This just in from our friends over at the Interstate Environmental Commission…results from their second phase of water quality monitoring at sites throughout the Newtown Creek at locations that are impacted by Combined Sewer Overflow. Read on for a message from Caitlyn Nichols: On behalf of the Interstate Environmental Commission, I’m pleased to share the […]
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 very busy! – we will be hosting a special presentation on the “Historical Ecology of Newtown Creek” by Dr. Eric Sanderson, senior conservation ecologist at […]
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.
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 […]
