11/10/2008- I became the Baykeeper in April of this year, upon the retirement of our visionary founder, Andy Willner. While I’m new at the helm, I’m no stranger to the challenges of protecting our waterways. I grew up with the Detroit River literally in my backyard. In the early 20th century Detroit boasted the busiest port in the world, busier even than the ports of New York or London. Of course it paid for that honor with a toxic legacy of industrial pollution not unlike our own Estuary. From an early age, I felt a deep passion for, and commitment to protecting the natural world.
The Baykeeper's mission is to protect, preserve, and restore the ecological integrity and productivity of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary - the most urban estuary on the planet. Since 1989, we have served as citizen advocate for the Estuary's bays, streams, and shores. Baykeeper stops polluters, champions public access, influences land use decisions, and restores habitat - benefiting the natural and human communities of our watershed.
3/25/2009 -Baykeeper has just released our 2008 Annual Report. Click on the link below to read about our accomplishments over the past year and plans for the future. For a printed copy of the report, please call 732-888-9870, ext. 7, or e-mail amy@nynjbaykeeper.org
Click here to download a PDF version of Baykeeper's 2008 Annual report.
Baykeeper EcoCruises Set to Sail Again The NY/NJ Baykeeper has announced three EcoCruises for Summer 2009. Join us on the Captain John to see the Esturary in a whole new light.
Document Archive Selected Baykeeper Documents and Newsletters Now Available Online. Baykeeper has made a limited number of newsletters and documents available on our website.
Baykeeper Oyster Restoration Program The restoration of oysters to our tidal waters is a vital step toward the full restoration of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary’s natural wonders and commercial fisheries. The general public is invited to play an invaluable role.
Conservation The Hudson-Raritan Estuary is the most urban estuary on Earth, with only a tiny portion of its open space left undeveloped. Baykeeper works jointly with its many partners to conserve this remaining habitat, our priceless natural heritage.
Advocacy Rivers and bays, egrets and striped bass, can’t speak for themselves. Baykeeper acts as their voice in the Estuary, teaming with other groups and citizens to generate region-wide and watershed-wide policy initiatives...
Raritan Bay Slag Site Public Meeting in Keyport Please join NY/NJ Baykeeper and Bayshore Regional Watershed Council on Thursday, June 11, 7:30pm, Keyport Borough Hall, 70 West Front Street for a public meeting on the Raritan Bay Slag Site.
1st Ever Oyster Restoration Fundraiser Enjoy the early summer sunset over the Navesink River from the Monmouth Boat Club porch and help us raise funds for NY/NJ Baykeeper Oyster Restoration Program.
