Moodna Creek Watershed Intermunicipal Water Council

09/11/2025

Love the Hudson? Want to make a difference for clean water and your community?

We’re building a team of Volunteer Ambassadors to represent Riverkeeper at events all across the Hudson River watershed.

As an Ambassador, you’ll:
🎉 Staff Riverkeeper tables at festivals and community gatherings
🌊 Share our mission to protect and restore the Hudson
🤝 Connect with neighbors who care about the river
✨ Inspire others to take action for clean water

Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or just starting out, this is your chance to raise your voice for the environment, build community, and help heal the Hudson.

Ready to dive in? Apply now: https://ow.ly/rf0U50WRmWA

09/11/2025

09/11/2025

While the Moodna might be modest compared to the Hudson, it influences the development and character of every community it runs through, and serves as a vital drainage system for Eastern Orange County.

The official designation of the Moodna as an inland waterway allows municipalities to access grants and state support for the development and stewardship of this resource, and I was proud to see it pass the Senate this year.

06/22/2025

GREAT NEWS FOR MOODNA CREEK

While the Moodna might be modest compared to the Hudson, it influences the development and character of every community it runs through, and serves as a vital drainage system for Eastern Orange County.

The official designation of the Moodna as an inland waterway allows municipalities to access grants and state support for the development and stewardship of this resource, and I was proud to see it pass the Senate this year.

06/07/2025

Environmental pollution has a direct effect on our rain water ( often known as acid rain). As the rain enter the local water ways, acid rain changes the ph of our streams impacting the life it sustains.

04/15/2025

The invasive northern snakehead — a sharp-toothed fish that looks like a horrifying hybrid of fish and snake — is spreading throughout the waters of the U.S. and must be eradicated, officials say. But if you fish, you can help. Here's how. https://nyti.ms/4i86yYs

04/14/2025

Striped bass spawning in the Chesapeake tributaries "kicked into high gear" this week, while schools of pre-spawn stripers loaded into the Raritan Bay to feed before running up the Hudson River.

Full report: https://onthewater.com/striper-migration-map-april-11-2025

Stay tuned for new maps every Friday.

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03/22/2025

Sustainable water management benefits individuals and communities by supporting health, food and energy security, protection from natural disasters, education, improved living standards, employment, economic development, and ecosystem services.

Learn more about preserving and protecting groundwater at https://www.ngwa.org/what-is.../Groundwater-Protection.

03/13/2025

PROTECTING OUR WATERSHED starts with knowing our boundaries!
https://gisservices.dec.ny.gov/gis/hvnrm/

GRANTS: https://dec.ny.gov/nature/waterbodies/oceans-estuaries/hudson-river-estuary-program/grants-funding-opportunities

03/13/2025

MARINE LIFE RETURNS
to waterways when dams are removed

Rivers that were once blocked by outdated dams are now running freely again, and the results are nothing short of astonishing.

02/14/2025

Want the inside scoop from Riverkeeper's own Senior Director of Advocacy, Policy and Planning Dan Shapley on the ecology and health of the Hudson River?

Join us virtually on February 25 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm for an event hosted by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill focusing on the vital role that the Hudson plays in our environment and the challenges facing its watershed.

Sign up now: https://ow.ly/Pfhh50UWWVf