, regardless of whatever vegetation it contains.

CHESAPEAKE BAY, MD Boatbuilder Chris Brennan has been a steady friend to our 36- foot wooden patrol boat, the HUDSON RIVER In Coeymans, where the port has grown R. Ian Fletcher. He has replaced steadily into an enormous facility, we’re working with the all of the bottom planking and community to help ensure there’s a proper balance be- a number of structural timbers. tween business and quality of life in the community – and Our able little boat is getting no harm to the river. younger and younger each year.

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How we're fighting for clean water Challenges continue to mount, and Riverkeeper is rising to meet them.

Improving water quality Protecting drinking water Restoring toxic sites

MAKING NYC SWIMMABLE Filed suit against ‘HUDSON 7’ Convened seven river communities that HUDSON RIVER PCBS Successfully advocated EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt with partner groups draw their drinking water from the Hudson to better against EPA finalizing a determination that the clean- over insufficient standards for protecting the rapidly protect this critical supply, which serves over 100,000 up was working as promised, resulting in renewed increasing number of people who swim and boat in New Yorkers. Communities in the new Hudson River collaboration between EPA and New York State to NYC waters. Drinking Water Intermunicipal Council call themselves review the most recent science. Urged EPA to compel ‘The Hudson 7.” GE to remove additional PCB-contaminated sediment TOXICS STUDY Collaborated with Cornell University in the Upper Hudson and order a full remedial investi- on a study, the largest of its kind, that identified 168 SOURCE WATER SCORECARD Created a Drinking gation and feasibility study in the Lower Hudson. different pharmaceuticals, pesticides and industrial Source Water Protection Scorecard to help communi- chemicals present in the Hudson River Estuary. ties understand the degree to which their own water GOWANUS CANAL Pushed government agencies supplies are protected, and to argue for sufficient state toward the quickest, most thorough cleanup of the PHARMACEUTICALS Won passage of the Drug and federal resources to increase protections. (P. 18) canal as possible. Take Back Act, requiring New York’s pharmacy chains to provide safe pharmaceutical disposal. It will go a EPA has begun long way in protecting the state’s waterways from dredging of toxic pharmaceutical contamination. sludge in the Gowanus Canal. FARM WASTE Successfully challenged a deeply-flawed state permit to provide better public participation and more aggressive oversight to prevent disease-causing " Riverkeeper Sweep is part of a new phase in our battle to claim animal waste from being discharged from factory our forgotten waterfronts. We can now get close enough to the water’s farms (CAFOs) into our waterways. IMPAIRED WATERS Advocated successfully for edge to begin to care for these neglected shorelines. We are turning New York State to add the 88-mile Wallkill River, along with Newburgh’s two reservoirs, to the state’s list of toward our waters for refuge, recreation, education, inspiration “impaired” waterways, ensuring the full power of the and tranquility." — Lisa Bloodgood, Newtown Creek Alliance Clean Water Act can be used to restore water quality.

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Preventing oil spills, Restoring life to our rivers Connecting communities to the water fostering safe energy DAM REMOVAL Achieved formal agreements for CRUDE OIL Successfully challenged Global Partners’ removal of four obsolete and unnecessary dams as VISION PLANS Unveiled and launched communi- plan to expand its Albany terminal to ship tar sands part of a new effort to open habitat for migratory fish ty-driven Vision plans to restore, revitalize and trans- crude oil by rail and barge. and restore historic fish runs. (P. 14) form two long neglected waterways in New York City, Newtown Creek and Flushing Bay and Creek. (P. 20) INDIAN POINT Partnered with communities affect- STORM BARRIERS Mobilized opposition to plans ed by the closure of Indian Point to foster prompt and being considered by the Army Corps of Engineers for FLUSHING BAY Challenged the Port Authority's effective decommissioning and cleanup of the site ill-conceived storm barriers in NY Harbor that would inadequate environmental review timeline of the within 20 years. (P. 22) permanently damage the Hudson. (P. 16) proposed LaGuardia Airport AirTrain.

CPV GAS PLANT Successfully pressed DEC to deny ESTUARINE SANCTUARY Partnering on a proposal BIG SWEEP Mobilized 2,200 Riverkeeper Sweep renewal of air quality permit for the fracked-gas for $134 million in habitat restoration and research volunteers, who removed trash and invasive plants power plant located in Orange County. funding for the Hudson River Park and Estuarine from 120 shoreline locations in our biggest one-day Sanctuary. cleanup yet. ANCHORAGES Won a major battle against indus- try’s request to drastically expand anchorages for oil barges and other commercial vessels. After an unprecedented public outcry – 10,000 comments calling for protection of the Hudson – the U.S. Coast Guard shelved the proposal.

NAVIGATION SAFETY As an outcome of the anchorage battle, helped launch a new committee aiming to improve navigation safety and environmen- tal protection along the Hudson.

CONSTITUTION PIPELINE Helped ensure defeat of a fracked-gas pipeline that would have carved a In 2018, nearly 50 organizations partnered with Riverkeeper to collect more than 5,400 swath through four NY counties and cross waterways samples of water along the Hudson and a 251 times. dozen of its tributaries.

