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Clearwater Launches Build-a-Song Project

February 1st, 2015|Comments Off on Clearwater Launches Build-a-Song Project

Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 20th! BEACON, NY– Clearwater has launched a unique “Build-a-Song” project that aims to engage any and all in helping to write a new anthem about the issue of Climate [...]

Name that Yawl!

February 1st, 2015|Comments Off on Name that Yawl!

The Clearwater’s yawl boat is getting a fresh coat of paint this winter – and a new name,  courtesy of some clever contest winner, who could be you! Take a look at this beautiful baby [...]

Pete Seeger, One Year Gone

January 27th, 2015|Comments Off on Pete Seeger, One Year Gone

Pete Seeger, May 3, 1919 - Jan. 27, 2014 Today, on the one-year anniversary of the loss of Pete Seeger, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater’s executive director Peter Gross took a moment to reflect on [...]

Clearwater is Hiring for Spring/ Summer

January 18th, 2015|Comments Off on Clearwater is Hiring for Spring/ Summer

Clearwater is currently accepting applications for Spring Crew, Onboard Educators, Apprentices, Port Captain and Vessel Captain. Please see full job descriptions here: https://www.clearwater.org/about/job-opportunities/.  

R.I.P. John Doswell, former Clearwater Board Member

January 5th, 2015|Comments Off on R.I.P. John Doswell, former Clearwater Board Member

Captain John W. Doswell, a former Clearwater board member and longtime champion of the New York waterfront, died Friday, January 2, after an illness. Doswell was the founder of the Friends of Hudson River Park [...]

Clearwater Is a Key Partner in NYC Estuarium Project

December 5th, 2014|Comments Off on Clearwater Is a Key Partner in NYC Estuarium Project

BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. announced today that it will be one of three lead participants in development of the long-planned “Estuarium” to be built on Pier 26 at the base of Houston [...]

Clearwater Goes Indiegogo to Fund Sail, Boom

November 29th, 2014|Comments Off on Clearwater Goes Indiegogo to Fund Sail, Boom

BEACON, NY – Forty-five years after Pete Seeger and friends launched  the tall-ship Clearwater, the nonprofit organization that operates the sloop has launched a “crowd-sourcing” effort to help fund a new sail and boom for [...]

Clearwater Fuel-Storage Safety Contention Is Dismissed

November 25th, 2014|Comments Off on Clearwater Fuel-Storage Safety Contention Is Dismissed

On November 10, the Atomic Safety Licensing Board dismissed a contention from Clearwater concerning the safety of nuclear waste storage at the Indian Point power plant in Buchanan, NY. The determination was made on procedural [...]

Clearwater Will Be Honored by NY Bar Association

November 17th, 2014|Comments Off on Clearwater Will Be Honored by NY Bar Association

NEW  YORK, NY-Hudson River Sloop Clearwater will be honored for its work in preserving the Hudson River at the New York State Bar Association’s annual meeting January 29 in Manhattan. The Environmental Law Section award, [...]