Please join NCA and Randall Austin from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for an engaging and informative workshop on oil spills. Mr. Austin heads the DEC’s Spill Response Program that actively investigates and brings enforcement to petroleum and chemical spills cases in NY Harbor. The workshop will begin promptly at 6:30 and we strongly encourage participants to attend […]
NCA is pleased to be working with two very enthusiastic students this summer to expand our efforts in documenting and studying environmental conditions both on the creek as well as within the surrounding communities. See their bios and summer responsibilities below. NCA will post updates on projects Sam and Paulus are working on (including opportunities […]
In late March 2015 bright green water was seen in various parts of Newtown Creek. Assuming this was not the remnants of an attempt to celebrate St. Patricks day (as done with dye in the Chicago River) we asked some of our favorite researchers if they could figure out what was producing such a distinctive […]
An amazing scene has descended upon Newtown Creek. As of November 6th, massive schools of Menhaden (moss bunker) have occupied large portions of Newtown Creek. They have been seen from the East River to the Greenpoint Avenue bridge, Whale Creek and all the way throughout Dutch Kills (where water quality is notably worse). Is this […]