10 RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL AND ELIZABETH ALLEE (TOP) ROFF JESSICA PAGE), (FACING LEAH RAE BY PHOTOS RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL 11 Our biggest battles, starting with Storm King, were won on behalf of the fish. With our newest initiatives, Riverkeeper renews a commitment to restore A Living River

12 RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL PHOTO RIVERKEEPER BY MICHAEL NEIL JOURNAL O'DONNELL 13 Just below the surface of the Hudson is a great wildlife migration. River herring come into the estuary every spring, crossing the salt barrier. In a brilliant evolutionary strategy, RESTORATION they adjust the salt concentrations in their tissues and kidneys to transition between t would be easy to assume that as we suc- In New York, one way saltwater and fresh. Why? Tucked away in the protected reaches of rivers and tributaries, ceed in reducing pollution from sewage to begin is to remove obso- their young can mature with less danger than would be found in the open ocean. and industrial waste, life in the Hudson lete dams along the creeks will rebound. and streams that nourish the river. They not only along the Hudson removed expressly for fish passage. But reducing pollution, by itself, won’t block fish, but trap sediments, nutrients and minerals Within days, hundreds of alewives, a species of bring back the fish. Simply put, we’ve har- vital to the food web. river herring, were swimming upstream for the first Freeing the river Ivested too many fish of almost every species. We built We’ve just taken a historic step toward that goal. In time in 85 years. power plants that pull in river water and destroyed 2016, a rusting metal dam was lifted out of the Wyn- Now we are working to replicate that success. The the life within it. We filled shallow habitat areas ants Kill, a stream that meets the Hudson in the City of The Hudson is a wilderness, hidden beneath the surface. By removing old dams along Wynants Kill is one of 67 tributaries feeding into and hardened shorelines. To give the fish a fighting Troy. Riverkeeper had spotted the opportunity during the Hudson River Estuary from Troy south. About its creeks, Riverkeeper is moving to restore the routes that life once took. chance, we have to give back the feeding and spawn- patrols, and partnered with Troy and the state DEC to half are dammed, many times over. Research has ing grounds that were taken away. remove the dam successfully. It was the first barrier helped identify prime opportunities to clear dams

14 RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL DEC YORK AND NEW LEAH RAE JACKMAN, GEORGE BY (L-R) PHOTOS RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL 15 RESTORATION Defending the Hudson against a new threat A threat to the very life of the river and reopen streams to river herring and Riverkeeper leads the fight against ill-conceived One of the drastic plans being considered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is to build a gigantic barrier American eel. storm surge barriers stretching 5 miles from Sandy Hook, N.J., to Breezy Point, As of late 2018, Riverkeeper has secured N.Y., and two additional barriers in Long Island Sound. written agreements for the removal of four iverkeeper mobilized quickly when plans emerged for massive, Rin-water storm surge barriers throughout New York Harbor that dams to allow passage of these migratory would choke off the river where it meets the ocean. fish. In 2019, we will continue reaching out Such barriers are among the options being considered by the U.S. to dam owners and educating the public, Army Corps of Engineers to protect the region against flooding from and a new film, “Undamming the Hudson coastal storms. They are nothing less than a threat to the river’s life: River,” will help bring the issue alive. They would block the tidal flow and the migration of fish, and trap sediment and contaminants from leaving the harbor. At Gay’s Point in Columbia County, They would also leave our communities vulnerable. A rational another landmark success is taking shape. approach would protect against flooding from both storms and rising Pelham Gate This area, the upper estuary, was reshaped seas. But storm barriers, with gates that remain open for ships to pass, Throgs in the 1800s by dikes that were built to would do nothing against sea level rise. Shoreline-based measures – Neck Gate confine the flow and improve navigation. dikes, dunes and levees – would protect against both, while letting the Laura Wildman, PE, Water Resources & Fisheries Engineer, Princeton river run free. Dredge spoil was dumped in the numer- Hydro, and George Jackman, Ph.D., Riverkeeper Habitat Restoration Manager, appear in the Patagonia-supported film "Undamming the In July, Riverkeeper shined a light on this momentous decision being ous side channels. Hudson River" by National Geographic filmmaker Jon Bowermaster. driven by an opaque, bureaucratic process. Soon, thousands were In a restoration project meant to com- speaking out, and communities were adopting resolutions demanding pensate the river for environmental dam- These initiatives expand Riverkeeper’s commit- a voice. In response, the Corps allowed more time for public comment Sandy Hook - age caused by the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement, a ment, from its founding days, to defending the life in and more than a year’s time before it will narrow down the options. Breezy Point Barrier The states of New York and New Jersey have a critical role to play. side channel was opened up, restoring essential tidal the river. As co-sponsors of the Corps’ study, they have the power to reject the flow to shallow areas lost due to dredging and filling. The successful, epic fights of Westway and Storm barrier options at any time. In time it will provide high quality habitat for fish King were won on behalf of striped bass that take We will make sure the river gets to speak. Experts will help document and birds. refuge under city piers and spawn at the foot of the the potential harm, and the public will deliver the message. We will not On the Mohawk River, we have helped develop the mountain. The battle to close Indian Point nuclear sacrifice our river to protect real estate. state’s agenda in ways that protect fish. The DEC’s plant was waged with laws that protect fish. “ We welcome good, common-sense ideas to prevent new Mohawk Basin Action Agenda will investigate Recovering lost habitat – healing the river – will massive flooding in our region. A 5-mile ‘sea barrier’ ways to prevent invasive species from migrating from take sustained effort. But we have faith. We’ve stay up to date the Great Lakes, and support migratory fish passage enlisted allies all along the river’s course, from the Visit Riverkeeper.org/barriers is not one of them.” — Editorial, The Record (N.J.) Text RIVER to 21333 through the Erie Canal locks and dams, which seg- Adirondacks, down the valley, through our city to (msg & data rates may apply) ment the natural flow. the sea.

