Category Archives: Education

April NCA meeting hosts Dr. Eric Sanderson

Mark your calendar: April 26, 2012 at 6pm Ridgewood Democratic Club 6070 Putnam Avenue Ridgewood, NY 11385 In addition to important updates from our members – in particular the Bioremedition and Green Infrastructure Workgroups have been cialis tablets very busy! – we will be hosting a special presentation on the “Historical Ecology of Newtown Creek” by Dr. Eric Sanderson, senior conservation ecologist at […]

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Fishing Competition on the Brooklyn Waterfront

2nd Annual Brooklyn Urban Anglers (BCUAA) Fishing Derby.  Starts 12am Oct 1, Ends sundown Nov 21.  Eligible Fish:  striped bass and bluefish.  Locations allowed: North Brooklyn Waterfront, defined as Red Hook to LIC.  To learn more or to register for the Fishing Derby click here.

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Citizen Cartography Workshop: Stretching Newtown Creek

On 10/29 the New York Public Library hosted a mapping workshop focused on Newtown Creek.  No technical expertise or previous experience with maps was needed.  Participants learned how to use a mapping platform developed by NYPL that allows users to stretch historical maps over contemporary maps and trace maps into downloadable/feedable datasets.  The maps generated […]

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