Fighting for clean waterways and healthy habitats. NY/NJ Baykeeper is the citizen guardian of the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary. Since 1989, we’ve worked to protect, preserve and restore the ecological integrity and productivity of the waterways and habitats in the most urban estuary on Earth.

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Protect. Preserve. Restore.

NY/NJ Baykeeper serves as the citizen advocate for the harbors, bays, streams and shores of the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary by preserving and restoring habitat, influencing land use decisions, stopping polluters, championing public access and educating the public. We work with federal and state regulators and citizen groups as partners in planning for a sustainable future for the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary.


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Our Mission Take action to protect, preserve, and restore the ecological integrity and productivity of the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary

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Raritan Riverkeeper Program

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Pumpout Boat Program

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Stats

  • Diverted 8,700 gallons of waste from our waterways in 2018
  • Serviced 378 boats throughout NY/NJ in 2018
  • Diverted 46,560 gallons of waste from our waterways in 2017

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Advocacy Campaigns

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The fight for clean water and healthy habitats needs you! Donate today to help protect, preserve and restore the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary!

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Conservation Program

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  • Land Preservation & Restoration 3,000-Plus Acres NY-NJ Harbor Region
  • Land Acquisition & Natural Restoration 50-Plus Projects NY-NJ Harbor Region
  • Open Space Protection & Preservation A Dozen-Plus Campaigns NY-NJ Harbor Region

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Legal Campaigns

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Restoration Program

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  • Introduced 200 - 500K
    New Oysters per year
  • Restored 7 Million
    Oysters to NY/NJ Harbor Waters
  • Introduced 100
    EcoVolunteers to our Bronx River oyster reef

Baykeeper Impact

To date, we have planted over 7 million oysters in NY-NJ Harbor waters and will continue to grow 200k – 500k new oysters annually.

Since 1989, NY/NJ Baykeeper and its partners have preserved and restored more than three thousand acres of critical habitat in the midst of one of the busiest and most industrialized ports in the world.

Through municipal action teams , we’ve helped install over a dozen green infrastructure projects to mitigate sewage overflow into NJ waterways.

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Improving New Jersey’s CSO Strategy

March 24, 2021

Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) are a significant environmental problem in New Jersey, resulting in billions of gallons of sewage entering […]

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5 Ways to Support NY/NJ Baykeeper

August 28, 2020

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Matawan Creek Kayak Tour

May 23 @ 4:45 pm 1 Broad St · Keyport, NJ
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August 15 @ 1:00 pm Browns Point Marina · Keyport,
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