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We're in it together

Riverkeeper began testing the water more than a decade ago in search of answers. Now a small army of community scientists, researchers and activists are working alongside us, driving discoveries and finding solutions for cleaner, healthier water.

iverkeeper’s Water Quality Program is built on es to tackling pressing problems, such as Harmful Algal community science – and both the science and the Blooms in the Wallkill River. Rcommunity are integral to its success. Our approach to engaging communities and gathering In 2018, nearly 50 organizations and 180 individuals part- essential data has given Riverkeeper a central role in defining nered to collect more than 5,400 samples of water along the solutions. We’ve provided leaders across the state with a tool, Hudson and a dozen of its tributaries. The data we’ve gath- the Source Water Protection Scorecard, to help extend the ered since establishing our estuary monitoring program with world-renowned protections given to New York City’s reser- Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory voirs to more public drinking water supplies around the state. and CUNY Queens College in 2008 have illuminated some of We will continue using the data — and the power that INTRODUCING "THE HUDSON 7" the river’s challenges. comes from working with communities to gather it — to Convened by Riverkeeper, We’ve identified areas where wastewater infrastructure advocate for local programs to protect and restore the healthy seven communities joined is failing, and seen investments pay off in improved water streams that are needed for a healthy Hudson; state policies forces in 2018 to protect and quality. We’ve defined critical baseline information about to better protect public drinking water supplies and improve Communities have shown when they stick together, they can be powerful improve the Hudson River, the the presence of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other trace infrastructure; and the first-ever dedicated federal funding shared source of drinking wa- forces for change. Keeping that momentum going for a cleaner Hudson is ter for 100,000 residents. contaminants. We’ve developed watershed-based approach- from Washington for Hudson River restoration. one fight worth a mighty effort. — Editorial, Poughkeepsie Journal

18 RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL DEITCH EVA BY PAGE) (FACING LIPSCOMB; AND JOHN SHAPLEY DAN BY (THIS PAGE) PHOTOS RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL 19 This green roof at Kingsland Wildflowers in Brooklyn is an example NYC of the solutions already underway near city waterways, helping to reduce stormwater pollution and make space for birds. The roof was

funded through an oil spill settlement with ExxonMobil. n the public imagination, it’s becoming easier to grasp Oyster Project and design firm SITU, we are testing structures to the potential for restoring health to New York City’s attract mussels, oysters and grasses, where fish can take refuge. waters and vitality to its 520 miles of shoreline. Likewise, Flushing Bay and Flushing Creek are overflowing with Riverkeeper and its local partners are fueling those pollutants, but we and our local partners see acres of opportunity. ideas, and pushing hard toward those goals, with two These historic salt marshes in northern Queens have the potential detailed, community-driven “Vision” plans, along with to be engines of marine life, with a large-scale oyster reef that can Iour continuing advocacy citywide for toxic cleanups, stormwater provide both habitat and resiliency from storms. controls, better water quality standards and bigger investments to Riverkeeper has joined with local groups to protect the Bay and address chronic sewage pollution. Promenade from a proposed AirTrain route and instead promote a We have a long way to go in making these waters “swimmable” new ecology and boating center, along with other means of enjoy- and supportive of life. But we believe that even the most badly ing the water. This area, home to two World’s Fairs and now one of degraded areas can become thriving places of refuge for wildlife the most ethnically diverse places on the planet, deserves a world and recreation. We are working with dedicated partners to make class, resilient, living waterway. it happen. Early in 2018, Riverkeeper, Newtown Creek Alliance, Guardians of Flushing Bay and architecture and design firm Perkins+Will un- veiled plans listing 135 opportunities to revitalize two of the city’s worst-polluted waterways. The plans start with improving the health of the water and ecosystem – restoring oyster reefs, marshes A new vision and wildlife – and expand into shoreline projects that connect neighborhoods with waterfronts they’ve had little access to. On Newtown Creek, the border of Brooklyn and Queens, we’ve for neglected waterways seen steady progress since beginning patrols in 2002 and driving legal action to clean up massive amounts of oil seeping into the creek. A Superfund action plan is taking shape, along with plans to reduce sewage discharges by 60 percent. The “Vision” projects are designed to set precedents and seize opportunities that will unfold during these longer term efforts. read the vision plans As one small example, we’re giving nature a foothold along the Riverkeeper.org/FlushingWaterways flat, sheet-pile bulkheads. With Newtown Creek Alliance, Billion Riverkeeper.org/NewtownCreek

PHOTOS BY MIKE AZIZ AND CHRISSY REMEIN (FACING PAGE) AND PERKINS+WILL PAGE) REMEIN (FACING MIKE AZIZ AND CHRISSY BY PHOTOS RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL 21 Powering past

Indian Point

CLEAN ENERGY Battling fossil fuel expansion in the Hudson River Valley ver the past several years, Indian meltdown due to an earthquake is the highest in the any part of the site available until the entire site is We partner with communities to fight dangerous fossil fuel shipments and the expansion of unneeded fossil-fuel Point repeatedly suffered major nation; and, there’s no viable evacuation plan. decommissioned, scuttling that approach. But the infrastructure. This past year, we stopped Global Partners from installing boilers to heat heavy crude at the Port of Albany to facilitate its transport; we successfully pressured the DEC to deny an Air Quality Permit renewal for the malfunctions — pump and power fail- That’s why Indian Point’s stipulated closure in report failed to examine one of the best options: de- While decommissioning issues massive CPV fracked-gas power plant; and we continue to demand a governmental response to grave risks posed by ures, a transformer explosion, failing 2021, under the agreement between Entergy, New commissioning and cleaning-up the whole site with- a high-pressure gas pipeline running next to Indian Point where 1,500 tons of radioactive spent fuel are stored. remain, NY’s grid operator says Oo-rings, radiation leaks, a fire and an York State and Riverkeeper, is the right move. How- in a reasonable period such as 20 years, as has been we’ll have plenty of power after oil spill. Twice, inspections discovered unprecedent- ever, we need to ensure that the decommissioning is done elsewhere. We argued that prompt decommis- are working with communities to ensure that there firmed that we'll have enough power to replace In- this dangerous nuclear plant ed failures in the bolts holding the inner walls of the done right and community interests are addressed. sioning is the best option for all, keeping workers is good oversight of the decommissioning process, dian Point and that with smart policies on efficiency reactors together. The plant also kills a billion fish Riverkeeper submitted its comments on the State’s at the site, yielding greater reuse value, cleaning something that federal regulations fail to provide. and renewables, we can close Indian Point without shuts down. and fish larvae every year; there are three danger- Closure Task Force’s plan for early reuse of parts of up contaminated groundwater, and ensuring spent There's good news regarding replacement energy. needing a single additional cubic foot of natural gas, ous high pressure gas pipelines nearby; the risk of the site. However, Entergy has said it will not make fuel is moved rapidly into safer dry storage. We also The operator of New York's electrical grid has con- let alone any new gas-fired power plants.

