BEACON – Hudson River
Sloop Clearwater has been awarded a $15,000 grant from Rockefeller Brothers
Fund to support the environmental group’s Estuary Education Initiative.
The new program’s aim is to teach thousands of children about the
links between scientific research and environmental policy.
“As grassroots educators and storytellers, we are in a unique position
to tell the story of how partners, including Rockefeller Brothers Fund,
have worked together to create a sustainable Hudson Valley,” said
Clearwater Director of Development Wren Longo.
“In 1968, Steven Rockefeller hosted one of the original gatherings
to raise funds to build the Sloop Clearwater at the Rockefeller Farm Barn
in Pocantico Hills,” said Clearwater Board Chairwoman Betsy Garthwaite.
“That history gives this award special meaning as we embark upon
new ways of teaching the history of the Hudson River environmental movement,
bringing the river to schools and schools to the river.”
By August 2019, Clearwater anticipates the science curriculum will reach
50 educators, 5,000 students and 500 members of the public, and will be
widely shared through professional development conferences and showcased
prominently on the Clearwater website and social media.
