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Paddler Profile: Lori Gross
Our first Paddler Spotlight for our second annual Paddle for Our Hudson is Lori Gross! Lori is a long-time Clearwater volunteer who has been a long-time onland and onboard volunteer, including as a relief [...]
Closing up shop and setting sail
Tomorrow, Clearwater begins her 2025 sailing season! Our crew has spent the last several weeks preparing to set sail following a busy restoration season at our Homeport at the Hudson River Maritime Museum on [...]
Clearwater to Set Sail this Weekend for 2025 Season
BEACON, NY – Following a successful haulout and winter restoration, the captains, crew, and staff of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater are preparing to launch America’s Environmental Flagship for their 2025 sailing season, which begins this [...]
Winter Restoration Updates: March 2025
March marks the final month of our 2024-2025 winter restoration season. We’re wrapping up winter-long and final projects and are preparing to begin uprig the first weekend in April. A big project this winter has [...]
Homeschool Education Sails 2025
Join Clearwater for a Sailing Classroom Program for Homeschool students and families this season out of Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Cold Spring, Manhattan, or Brooklyn! Our Sailing Classroom Program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about [...]
Clearwater Announces Spirit of the Hudson, Lifetime Contribution, and Next-Generation Environmental Leader Award Recipients
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater 724 Wolcott Ave, Beacon, NY 12508 (845) 265-8080 Contact: Jen Benson, Director of Communications jen@clearwater.org 585-943-7454 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2025 Clearwater Announces Spirit of the Hudson, Lifetime Contribution, [...]
Winter Restoration Updates – January 2025
As we pass the mid-point of our winter maintenance season, the crew is hard at work. Demolition, always the quickest, is complete and building and installation are forging ahead. Captain Liam, who has been [...]
LGBTQ+ Solidarity Statement
Clearwater stands unwaveringly with LGBTQ+ people and is committed to remaining a safe space for queer joy, adventure, education, and community. LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. We will fight alongside the trans and non-binary community [...]
Environmental Groups Condemn EPA’s Final Review of the Hudson Superfund Site
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 17, 2025 Environmental Groups Condemn EPA's Final Review of the Hudson Superfund Site The Upper Hudson River PCB cleanup is not protecting Hudson River communities and the environment HUDSON VALLEY, N.Y.—Environmental [...]