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Celebrating solutions Film, music & craft beer create a ripple effect.

Free Dead concert in Central Park

SHIP ROCKED IPA: ast Spring, Stella Blue’s Band Craft beer for a cause Lfeted Riverkeeper as they played at Central Park’s iconic Naumburg hip Rocked IPA, brewed by Pough- Bandshell. The band’s Free Dead in Skeepsie’s Mill House Brewing the Park event commemorated the Company, is a one-of-a-kind craft 50th Anniversary of the Grateful beer with a mission to promote clean Dead’s historic concert at the drinking water and protect the Hudson same location in 1968. Some 800 River. True to its brewing heritage, enthusiastic fans — our new friends Mill House fermented this IPA in — showed up for the two-set revue, barrels stored on the Hudson Sloop featuring new Riverkeeper board Clearwater, a replica vessel modeled af- member Steve Liesman. A group of ter the Dutch cargo vessels that sailed committed Deadheads helped to fund the Hudson River in the 18th and 19th the event and contributed both to People vs. plastic centuries. In August, we joined a few the production and to Riverkeeper. For the th year, thousands of volunteers descended on their shorelines the dozen revelers and sailed on the Clear- first Saturday in May for Riverkeeper Sweep and cleared 37 tons of trash – water to sample this year’s batch. Some mainly plastic. Our fight for a Trash Free Hudson has extended into a year-round 100,000 people get their drinking water from Films: Patagonia's Blue Heart and Bowermaster's Hope on the Hudson campaign to address the pervasive, damaging, entirely solvable problem of the mid-Hudson, and regional craft brew- plastic pollution. iverkeeper is honored to work with filmmaker Jon We were also honored to join Patagonia at Brooklyn eries, like Mill House, also draw their water Sweep volunteers collected signatures for a statewide "BYO Bag Act" banning Bowermaster in presenting his Hope on the Hudson Bowl for the premiere screening of Blue Heart: The from the river. The event kicked off a series R single-use plastic bags and placing a 10-cent fee on alternatives. In Ossining, series of short films, and engage in conversation about Fight to Save Europe’s Last Wild Rivers, concerning of tastings for the public to try the beer and to volunteers stenciled anti-pollution messages next to 75 storm drains, revealing the river. Source to Sea explores how our Water Quality the battle to save the largest undammed river in Europe. learn about our work to protect the river as a the path of curbside litter into the Hudson. From Albany to New Paltz to NYC, Program answers the question, “How’s the water?” Andrew Bird, who scored the movie, played music from drinking water source. communities are finding ways to cut down on Styrofoam, plastic bags and plastic Undamming the Hudson River — supported by a grant the film, and Riverkeeper’s Habitat Restoration Manager straws. The momentum is clearly rising. We're proud to be leading the charge. from Patagonia — examines the importance of restoring George Jackman spoke about our regional work. habitat by eliminating obsolete dams.

24 RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL AND LEAH RAE ELIZABETH ALLEE (TOP) BY PHOTOS RIVERKEEPER JOURNAL 25 COMMUNITY FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

The Fishermen's Ball Fiscal Year 2018 We gathered to celebrate a year of victories Riverkeeper increased both its investment in program work and our total support and revenue during the fiscal year ending June and a decade of citizen science. 30, 2018. We gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of our private, corporate, and public supporters and members, who number more than 5,000 a year. Without your generous support, we would not be able to continue to carry out our important work Set against the backdrop of the Hudson River in May, Riverkeeper on behalf of the Hudson River, New York City’s drinking water supply and the communities that rely on the health and protection

honored Patagonia at the Fishermen’s Ball and celebrated a decade of TREND SETTERS Rick of these waters. We hope you will take pride in all that we have accomplished together and all that we plan to accomplish. water quality testing by the organization and its volunteers. Hundreds Ridgeway, Patagonia’s Vice For a detailed Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Financial Activities for Fiscal Year 2018, please visit of clean water advocates from around the state attended the event at President of Public Engage- ment and one of the world’s riverkeeper.org/financials. Chelsea Piers, making this one of the largest gatherings of environmental foremost mountaineers, PICTURE THIS Supermodel activists in New York. Honored at the Ball were clothier Patagonia, accepted the Big Fish Award — presented by clothier Eileen OPERATING EXPENSES SUPPORT AND REVENUE Heidi Albertsen is elated to find outgoing Board Chair Joseph L. Boren and activist Mary McNamara. rocker Deborah Harry strutting Fisher — on behalf of the Total $5,344,577 Total $4,902,761 toward the red carpet. Chicago rhythm and blues performer Zeshan B serenaded the audience. company.

