Since the mid-90s, Captain Bill Sheehan of Hackensack has led eco-cruises of the Hackensack River Watershed, taking six people at a time on his boat to see a range of wildlife including bald eagles. In 1997, he founded the Hackensack Riverkeeper to protect the environment and inhabitants of the river. As executive director, he provides environmental advocacy, education and conservation programs. He is a member of many environmental and public interest organizations, and serves as chairman of the Meadowlands Conversation Trust, the state board charged with identifying and facilitating the acquisition of open space in the Meadowlands and throughout the watershed of the Hackensack River.