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 Here
Dr. Holly Porter-Morgan CUNY LaGuardia, Director of Environmental Science Program
Willis Elkins Newtown Creek Alliance, Executive Director
Newtown Creek Wide Vascular Plant Survey – See Presentation Here
Elise Heffernan Hudsonia Ltd., Biologist
Lisa Bloodgood Newtown Creek Alliance, Director of Advocacy & Education
Genetic Analysis vs. App Algorithm: How People Make All the Difference – See Presentation Here
Dr. Alison Dell St. Francis College, Assistant Professor of Biology
Buggin’ Out at Penny Bridge: Invertebrate Survey at an Overgrown Industrial Site – See Presentation Here
Alonso Corboda CUNY Brooklyn College, Biology Department
Lisa Bloodgood Newtown Creek Alliance, Director of Advocacy & Education
This event was made possible with funding provided by the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.