Wednesday, June 3, 2026
6:00-8:30 PM
The Falcon, 1348 Rte 9W, Marlboro, NY
The Hudson River Watershed Alliance will hold our annual celebration of the Watershed WaveMaker awardees and the outstanding efforts of all watershed volunteers on Wednesday, June 3.
The event will start at 6 pm, with live music, hot and cold appetizers, and opportunities to connect with attendees on the deck overlooking the waterfalls of the Lattintown Creek. Each ticket includes one complimentary drink, with a cash bar to follow. The awards ceremony will run from 6:45-7:45 pm, and will include a presentation of the Watershed WaveMaker awards and panel discussion with this year’s awardees. At 7:45 pm, we’ll have another set of live music and more time for conversations and connecting.
The WaveMaker Awards Benefit is an opportunity to celebrate our WaveMaker awardees, the vast network of rivers and streams that flow to the Hudson River, and the communities that work to protect them. These rivers, streams, and communities are all part of the Hudson River watershed. The benefit helps raise critical funds for the Hudson River Watershed Alliance to continue to unite and empower communities to protect our shared waters.
Check out photos from the 2025 event on our Flikr photo album here. All photos by Ava Battinelli.
Nominate a Watershed WaveMaker!
Do you know someone who goes above and beyond to protect our waters and communities in the Hudson River watershed? Nominate them for a Watershed WaveMaker award!
Each year, the Hudson River Watershed Alliance recognizes 3-4 awardees from a variety of backgrounds to represent the diversity of successful watershed work in the region. A Watershed WaveMaker can be an individual, watershed group, organization, institution, or business. We’ll celebrate this year’s awardees at the WaveMaker Awards Benefit on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 from 6-8:30 PM at The Falcon in Marlboro.
Nominations are due by Friday, March 27.
2025 Watershed WaveMakers, from left to right: Beth Roessler, John Gebhards, Groundwork Hudson Valley, and Kate Meierdiercks. Photos by Ava Battinelli.
Sponsor the WaveMaker Awards Benefit
This event is made possible through the generosity of our sponsors. Your sponsorship helps fund the program and enables more of our hard-working volunteers to attend and be recognized. More broadly, your support allows us to provide more direct assistance to watershed groups, convene communities to support flood resilience, develop innovative educational programming, and equip our new watershed workspace in Kingston. Learn more about the work of the Hudson River Watershed Alliance through our 2025 Annual Report.
The form on the page below can be used for sponsorship payments via credit card. If you prefer to mail a check, please follow the instructions on the WaveMaker Sponsor Form. We will follow up with you by email to confirm the person/people who will be attending the WaveMaker Awards Benefit.
If you are not able to attend the WaveMaker Awards Benefit, you can support the Hudson River Watershed Alliance by donating on our secure website here.