NCA will be hosting Creek Animals HPPC will also be hosting a Rip-rap cleanup and LIC community boathouse will host a walk-up public paddle.
From 12-3PM the LIC community boathouse & North Brooklyn Community Boathouse will host a walk-up public paddle to kayak on the water. The public paddle is walk-up only and first come first serve, we reccommend coming early to secure your spot.
From 12-4PM the Newtown Creek Alliance will be hosting a drop-in Creek Animals inside the the Queens Landing Boathouse to meet animals from our aquariums that live in Newtown Creek while learning about water quality issues, pollution, and restoration efforts.
From 1-3PM Hunters Point Parks Conservancy staff will lead a volunteer riprap cleanup, talking about the role of riprap versus bulkheads for resilience, the impact of plastic waste on our waterways, and they type of trash we’re seeing, followed by a discussion of microplastics in the environment and the impact they have on wildlife and human health. We will meet to start cleaning up the rip-rap at 1PM or so and then will continue to talk about our findings at the Queens Landing Boathouse and Environmental Center. You can register for the rip-rap cleanup here: https://signup.com/go/mgKYDXE.