In 1842, the Croton Aqueduct began providing water to NYC from the Croton River from approximately 40 miles north. In the decades before the aqueduct's completion the city had suffered through epidemics of Asiatic Cholera and Yellow Fever because water came from increasingly …
NYC H2O presents an Old Croton Aqueduct bike tour Read More »
Join your friends and neighbors this spring and lend a hand alongside Hudson River Park staff to plant, weed, mulch and prune—while basking in the spring sunshine. From Chambers Street to 59th Street along Manhattan’s west side, Hudson River Park …
Columbia University's The Earth Institute presents the fourth of the 2014-2015 Sustainable Development Seminar Series, Geoengineering the Earth's Climate; Risks, Opportunities, and Governance Challenges, with Scott Barrett, Lenfest-Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Michael …
On June 7, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., NYC H20 is sponsoring a walking tour of the city's geological materials. New York has an abundance of building stones -in lobbies, on facades, sidewalks and curbstone. These materials used in …
As part of the Sierra Club's Sustainability Series, a panel discussion on ocean pollution will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Seafarers & International House, 123 E. 15th St., Manhattan. Door open at 6:30 for refreshments and the talk starts …
Public talk: “Oceans: Fixable messes? How we can help” Read More »
Field garlic: delicious, edible and ripe for the taking in Central Park Learn what you can pick and eat from Central Park on this four-hour tour. Central Park, always a great park for foraging, is spectacular in early summer. There are …
Foraging tour in Central Park with Wildman Steve Brill Read More »
GreenThumb workshop: Garden design Learn how to design for beautiful and effective urban gardening in 4-by-8-foot wooden raised beds. Explore strategies for gathering design ideas to make gardens that fit a community’s unique need and character. Dabble in the basic elements and best practices of …
The Highbridge Forest Crew works to remove invasive plants from the park and to care for recently planted native trees. As part of the Forest Crew. you will learn basic invasive and native plant identification, proper removal techniques, and an …
Volunteer day to care for Highbridge Forest in Manhattan Read More »
The CJYS is the largest gathering of young people of color on climate change in NYC. Last year more than 750 young adults came to the event and were later mobilized to be part of the frontline at the People’s …
COMPASSION: For the Animals Great & Small A project by artist Mary Ting Opening: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, World Elephant Day, 6-8pm August 12 – Sept. 27, 2015 Chinese American Arts Council Gallery 456 456 Broadway 3rd floor, NYC 10013 …