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Clearwater is Home

November 23rd, 2024|Comments Off on Clearwater is Home

What is it that’s so impactful about the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater? For the last three years, I’ve been telling people about how my time as the Onboard Program Coordinator has changed my life, [...]

Clearwater Holiday Gift Guide

November 20th, 2024|Comments Off on Clearwater Holiday Gift Guide

This holiday season we've brought back crowd favorites such as our Sturgeon Pocket Apparel, Cabin Critters, and our Handcrafted Mains'l Store! We also have books, stickers, hats, youth and adult t-shirts, and sweatshirts. By shopping our gift guide, you support [...]

Stories, Song, and Community: Chopping Wood Party

November 19th, 2024|Comments Off on Stories, Song, and Community: Chopping Wood Party

On November 10th, 2024 at the Howland Cultural Center, we hosted a Chopping Wood Party to celebrate the Pete and Toshi Seeger Legacy Society members and local author David Bernz’s recent release of his [...]

Environmental Groups Challenge Findings in EPA’s Hudson River Superfund Site Review

November 8th, 2024|Comments Off on Environmental Groups Challenge Findings in EPA’s Hudson River Superfund Site Review

November 8, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Environmental Groups Challenge Findings in EPA’s Hudson River Superfund Site Review EPA Must Acknowledge Cleanup Does Not Protect Human Health and the Environment  Hudson River Valley – Yesterday the [...]

Homeschool Education Sails – October 2024

October 16th, 2024|Comments Off on Homeschool Education Sails – October 2024

This autumn Clearwater is hosting two education sails for homeschool students and families! Experience our Sailing Classroom with fellow homeschool learners - experience the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about the Hudson from the deck of [...]

ACTION ALERT: Hudson River PCB Contamination

October 8th, 2024|Comments Off on ACTION ALERT: Hudson River PCB Contamination

For 70 years, 200 miles of the Hudson River has been contaminated by toxic PCBs released by General Electric making our river one of the largest Superfund Sites in the United States. As required [...]

Our Flags – Position and Significance

September 9th, 2024|Comments Off on Our Flags – Position and Significance

As a civilian vessel, Clearwater is not required to fly any flag in any particular position, and we fly an array of flags that reflect the values of the organization including LGBTQ+ Pride, Black [...]

Remembering Scott Greathead

August 30th, 2024|Comments Off on Remembering Scott Greathead

Clearwater is saddened to learn of the death of Scott Greathead. Scott devoted his life to human rights, investigating and litigating human rights cases pro-bono for over 40 years, including on behalf of those harmed [...]

Celebrating Our First Paddle for Our Hudson Challenge

August 15th, 2024|Comments Off on Celebrating Our First Paddle for Our Hudson Challenge

This summer Clearwater hosted Paddle for Our Hudson, a new summer challenge that aimed to get people out on the water while raising funds to support our mission to steward a robust and engaged [...]