Tug Pegasus Preservation Project

Please support our longtime friend in their quest for a NYS grant for restoring the Mary A Whalen Thanks!

Come See History in the Making! 🔨📖 Inside the New York State Museum, an extraordinary reconstruction is underway — a centuries-old wooden gunboat is coming back to life! Discovered in 2010 during excavations at the World Trade Center site, this 18th-century vessel was entombed in the landfill that once expanded Manhattan’s shoreline. Now, it’s being carefully rebuilt by NYSM experts and a team from Texas A&M’s Archaeological Watercraft and Aircraft Conservation program (@tamu) — and you’re invited to witness history unfold. 🛠️ Don’t miss your chance to see this rare maritime relic take shape right before your eyes. Visit us over the next few weeks to watch the conservation crew in action! Learn more: https://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibitions/gunboat-at-ground-zero #NYSMexhibitions #NewYorkHistory #NewYork250 #America250 #LivingHistory #MaritimeArchaeology #AmericanRevolution #NYRev250 Texas A&M University

Please slow down to save these whales.

BE AWARE OF BABY WHALES!

Gotham Whale was able to confirm that two of the humpback whales seen off Belmar and Spring Lake, NJ yesterday were a mother-calf pair! This pair was seen in only 30 feet of water in very close proximity to recreational fishing boats. They were identified as NYC0386 and NYC0387, who were also seen in June and July further off the Jersey Shore.

Most calves are weaning and getting ready to separate from their mothers this time of year, so it is a vulnerable time for them. PLEASE WATCH OUT for this little whale as it learns to feed! Always keep a distance of at least 100 feet from all whales, but give mothers and calves extra space!

If you see a whale in NY/NJ, our research team wants to know about it! Take a photo and record the coordinates, then submit your sighting to [email protected]