Management Contributions FISHERMEN'S FRIENDS Our Master of Ceremonies was CNBC’s Steve Liesman (far & General $2,754,748 (56.19%) left), he is pictured with Riverkeeper President Paul Gallay. Newly elected Vice Chair, $192,000 (3.59%) Kate Sinding Daly is joined by incoming Chair, Ernest Tollerson. Special Events Fundraising $1,111,630 (22.67%) HUDSON HERO $448,208 (8.39%) In-kind Services Mary McNamara Program Services $1,006,960 (20.54%) (flanked by Ariana $4,704,369 (88.02%) Tashjian and Chris Cost Reimbursements Cooper) was honored $27,490 (.56%) for leading the fight Investment & Other against a private $1,933 (.04%) water bottling facility in Ulster and advocating for a Awarded top rating healthy Hudson River by Charity Navigator for Riverkeeper is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt membership organization incorporated under the laws of the State of New York in 1984 and a top-ranked 501(c)(3) charity. watershed. the 6th straight year

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Douglas and Marcia Bateson Chad Gomes and Alexandra Pappas The May Foundation Thomas and Ann Van Buren Allee* and Jeffrey Burt Bauer Family Foundation Inc. Dorothy and John Gotto Anthony Mazzarelli van Itallie Foundation, Inc. Bianca E. Capuano Ed M. Baum and Holly Wallace Lucile Hamlin Lianne and Christopher McNally Elizabeth Wagg Tara Caroll With gratitude & appreciation Jessica Bauman and Ben Posel Michael and Cena Hampden Withrow W. Meeker White & Case LLP Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Beacon Institute for Rivers Ronald H. Hanson and Karen and Charlie Menduni The Rodney L. White Foundation Katherine F. Cary and Manu Bammi Riverkeeper gratefully acknowledges generous contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations. and Estuaries Richard Krueger Janis and Alan Menken Woodard & Curran Foundation Catskill Mountainkeeper The Beatman Foundation Inc. Janet Harckham Friedrike Merck Charles B. & Louis R. Perini Vernon Benjamin Marjorie and Gurnee Hart Nicole Miller and Kim Taipale $250-$999 Family Foundation David Berdon Helen Keeler Burke Charitable Amy and Sean Monahan Anonymous Nancy and Brad Cherson Elaine S. Bernstein Foundation Naomi and Stephen Myers Jeremy Aaron Paul Childs and Berit Schumann $100,000+ The Endeavor Foundation Lisa and Joel Benenson Chandra Jessee The Rupp Foundation Michelle Boyar Molly Helfet James L. and Margo Nederlander Aegean Capital, LLC Clank and Steam Restaurant Group, Anonymous (2) Energy Foundation Alex Blavatnik JLT Specialty USA Sarah Lawrence College The Brearley School Michele Hertz and Newtown Creek Group RI/FS James Aisenberg and LLC The Dextra Baldwin McGonagle F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation Seema Boesky John N. and Gillett A. Gilbert Constance L. and John Sargent Stuart Breslow and Anne Miller Lawrence Friedman Trust Fund Suzanne Gaba Aisenberg Lisa M. Cline and Foundation Eileen Fisher Breitstone & Company Ltd. Family Fund Jim Schantz and Kim Saul/ Brokaw Family Foundation Randi Marie Hoffmann Kathleen Olin David and Fran Alexander Matthew C. Haasch Alexandra and Paul Herzan Michele Gage Joseph Buchheit JSA Financial The River Art Project Brooklyn Bowl Malvina Hoxha Liz* and Todd Ommen Carol Aloia Common Roots Brewing Company New York State DEC Hudson River Nicholas P. Groombridge and Bydale Foundation Labatt USA Rebecca and Jeff Soule Maya Burkenroad Marion M. Hunt Lisa Orberg David P. Andros John Travis Compton Estuary Program Kim Conner John D. Cahill, MD and Leaves of Grass Fund Elizabeth B. Strickler and Patricia Butter and Ted Sabety Mary and William Janeway Linde E. Ostro Frances B. Ashforth Karl S. Coplan and Robin E. Bell David and Sarah Kowitz Hearst Rachel Cahill Leo S. Walsh Foundation Mark T. Gallogly Albert and Brenda Butzel Amy Kantor Partisan Arts, Inc. Katherine Augenblick Munk Harriet Cornell Dale and Laura Kutnick Anne Hearst McInerney and The Charles Spear Charitable Luke Lichota Synapse Services, LLC Sarah E. Cogan and Anne Kenan and David Perrin Joan Konner* and Annie Ballard Bonnie Covey Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc. Jay McInerney Foundation Robert and Kristen Lopez The Boston Beer Company/Angry Douglas H. Evans Jennifer Kenney Alvin H. Perlmutter Candace C. Balmer Elizabeth A. Cullers Carolyn Marks Blackwood John G. Hetrick Yvon and Melinda Chouinard Lost Man Foundation Orchard Dal LaMagna Charitable Robert M. Kern Sam Pratt David Barra Jayne Elizabeth Cunningham The Nancy and Edwin Marks Family Indus Capital Advisors (UK) LLP Construction Industry Council of Lostand Foundation Thendara Foundation Lead Unitrust Nick Kho The Pyles-Cocolicchio Foundation, Andrea Basora M. Patricia Cunningham Foundation Johanette Wallerstein Institute Westchester & Hudson Valley Louis and Anne Abrons Tiger Baron Foundation Inc. Daniel J. and Edith A. Ehrlich Charles and Jessica Kibel Inc. James Baxter and Dorian Hyland Scott Cuppett New York State Department of Ellen Kozak and Scott D. Miller Marilyn Dakin Foundation, Inc. Ernest Tollerson and