In 2024, Ruby Olisemeka, one of HRRP’s dedicated board members, set out to transform public access to the Hutchinson River. Her vision...

"T he river was there—just hidden away. It was down at the edges of the toxic landfill, and out under the train tracks, by the dead end...

Finding the Source of the Hutch The Hutchinson River Restoration Project was determined to find the true source of the Hutchinson River....

Rodman’s Neck Round Two: Still Dirty, Still Determined Round two at the Rodman’s Neck / Turtle Cove section of the Hutch proved to be...

Our Canoe Adventure (and Misadventure!) Thanks to a grant from Citizens NYC, HRRP was able to purchase a canoe to kick off our new...

Sampling Setbacks, Sunshine, and a Whole Lot of Improvising As some of you may know, HRRP received a grant from Restore America’s...

Migui Park is Clean Once Again! Migui Park, located in Mount Vernon, runs alongside the Hutchinson River, meaning any trash left behind...

Alewife Herring Exciting news for the Hutchinson River—a river herring was spotted in early May and has been confirmed! This is a big...

A viral video from Two Feet Outdoors showing an unknown liquid flowing into the Hutchinson River led to an EPA investigation, which...

Pulling garbage offshore Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who joined us for the Turtle Cove Cleanup. Together, we removed a...

October 20th dawned warm and bright, the kind of day that would usually invite families to a quiet park for a picnic or a good book under...

We’re excited to share an article from The Island Current , where Alice Schecter recounts her late-summer journey with the Hutchinson...

An article by Adjie Henderson, PhD titled Plastics and You , was published in the October 2024 issue of The Island Current , Adjie is a...

In a recent interview with Claire Lazerwitz for The Bronx Bulletin , our Project Manager, Melissa Sotelo-Wright shared the Hutchinson...

On a wet fall morning on September 28th, the Hutchinson River Restoration Project (HRRP) joined forces with the NYC Parks Department and...

The Hutchinson River Restoration Project recently held a Turtle Cove Cleanup in Pelham Bay Park during City of Water Day. Volunteers...

The results from the 2023 monitoring season  show that 64 percent of the samples collected across 65 sites from Greenwich, CT, through...

Congress member and U.S. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced an allocation of more than $7.5 million for future Bronx plans and...

The groundhog says we can start planning outdoor fun again and the folks at The Hutchinson River Restoration Project have a chill way to...

Despite the rainy conditions, the Environmental Coalition of the Pelhams (EcoPel) and the Hutchinson River Restoration Project came...