UPDATE (December 12th): Thank you to everyone who contributed to the campaign. With nearly 70 individual supporters we raised over $17,200 total to support the project. To get more involved with the planning of the project, please reach out to us: dutchkillsloop @ newtowncreekalliance.org ————– NCA is pleased to announce a matching fund campaign to […]
Join Newtown Creek Alliance for a series of open hours and hands-on gardening events to experience, enjoy and help keep the meadows of Kingsland Wildflowers at Broadway Stages healthy, lush and ecologically productive. Located in the heart of industrial Greenpoint, with striking views of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Newtown Creek and the Manhattan and Long […]
2019 has been another pivotal year for NCA and the continued revitalization of Newtown Creek. We expanded our STEM Urban Ecology Curriculum program; assumed management of the Kingsland Wildflowers green roof and community space; developed a community driven plan for the Gateway to Greenpoint site; and planted native wildflower meadows in Greenpoint – all the while continuing our regular water quality sampling program; street end cleanups […]
On April 6th, 2019 NCA hosted Community Science on the Banks of Newtown Creek, an afternoon symposium at Kingsland Wildflowers Broadway Stages showcasing the following presentations on various Newtown Creek based research and monitoring projects overseen by NCA and academic and community partners. Newtown Creek Water Quality Sampling Program – See Project Background Here & See Presentation […]