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National Day of Service

January 15th, 2016|Comments Off on National Day of Service

Thank you to all who volunteered with Clearwater on the National Day of Service. Whether you marched with us in the parade in Beacon or worked on Clearwater's hull restoration, you made a difference to [...]

Peter Gross Resigns as Executive Director

December 28th, 2015|Comments Off on Peter Gross Resigns as Executive Director

BEACON, NY– Peter Gross, Executive Director of the Beacon non-profit organization, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has announced his resignation. Gross, who served as Executive Director since May of 2014 has stepped down citing, “significant differences between his [...]

GE Stopped Dredging Too Soon

December 21st, 2015|Comments Off on GE Stopped Dredging Too Soon

Hudson Sloop Clearwater Executive Director Peter Gross stated, “Everyone recognizes that the current PCB remediation is not adequate to protect the Hudson River and people who, despite the health advisories, continue to eat Hudson River fish. The [...]

Legislation Banning Microbeads Products Passes Unanimously

December 21st, 2015|Comments Off on Legislation Banning Microbeads Products Passes Unanimously

Word from Washington: A bill to ban microplastics is on it's way to President Obama's desk. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the passage of the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, a bill that would [...]

Restoring the Clearwater’s Luster

December 21st, 2015|Comments Off on Restoring the Clearwater’s Luster

New boat school refurbishing the Hudson River sloop By Michael Turton The Clearwater, the graceful reminder of Pete Seeger’s love of the Hudson River, is wintering in Kingston, where it is undergoing some well-earned repairs. [...]

Clearwater Receives $10k Grant to Create a Microplastics Pollution Prevention Project

December 18th, 2015|Comments Off on Clearwater Receives $10k Grant to Create a Microplastics Pollution Prevention Project

 BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has received a $10k grant from the Malcolm Gordon Charitable Fund to launch a Microplastics Pollution Prevention Project. The project will raise the alarm about microplastics pollution, a threat [...]

NY State Awards $343k for Historic Sloop Restoration

December 16th, 2015|Comments Off on NY State Awards $343k for Historic Sloop Restoration

BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has received another generous round of support from New York State in the form of a $343,776 matching grant. This grant from the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic [...]