Latest Clearwater Blog Posts
Meet Captain Rory!
Meet Our New Captain, Rory Kane! We are proud to introduce our new sloop Captain, one that the Clearwater community may recognize: Rory Kane. Kane got his start with us first as a winter volunteer in 2012, and in the decade that followed, Kane [...]
Sloop Scoop: June 2022
Sloop Scoop 8: Completing the Restoration and Returning to the Hudson Since our last Sloop Scoop, we have made so much progress! The sloop splashed up in Albany, made the transit down to Kingston, re-stepped the mast, and is nearly through uprig. The crew [...]
June 2022: EA Update
June 2022 Environmental Action Update NYS Freshwater Wetlands Act passes, is signed and funded: Small wetlands hold huge amounts of stormwater, store more carbon than forests do, and filter pollution. Recently the New York State Legislature passed reforms to the NYS Freshwater Wetlands Act, which [...]
“Queerwater”: More Than Just a Play on Words
In honor of pride month, we want to spotlight one of the ways how Clearwater has supported and amplified the LGBTQ+ community. Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is looking forward to hosting their Youth Empowerment Programs again this summer onboard the sloop Clearwater. Almost every [...]
Sloop Scoop: April 2022
Sloop Scoop 7: Planks, Planks, and More Planks The sloop is getting sealed back up with new planks, each day a little closer to being water-ready. Here are a few of the key steps in making that happen: After the frames are in place, [...]
April 2022: EA Update
April 2022 Environmental Action Update A recent Supreme Court Decision weakens the Clean Water Act (CWA), while the inclusion of Freshwater Wetlands in NYS Budget strengthens it. Last week was a case of bad news followed by good news for watershed protection. While Clearwater [...]