A unique and special community resource, the Mianus River provides clean drinking water for tens-of-thousands of homes and businesses, supports a thriving ecosystem and adds value to our properties and quality of life.

But the river is under stress - increasingly pressured with greater development, higher levels of water withdrawals and habitat degradation from frequent flooding events and prolonged droughts - all exacerbated by climate change and the rapid pace of change it is driving.

Our work on the Mianus River is focused on restoring natural systems and functions so that the river - and the wetlands around it - can heal themselves.

We remove unused and hazardous dams which block fish migration and sediment transport, we restore eroded streambanks and damaged stream channels and we plant thousands of native trees and shrubs along the river to create a healthier ecosystem which supports not only trout and other fish but also the osprey, heron and mink that feed on them and the entire ecosystem in which they all live.

Through a combination of science-based major restoration projects and local, hands-on opportunities for community volunteers, we are slowly reconnecting and restoring the Mianus River.

Join us in this work to make our community’s river healthier for us and future generations!