My cabin has been packed into the trunk of my car. Currently, I’m in my bunk being rocked to sleep by the waves and creaking of the dock lines. At 0500 tomorrow I’ll be driving the 8-9 hours from Croton to Gambier (from the Hudson to the Kokosing). Although the river I’ll be near for… Continue reading Fond Farewell: Leaving the Hudson, Heading to Ohio
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Riverkeeper Boat Log: Water Sampling Patrol from Ossining to Brooklyn
At 0700 hours I boarded the Fletcher at Westerly Marina in Ossining, New York. We fueled up, loaded the sampling bottles, and cast off for the city. I was at the helm, Carol was prepping her sampling supplies, and John started to catch up on emails and phone calls. For the first twenty miles we didn’t have… Continue reading Riverkeeper Boat Log: Water Sampling Patrol from Ossining to Brooklyn
Boat Dreams
I got lucky in the lottery of life and have always had boats to sail, drive, and sleep on. As I get older and start to realize that I won’t always be living under my parents roof and budget, I’ve started to dream of my own sailboat. She’s a very light blue – slightly closer… Continue reading Boat Dreams
DEC Plans to Use Herbicide to Kill Hydrilla in Croton River, Swimming Ban to be Put in Place
Hydrilla, an invasive aquatic weed, has been overtaking the Croton River and has the potential of spreading into the Hudson. It clogs boat motors, reduces oxygen levels, and chokes local plants. A survey was conducted last summer by the DEC and Allied Biological and found that hydrilla has not yet spread into the Hudson, but that… Continue reading DEC Plans to Use Herbicide to Kill Hydrilla in Croton River, Swimming Ban to be Put in Place
Clean Water for Kids
From tacking around to pick up floating remains of potato chip bags and mylar balloons to explaining why the river water is dirtier after it rains, I have learned a lot about explaining water quality to kids through teaching at EAST Sailing. Ages 8 to 15, they all understand a lot more than you’d think about the… Continue reading Clean Water for Kids
You Are What You Eat, and Lather, and Wear, and Wash, and…
Every time I shower or use a sink on the boat I live on, that “greywater” gets dumped directly overboard. As I inspect the ingredients on the back of the shampoos and dish soap, my eyes scan words that I can’t even begin to pronounce. I Google “methylaparaben,” and find that its a preservative (also used in… Continue reading You Are What You Eat, and Lather, and Wear, and Wash, and…
What Goes Around…
Just one quart of oil can contaminate up to a quarter million gallons of drinking water or cause an oil slick almost 2 acres in size. – Nevada Environmental Products & Services, LLC Oil slicks in the Hudson are a fairly common sight, but aren’t usually offenses by large corporations. Most oil spills I’ve seen… Continue reading What Goes Around…
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