Family Foundation Kingston Land Trust The Research Foundation for the Rebecca Beaton Jason Czarnezki Health Susan Luciano Kate Sinding Daly and Patrick Daly Louis Berger Charitable Foundation Katrinka W. Leefmans Dr. Rondi Davies Richard R. Knabel State University of New York Alexandra Becker Gerald and Celine Daly Park Foundation Mental Insight Foundation Chip D’Angelo/WCD Group, LLC Louise G. Harper Charitable van Ameringen Foundation, Inc. The DeLisi Family Foundation David Kornacker and Janet Harris The MaryAnn and Gordon Rich Joe and Kim Benson Lee Day and Ursula Endlicher Jonathan G. and Jennifer Spanier Judith Mogul and Daniel Kramer Joan K. Davidson/The J.M. Kaplan Lead Annuity Trust Illiana Van Meeteren and Amy B. Desmond Eliza Ladd Family Fund James Bergen and Vikki Jones Deborah M. and Michael DeWan Sun Hill Family Foundation NorthLight Foundation Fund The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Terence C. Boylan Arden D. Down Deborah E. Lans Ritholtz Wealth Management, LLC Abbe Berman Michael Didovic Leslie K. Williams and NYCEF Newtown Creek Fund Reverends Nilcelia and Foundation John Viskup Ann M. Duclos The Lazlow And Laura Fund Nicholas and Shelley Robinson Berner Family Fund Bonnie L. Dry James A. Attwood Patagonia Roger Davidson Lenore Malen and Mark Nelkin Voya Investment Management Johnathan and Michaelene Durst Jefferey Lejfer Hope Rogers Robert G. Bertoletti Joan Dubois Burroughs The PCLB Foundation Christopher J. DiAngelo and Ann McNamara Jones Wallace Genetic Foundation DY Realty Services, LLC Levin/Goffe Family Foundation Kali Rosenblum and Kevin D. Smith Beth Biegler Tom Duggan $25,000-$99,999 Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation Lindsay Baker Josephine A. Merck and Wescustogo Foundation Stephen and Ingrid Dyott Stephanie and Larry Levy Susan Sarandon Patrick Biesemans and Gerald E. and Shirley W. Dunn S. Mackintosh Pulsifer The William H. Donner Foundation, James Stevenson* Jimmy Zankel Anonymous Earth Share of New York Steve Liesman and Peter Schaffer and Eve-Marie Elkin Charmaine Choi Kerry Dunn Lucy R. Waletzky Inc. Mey Share Foundation 1199 SEIU New York’s Health & Lynn A. and William Edsall The Stella Blue's Band David P. Schuyler Janice Blaire Frances F. Dunwell and Wallace Action Fund of Tides Glenn R. Dubin and New York Architects’ Regatta $1,000-$4,999 Human Service Union Dr. Paul M. Elmowsky Susan Loesser Daniel Shapiro and Bonnie Loopesko Jeremiah Blatz and Wesley C. Natzle Foundation Eva Andersson-Dubin Foundation Joseph and Daryl Boren Anonymous (2) Empire Dragon Boat Team, Inc. Lovinger Family Foundation Susan Sie Jessica Thompson Blatz Esmee Einerson Waterkeeper Alliance Durst Organization L.P. New York State Nurses Association Butler Conservation Fund Ari Ackerman Gale Epstein Genevieve Lowe The Sigmund Cohn Family Adam and Paula Block Cara Eisen and Gil Forer Paul Zofnass and Renee Ring Barbara Epstein and Kevin McEvoy The Normandie Foundation Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Allen’s Import Service Aline and Henry Euler Rosalie Lowe Foundation Inc. Pauline D. Boehm Robert and Cathie Elliott Fisher Brothers Foundation Inc. Jennifer O’Connor and Under the Will of Louis Feil The Alpert Family Foundation Mary and Tom Evslin Jane R. Lubben Michelle D. Smith Kenneth Bolton Paul O. Ellis $5,000-24,999 Irvine D. and Elizabeth Flinn Daniel Burstein The Charles Evans Hughes Alison Aplin Stephen Flavin Joshua Mailman and Monica Winsor Susan Solomon Peyton Boswell and Lyndsey Read Lori Ensinger and William Kuebler Frederic R. Coudert Foundation Pier Sixty, LLC Memorial Foundation Anonymous (3) Mitchell Bacharach Lenny Formato Lori and Timon Malloy Esperanza Spalding Robert Boyle Environmental Advocates of Karenna Gore Plymouth Hill Foundation Charlotte Cunneen Hackett Anderson-Rogers Foundation, Inc. Darci Bailey John P. and Audrey R. Furfaro Manhattan Borough President’s Office Stephen Sparkes Marinus Broekman New York Mardi and Gregory Hayt Maria and Frederic Ragucci Charitable Trust David Ansel and Allison Levy Ansel The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Babette and Herbert* Gade Jennifer and Alon Markowitz David Stern and Dianne Bock Stern JoAnn R. and Kirby Brown Nina Essman HSBC Bank USA, N.A. The Ralph E. Ogden Christine S. and Bruce Churchill Vicki Aranow Feiner Foundation Paul Gallay and Tracey Jordan Marwood Group & Co. USA, LLC Nancy and Mark Taylor Marechal Brown Lottie Esteban Hudson River Bank and Trust Foundation, Inc. Justin Derfner Elyse Arnow Brill and Joshua Arnow Stephen Bardfield Barry Ganz Mathis Pfohl Foundation Julie Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal John Buchheit The Esther & Morton Company Foundation Red Crane Foundation Doris Duke Charitable Foundation AVANGRID Foundation Scott Barek Madelyn and Stephen Givant Charles N. Matkowski and Thanh Tran Cristin Bullen Wohlgemuth Foundation Ironshore, Inc. Frederic C. Rich EILEEN FISHER, Inc. Janet Bellusci Hugo Barreca Eric A. Goldstein Patricia Nelson-Matkowski Traci Tullius Ellen Hackl Fagan

