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New Jersey Friends of Clearwater

New Jersey Friends of Clearwater (NJFC), formerly Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater is a grass roots organization, fully non-profit, volunteer-run and staffed. Since 1974, this organization has been actively trying to educate children and adults on the importance of clean clear water and to urge citizens to be responsible custodians of our domain: the estuaries of Hudson, the Raritan, Delaware, and other NJ Rivers, the Jersey Shore coastline, its inland waterways, and the land of New Jersey.

Almost 40 years ago, Pete Seeger realized a dream by getting the 106' Sloop Clearwater launched and spreading the word for a cleaner environment by word, music and action. A seed from that endeavor took root in the form of Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater when popular folksinger Bob Killian brought the idea to Monmouth County over 35 years ago. NJFC will continue its close affiliation with Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc., as a Clearwater Sloop Club. Our new name NJFC reflects our goals, growth and outreach in this new Millennium.

Our credo: It is the aim of New Jersey Friends of Clearwater that each member in their own way touch the people immediately surrounding them and in their community, and by word or deed convey the importance of conservation and reparation of the earth. What does NJ Friends of Clearwater do?

Clearwater, through its volunteers, conducts environmental education, celebration and advocacy activities to protect the Hudson, Raritan, Delaware & other rivers and their estuaries including Raritan, Barnegat, and Delaware Bays, surrounding waterways and New Jersey coast. Besides festivals and other music events, our programs include clean-ups, environmental watches, political action, and education programs. We also have an exciting, hands-on Traveling Environmental Festival for schools and youth organizations.