Join the Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) and the North Brooklyn Boat Club for a special series of on-water tours to examine and discuss current water quality trends for Newtown Creek. NCA is soon to complete an intensive 6 month water sampling program in conjunction with LaGuardia Community College. We have been collected data on water […]
The September 24th Kingsland Wildflower Festival will celebrate the opening of the first 10,000 square feet of green roof top at 520 Kingsland Ave. The public will be able to explore three roofs that have been planted with a combination of native grasses and wild flowers while enjoying panoramic views of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and […]
Mycoremediation and Medicinal Mushrooms with Tradd Cotter Saturday, July 30 7 to 9pm North Brooklyn Boat Club 51 Ash Street Brooklyn, NY 11222 Mushrooms can have many positive effects on human and environmental health. Mycoremediation increases soil health by filtering contaminants, hyperaccumulating heavy metals, or breaking complex toxins down into more fundamental chemistry so that […]
Please join NCA in helping to cleanup and improve two shoreline sites this July. At both sites volunteers can assist with tasks like garbage pickup, weed removal, planting and path making. Gloves will be provided, please dress accordingly. Sunday July 17th North Henry Street 1 to 5pm 540 Kingsland Avenue Greenpoint, Brooklyn See Map Here. […]
NCA is excited to continue work on the Greenpoint Bioremediation Project (gBP) in 2016. Bioremediation in practice is the deliberate use of plants and microorganisms to restore a healthier soil ecology, and safely break down toxins in surface soil by exploiting the naturally occurring metabolic pathways of microbes. Working with the newly formed NYC Urban Soils Institute […]