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Eliza Fish Jacob Burns Foundation, Inc. Rebecca Martin Elizabeth Overbay and Clare Sherwood and Henry Cohn Kristin G. Flood Michael B. Jacobs David W. and Jeanne G. Martowski Matthew Traupman Toby Smith and Jessica Fox Richard Jacobs Deborah Masters Joseph Paparone Catherine O’Leary Smith Chris Franks Robert and Anita Jacobson Robert May Pariser Family Charitable Trust Irene and Joseph Sollano Curt and Sabelle Frasca Joy James, PhD Chester and Katherine Mayer Ann Patton and Arthur Lowenstein Roy Solomon and Yvonne VanCort Karen Freedman and Thomas Jarrett Jill Maynard Susan Pattullo Jonathan Spencer Roger Weisberg Nancy Johnston and Timothy Fisher Marie McKellar Caroline Paulson Katrina and A. John Stair Megan Gadd and Nathan M. Wilson JP Morgan Chase Foundation Charles Mckinney The Patricia E. Phelan & Joseph W. Jennifer Stefani Jennifer Garner Andrew Juhl Christopher McLallen Phelan Family Foundation Scott Stiner Burt Garson Charles Karp Dallas McNamara Brooke Pickering Cole Robin J. Stout and Elise Wagner Dr. John Garver and David S. Katz Judith Ann and Hunter McQuistion Sarah Pollack Carolyn Summers and Jacqueline Smith Charles L. Kerr and Robin and Paul Meadows Prana Moon Yoga David Brittenham Carolyn J. Gill Heather Thomas Barbara Merjan Jeanne and Martin Puryear James R. Sussmann Tara Goleman Shaker A. Khayatt, Jr. John Messerschmidt Sharon Quayle and W. Roger Buck Jon Swallen Mark Golodetz and Bryan Kinkade Jeanne E. Messing Walsh Leslie J. Quick Jessica Tcherepnine Nancy Rogers Golodetz Jordan and Maureen Klemes Joseph Messing Kyle and Amy Rabin Mark and Moira Thielking Patricia Goodwin Suzanne Knaster Laura K. Metallo Michael Rae and Tamar Henkin Arnold Toren Maggie Greenfield Susan Koff Roger and Barbara Michaels Bonnie Raitt Andrew Tucker Nicole Mae Greenfield Jeffrey Kopczynski Cynthia H. Miller and Randall’s Island Park Alliance Kathleen Tunnell Handel and Adrian Grenier Stuart and Nicole Kovensky Matthew C. Leinung Charlene J. Ray Gary Handel Karesse Grenier Jackie Krese Elizabeth Miller Martha and James Ray Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Gail Grice Geraldine S. Kunstadter Fredrika Miller Anat Raz Alta Turner Ronald S. Gross and Adelaide John W. Ladd Phil Mindlin Clyde Reetz Richard Van Bolt Camillo Peter Lampke Caren Mintz Cynthia and Michael Reichman Hugo H. and Mariet C. Van Der Aaron Grumet Ilene S. Landress Howard A. and Susan H. Mintzer Denise A. Rempe Heide Habermann Koehn Foundation Ruth Landstrom Marcia Minuskin and Joel and Jeanne Resnick Mary Van Keuren James Haggerty and Jean Withrow Steven Lanser Jeffrey Zonenshine Rhinebeck Rotary Club Donald and Rosa Warnet Hairstory Lori Laubich and Daniel Schuchat Lindsay and Ken Morgan James K. and Melissa Rinzler Charles S. and Jacqueline Warren Brian and Margaret Hanifin Lavori Sterling Foundation Mary and Dan Mullan Kathleen and James Rittinger Raina Washington George and Caryn Harb Luz M. Leguizamo Anthony Murray Zach Rodgers Kevin Waterhouse Deborah Harry Harold T. and Colleen Museum of the City of New York Leslie L. Rondin David A. Webber Robert H. Boyle Andrew Heller Duffy Ceile Leidy Nancy Malcomson Connable Fund Anne Rosen and Andre Spears Mark D. Weber Constance M. Hoguet Neel and Esther Light Narrative Content Group, LLC Julia and Albert M. Rosenblatt Adam D. and Lorraine Weinberg Richard Neel Edward J. Liona The Nature Conservancy Suzanne Rosenfeld and Alicia Weissman 1928 - 2017 Honest Weight Food Co-op Livanos Restaurant Group David Neil Henry Pollack Carol Welsh Susan Horwitz Elizabeth and Richard Livingston Newcombe Foundation Suzie Ross Martha Howell and Diane Houslanger Ginny and John Loughlin Nicholas & Cassandra Ludington Ellen P Roth Edward Whitney Margaret A. Howard and Linda J. Luca Fund Naomi A. and Meyer Rothberg Dorothy Williams We honor the life and legacy of Riverkeeper’s founder, Robert H. Boyle, after his passing in Jon Carl Ringbom Joseph Luchs Dr. Laurence and Karen Nummy Rye Garden Club Christina Griffin and Peter D. Wolf Hudson Sea Glass Catherine A. Ludden and Martin Nutty Sally Sanderlin James and Frances R. Wood May 2017. All the work that Riverkeeper has accomplished, all the work it will accomplish, and all Matthew Hudson Eric Rothenberg Eileen O’Brien and Jose Cardona Jason Schifman Woodstock Land Conservancy Andre A. and Kelly Hunter G. Michael MacElhiney Mary O’Donnell Danielle Schneider Jan Alane Wysocki the work being carried out by Waterkeepers around the globe is the result of Bob’s inspiration, ini- Chris Huntington and Main Street School, Irvington Union Abraham and Cynthia A. Ofer Jay D. and Laurie H. Schulz Todd Yannuzzi tiative and vision – his absolute unwillingness to accept harm to the Hudson and his dedication to Justine Simons Free School District Greg O’Mullan Jordana Schwartz and Jas Yolles Karen S. Ippolito Sylvia and Robert Mangold Katherine K. and Matthew Levine Richard Zimmerman and protect living rivers. Bob Boyle has shown us how one person can truly change the world. Marc Isserles Michael J. Mars Matthew R. Ostrom Sabine Schwarz Marcy Scott Ellen Ivens Frederick and Mary Jayne Martin Richard L. and June Ottinger Wendy and Stephen H. Shalen * Deceased

