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.
Learn MoreProtect. 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.
Our Mission Take action to protect, preserve, and restore the ecological integrity and productivity of the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary
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Protect
Raritan Riverkeeper Program
Restore
Pumpout Boat Program
Preserve
Conservation Program
Stats
- 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
Preserve
Coastal Restoration Program
Stats
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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 8 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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