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Bk Ecology Bike Tour
November 15, 2014 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
$40.00Photo Credit: NYC DOT
Bk Ecology Bike Tour
Saturday November 15 at 11am
East New York
Learn about Brooklyn’s environmental challenges and successes on NYC H20’s leisurely and informative bike ride along Jamaica Bay.
Climate change, rising sea levels and intense storms like Hurricane Sandy have persuaded city planners of the value of marshland in storm water management. A century ago the neighborhoods Sandy flooded were wetlands.
All 14 of NYC’s sewage plants are built in this vulnerable floodplain along the water’s edge. Their effluent flows into our bay’s and rivers, so maintaining high quality treatment is vital to protect beach goers as well as wildlife.
Government agencies like DEP and the Army Core of Engineers have partnered with local NGO’s like Jamaica Bay Eco Watchers and NRDC to design a plan to restore Jamaica Bay’s ecosystem. Initiatives include restoring wetlands, mitigating combined sewer overflows (CSO) with green and grey infrastructure and upgrading sewage plants.
On this ride we will;
– Bike along the Jamaica Bay greenway, visit restored
wetlands and demonstrate how the multifaceted Jamaica
Bay Watershed Protection Plan is being put into action
– Visit a sewage plant and a storm water retention facility
learning about CSO’s and the ad hoc way in which the
sewage system initially developed as well as the
environmental and urban planning history of this area
– Explore one of NYC’s ‘Forever Wild’ areas
– See lesser known neighborhoods of Brooklyn, including
Spring Creek, Bergen Basin, Sheepshead Bay, Brighton
Beach and Coney Island, all fronting Jamaica Bay
We will ride from the 26th Ward sewage plant to Coney Island along the Jamaica Bay bike path a distance of 13 miles. We will finish at the Stillwell Ave F Train station.
The pace will be 10 mph. We ride together for safety. Helmets are required.
Rain date: Sunday, Nov 16th.
REGISTER HERE: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-eco-bike-tour-fall-2014-tickets-14092776875
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Email mm1566@nyu.edu if you are a student or educator to receive the discount code.
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