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Members Workplace Giving BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joseph Buchheit LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Neale Gulley, Boat Program Assistant Rebecca Pryor, Ernest Tollerson, Chair Eliza Fish Heidi Albertsen Monica Gutierrez, Finance Program Coordinator A gift of any amount makes you a member, and full mem- A growing number of employees at major corporations and Kate Sinding Daly, Vice Chair Michael Jacobs Mark Bittman & Operations Coordinator Leah Rae, Staff Writer bership benefits start with annual donations of $50. Our government agencies have access to EarthShare New York, Nicholas Groombridge, Secretary Ginny Johnson Jon Bowermaster George Jackman, PhD, Habitat & Media Specialist Sustainers Program includes members who make monthly making it easy to designate Riverkeeper as the beneficiary of Jonathan Spanier, Treasurer John Koblinsky Eileen Fisher Restoration Manager Chrissy Remein, New York donations—the most valuable kind of gift because we can charitable giving via payroll deduction. You can also ask your Lisa Benenson Michael Peroutka Tim Guinee John Lipscomb, Vice President for City Coordinator Kyle Sitzman Advocacy & Patrol Boat Captain Jessica Roff,Director of count on your continued support while reducing overhead employer about matching gifts. Contact Monica Dietrich at Carolyn Marks Blackwood Susan Luciano Maria Castaneda Devon Walsh James Prosek Rebecca Martin, Projects Advocacy & Engagement costs. Contact Monica Dietrich at ext. 222. ext. 222. Christine Churchill Maria Ragucci Coordinator Jennifer Ruhle, Assistant, Pace Clinic Karenna Gore ADVISORY BOARD Connie Sargent Robin Meadows, Chief Financial Dan Shapley, Water Quality Young Advocates Council Business Membership Alexandra Herzan Ramsay Adams Rebecca Cheeks Soule, PhD & Operating Officer Program Director David Kowitz Eddie Bautista Nick Mitch, FAO Schwarz Cliff Weathers, The Young Advocates Council is an active group of young Businesses support Riverkeeper in a variety of ways, includ- Ellen Kozak Terence Boylan STAFF Family Foundation Fellow Communications Director professionals who serve as Riverkeeper ambassadors and ing through direct donations, sponsorship of the Riverkeeper Dale Kutnick Elyse Arnow Brill Paul Gallay, President & Linde Ostro, PhD, Vice Richard Webster, Director Sweep, purchase of tickets to our Fishermen’s Ball, and are dedicated to increasing Riverkeeper’s visibility through Steve Liesman Al Butzel Hudson Riverkeeper President, Development of Legal Programs events, social media and fundraising. Contact Jen Benson at participation in our corporate volunteerism and engagement Timon Malloy Deborah Meyer DeWan Elizabeth Allee, Events Coordinator Sebastian Pillitteri, Water William Wegner, Staff Scientist Quality Program Associate ext. 234. programs. Contact Linde Ostro at ext. 229. Judith Mogul Bob Elliott Karina Almonte, Mackin Pulsifer Irvine D. Flinn Development Assistant Leslie Williams Chad Gomes Jen Benson, Outreach Coordinator Gifts of Stock Volunteers, Activists, Fans and Friends Paul Zofnass Ellen Ivens Krista Birenkrant, Senior Riverkeeper accepts gifts of appreciated stock, which are When it’s time to make a big noise, Riverkeeper needs its Mary McNamara, Advisory Joy James Grants Manager Board Representative Deborah Brown, Chief of Staff sold upon receipt to support our work and programs. Con- supporters. Sign up to stay informed about issues and special Lyn Leone Toren Kutnick, Young Dr. Wade McGillis Ramona Cearley, Policy & tact Monica Gutierrez at ext. 246. events, and to take action by visiting our “Get Involved” page Advocates Council Liaison Mary McNamara Enforcement Associate on Riverkeeper.org. Sign up for alerts by texting RIVER to Paul Gallay, President & Allen Monks Gwendolyn Chambers, Web 21333 (msg & data rates may apply). Planned Giving Hudson Riverkeeper Steve Nack Manager & Digital Specialist Ronald A. DeSilva, Emeritus Eric Nevin Jeremy Cherson, Legislative Planned giving is a lasting way of ensuring our clean water George Hornig, Emeritus Nicholas A. Robinson Advocacy Manager mission endures for generations. Special gifts can be Contact Us Henry Lewis Kingsley, Emeritus James Salmon Maggie Coulter, Staff Attorney achieved through bequests or charitable trusts, and can Phone: 914-478-4501 Email: [email protected] Mailing Richard Knabel, Emeritus Steven Toff Monica Dietrich, include real estate, bonds or other tangible assets. Contact Address: Riverkeeper, 20 Secor Road, Ossining, NY 10562 Evan Van Hook Membership Manager Erin Doran, Senior Attorney Linde Ostro at ext. 229. Website: riverkeeper.org YOUNG ADVOCATES Sharon Volckhausen COUNCIL Charles S. Warren Mike Dulong, Senior Attorney on the cover: Our special thanks to photographer Toren Kutnick, Chair Jan A. Wysocki Jennifer Epstein, Water Michael Neil O'Donnell for the gift of his Hudson River Rosalind Becker Richard Zimmerman Quality Program Scientist images on the cover and pages 12-13 of this Journal.

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