The work to clean up the Bronx River was started and is being sustained by citizens who decided to steward-or take care-of the river. They organized clean ups, parks, fund-raisers and spurred their politicians to help them along.
Government authority and involvement with the Bronx River is
shared by a number of agencies and organizations, from the federal
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the New York City Parks Department.
Click here to see some of the many groups working to preserve and restore the Bronx River watershed.
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Restoration volunteer carrying
a biolog to curb river-bank erosion © NYC Parks/Natural Resources Group
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