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Join your neighbors in giving voice to the community as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleans up the heavily contaminated Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund site. All are welcome, no priori knowledge or expertise required. The Community Advisory Group’s (CAG’s) purpose is to provide a public forum for community members to present and discuss their needs and concerns related to the Superfund decision-making process. Register here.
As part of our Lost Bridges of Newtown Creek Series, Newtown Creek Alliance is hosting a cleanup at the site of the former Penny Bridge. We have been leading cleanups to help transform this public waterfront site since 2017. Learn more about the history of the site here.
Our goal is to improve environmental conditions at these sites, while also making them safer and more inviting as green public areas along the shore. We are looking for volunteers to help us conduct some simple and routine maintenance tasks including trash and debris removal, managing overgrown areas, and path-maintenance. Registration and more info here.
Learn about industrial histories and ecological opportunities related to the Creek with us! Beginning at the Brooklyn side of the former Vernon Avenue Bridge (now Manhattan Ave Street End Park in Greenpoint), the walk will visit a number of key industrial operations and ongoing projects that are seeking to reintroduce invaluable habitat and reconnect the surrounding communities with this historic industrial waterway. We will stop by the Newtown Creek Nature Walk, the Kingsland Wildflowers Green roofs, and Dutch Kills Tributary en route to returning to the Queens side of the former Vernon Avenue Bridge. Register here.
Come clean your River! Newtown Creek Alliance and Riverkeeper welcome you to take part in the 12th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep, an annual day of service for the Hudson River and its tributaries. This year our project will include cleanup, native vegetation planting, and invasive species removal. Register here.
On May 3, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a virtual public information session on Zoom about the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site, providing an update on site-related investigations, followed by a Q&A session. If you are interested in attending, please register via Eventbrite.