Since 1999 the Dredgers have empowered people to care for the Gowanus Canal through advocacy, conservation, and education. We encourage an understanding of the NY-NJ harbor as a resource for recreation and education as well as a waterway for commuters, tourists and goods. Our organization promotes waterfront stewardship and is raising awareness of sewer overflow issues that affect our Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY. Activities are conducted on the canal and shoreline, with occasional voyages to neighboring waterfront communities of Red Hook, Sunset Park and Brooklyn Heights
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Events Calendar
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Bunker Spring Clean and Season Prep
Bunker Spring Clean and Season Prep
Join us at the Bunker (2 19th St.) for a shoreline clean & green!
We’re going to get the site ready for the upcoming season opening in May. Help us spruce up everything to get ready to welcome the public for events and guided tours.
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The Boathouse Jam
The Boathouse Jam
The Boathouse Jam is hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to activate our shoreline while fostering the continued resurgence of acoustical collaborations in Brooklyn. We are inclusive of all - young & old, new & seasoned musicians. Just bring a smile and your musical instrument and/or your voice to join our one night makeshift band.
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Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Thursday evenings starting May 1st, 6-8:30 at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse
165 2nd Street between Bond and the Gowanus Canal. We are excited to expand our musical offerings with this new weekly jam.
Jam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega
Dredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore
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A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
A Persistence of Cormorants is a summer-long poetry reading series on our shoreline featuring accomplished and exceptional poets from the New York area, many of who live in Brooklyn. On […]
FREE Walk-Up Paddling – 2nd St.
FREE Walk-Up Paddling – 2nd St.
Stop down and launch a canoe for a self-guided paddle from our boathouse at 2nd Street!
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MUCKING THINGS UP: May
MUCKING THINGS UP: May
Join the Gowanus Dredgers for another Mucking Things Up talk! We're hosting a series of informal talks focused more on storytelling than slideshows. Come learn about our harbor habitat.
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The Boathouse Jam
The Boathouse Jam
The Boathouse Jam is hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to activate our shoreline while fostering the continued resurgence of acoustical collaborations in Brooklyn. We are inclusive of all - young & old, new & seasoned musicians. Just bring a smile and your musical instrument and/or your voice to join our one night makeshift band.
2 events,
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Thursday evenings starting May 1st, 6-8:30 at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse
165 2nd Street between Bond and the Gowanus Canal. We are excited to expand our musical offerings with this new weekly jam.
Jam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega
Dredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore
Meeting: Help Grow Public Boating in Sunset Park!
Meeting: Help Grow Public Boating in Sunset Park!
The NYC Water Trail Association and the Gowanus Dredgers are looking to offer another round of community boating events in Sunset Park this summer! We'll be holding an organizational meeting […]
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Birding By Canoe
Birding By Canoe
Birding by canoe, what could be better? Gowanus is an industrial area teeming with wildlife. Paddling along the canal and the mouth of the Gowanus bay is a great way to experience the vast biodiversity around us.
2 events,
A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
A Persistence of Cormorants is a summer-long poetry reading series on our shoreline featuring accomplished and exceptional poets from the New York area, many of who live in Brooklyn. On […]
Full Moon Gowanus Voyage – May
Full Moon Gowanus Voyage – May
Join our Crew on a sunset and full-moon guided adventure!! Meet at the the Gowanus Dredgers Bunker, at the end of 19th St / off 3rd Ave, 11232 - NOT our 2nd St. boathouse. Tickets required, available via eventbrite.
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The Boathouse Jam
The Boathouse Jam
The Boathouse Jam is hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to activate our shoreline while fostering the continued resurgence of acoustical collaborations in Brooklyn. We are inclusive of all - young & old, new & seasoned musicians. Just bring a smile and your musical instrument and/or your voice to join our one night makeshift band.
2025 Five Borough Waterfront Mayoral Forum
2025 Five Borough Waterfront Mayoral Forum
The Gowanus Dredgers are co-sponsoring the 2025 Five Borough Waterfront Mayoral Forum. We advocate for and operate water access in seven locations across Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, and we're […]
2 events,
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Thursday evenings starting May 1st, 6-8:30 at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse
165 2nd Street between Bond and the Gowanus Canal. We are excited to expand our musical offerings with this new weekly jam.
Jam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega
Dredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore
Monthly Meeting + Paddle
Monthly Meeting + Paddle
Socialize with the Dredgers at our BUNKER (2 19th St, off of 3rd Ave) for a casual volunteer orientation (sign-up here), member catch-up and paddle! We’ll gather at 6:30 to start the orientation and aim to be on-water around 7:15.
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FREE Walk-Up Paddling – 2nd St.
FREE Walk-Up Paddling – 2nd St.
Stop down and launch a canoe for a self-guided paddle from our boathouse at 2nd Street!
1 event,
A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
A Persistence of Cormorants is a summer-long poetry reading series on our shoreline featuring accomplished and exceptional poets from the New York area, many of who live in Brooklyn. On […]
0 events,
0 events,
1 event,
The Boathouse Jam
The Boathouse Jam
The Boathouse Jam is hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to activate our shoreline while fostering the continued resurgence of acoustical collaborations in Brooklyn. We are inclusive of all - young & old, new & seasoned musicians. Just bring a smile and your musical instrument and/or your voice to join our one night makeshift band.
1 event,
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Thursday evenings starting May 1st, 6-8:30 at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse
165 2nd Street between Bond and the Gowanus Canal. We are excited to expand our musical offerings with this new weekly jam.
Jam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega
Dredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore
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UPDATED!! Unheard-of + The Gowanus Dredgers Present: Summoning You Feat. Leila Adu
UPDATED!! Unheard-of + The Gowanus Dredgers Present: Summoning You Feat. Leila Adu
Electropop, avant-classical singer-songwriter Leila Adu joins Unheard-of to kick off the 2025 Cultural Ecologies season
1 event,
A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
A Persistence of Cormorants is a summer-long poetry reading series on our shoreline featuring accomplished and exceptional poets from the New York area, many of who live in Brooklyn. On […]
0 events,
0 events,
1 event,
The Boathouse Jam
The Boathouse Jam
The Boathouse Jam is hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to activate our shoreline while fostering the continued resurgence of acoustical collaborations in Brooklyn. We are inclusive of all - young & old, new & seasoned musicians. Just bring a smile and your musical instrument and/or your voice to join our one night makeshift band.
1 event,
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Thursday evenings starting May 1st, 6-8:30 at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse
165 2nd Street between Bond and the Gowanus Canal. We are excited to expand our musical offerings with this new weekly jam.
Jam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega
Dredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore
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Ukulele Cabaret: 2025 Dredgers Season
Ukulele Cabaret: 2025 Dredgers Season
For twenty years the Ukulele Cabaret has provided a stage for musicians, artists and performers from New York's underground ukulele scene!
