HACKENSACK RIVERKEEPER INC
231 MAIN STREET, HACKENSACK, NJ 076017304 www.hackensackriverkeeper.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PRIMARY MISSION OF HACKENSACK RIVERKEEPER, INC. IS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE HACKENSACK RIVER WATERSHED AND ITS LIVING RESOURCES. HACKENSACK RIVERKEEPER FIGHTS FOR CLEAN WATER, OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE RIVER FOR BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATION. IT ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PROSECUTING POLLUTERS, PARTICIPATING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL OPEN SPACE TRUST FUNDS, ENGAGING THE PUBLIC THROUGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS, AND ORGANIZING A VARIETY OF ECO-PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CLEANUPS, PONTOON BOAT CRUISES, BIRDING WALKS, CANOE AND KAYAK RENTALS IN THE MEADOWLANDS, OVER COUNTY PARK, AND VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WATER SHED.

URBAN FISHING:TO EDUCATE INNER CITY STUDENTS ABOUT THE AREA'S WATERWAYS, STORMWATER POLLUTION, HOW TO PROTECT WATERWAYS, AND WHETHER OR NOT IT IS SAFE TO EAT FISH AND CRABS CAUGHT IN THEIR LOCAL WATERWAYS. WE TAKE THEM OUT FOR A BOAT TRIP AND FISHING - OFTEN THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE WATER.

ECO-CRUISES:HACKENSACK RIVERKEEPER TAKES OVER 2,513 ADULTS AND CHILDREN OUT ON THE RIVER EVERY YEAR ON OUR ECO-CRUISES, OUR PRIMARY OUTREACH PROGRAM. FOR 2 1/2 HOURS, PASSENGERS ARE TREATED TO A DIFFERENT VIEW OF OUR AREA ALONG WITH A NARRATION THAT DESCRIBES THE WILDLIFE, POLLUTION, POLITICS AND RECOVERY OF THE RIVER AND MEADOWLANDS ESTUARY.

JR. STEWARDSHIP:A YEAR-LONG ONCE A WEEK AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH IS BASED ON THE UWEP PROGRAM. STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE WATERSHED, GO ON TRIPS, FISH, CONDUCT WATER TESTING, RIVER CLEANUPS, EARTHDAY PROGRAM, AND LEARN ABOUT ISSUES AND ADVOCACY

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