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Freshkills Park: A Model for New York Recycling and Environmental Justice

National Academy Museum 1083 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Co-organized by the National Academy and CIVITAS, Art, Design and the Urban Environment is a discussion series that explores how artists and architects—as well as activists, grassroots organizers, scientists, urban planners, and city agencies—can work together to improve urban environments in meaningful ways.

This discussion will focus on Freshkills Park as A Model for New York Recycling & Environmental Justice.

Free

150 Years in Hiding: The Story of a New Frog Species in New York City

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

New York City is probably the last place you'd expect to find a new species of frog, but that's exactly what Jeremy Feinberg and a group of colleagues discovered in 2012.

This unexpected discovery is the first of its kind for a New York State amphibian since 1854 and has received worldwide attention from scientific and general-interest communities alike.

In this talk, Jeremy will share his tale of two species – about the new frog and the look-alike species it was previously thought to be.

$9

Short Story Fiction/Non-Fiction Writing

Poe Park Visitor Center 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx

Interested in honing your creative writing skills? Check out this workshop that begins on January 3rd, 2015 and continues through the 23rd of January!

Free

Lower East Side Ecology Center: Mulchfest 2015

Tompkins Square Park East 9th Street between Avenues A & B, New York, NY, United States

Come recycle the holiday cheer with the NYC Compost Project Hosted by the Lower East Side Ecology Center at this season’s Mulchfest, located at Tompkins Square Park!

Free

Watershed Relief Map Presentation

Queens Museum Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, United States

New York City hosted the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing, Queens. To show off the city's water system that tapped mountain springs as far as 100 miles away, the Cartographic Survey Force, a branch of the Works Progress Administration, constructed a 3-dimensional model of the system out of wood and plaster for @ $100,000 (about $1.5 million in today's dollars).

You can now see the map for yourself and hear about its story from NYC water educator Matt Malina.

Free

Bargemusic at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Fulton Ferry Landing - Brooklyn Bridge Park Brooklyn, NY, United States

Walk across the gangplank of a renovated coffee barge for a one-hour family friendly concert. Door open 15 minutes before performance. There will be no…

Gowanus Canal Conservancy: Mulchfest 2015

The Salt Lot 2 Second Avenue , Brooklyn, NY, United States

Help the Conservancy reach its goal of treecycling 500 Christmas trees in Gowanus!

Baked goods and mulled cider will be available.

Boat Club Book Club

North Brooklyn Boat Club 49 Ash Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join other community members around the fire to discuss the book of the month. Food and drink is encouraged. Book club meetings take place on…

Free

Oculus Book Talk: Urban Alchemy

The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place , New York, New York, United States

Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove will present Urban Alchemy, Restoring Joy in America's Sorted-Out Cities, published by New Village Press. The presentation will be followed by a conversation with William Morrish on the intersections of public health and urbanism.

Free – $10.00

Sustainability and the Startup

Interface NYC Showroom 330 Fifth Avenue (the corner of 5th Ave and 33rd Street) 12th Floor, New York, NY, United States

This event will feature four perspectives from leaders in this space, on what it’s like being at a startup in the sustainability community, where they see opportunities and challenges, and how they see this community helping to advance sustainability goals.

$12

A Panel Discussion and Book Signing: The Landscape of Fracking in New York; What’s Changed and What Hasn’t.

BookCourt 163 Court St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

The announcement that DEC will prohibit fracking in NYS may lead some to believe that now we’re “safe.” However, pipelines, compressor stations, storage caverns and LNG facilities have been and remain the current threat. “The Real Cost of Fracking” authors, Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald, will demonstrate why such infrastructure may actually be WORSE than drilling in its health impacts on humans, animals, and our food shed.

Free

Trash: New York City’s Battle with Garbage

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

This class will trace New York City's protracted struggle to contain its solid waste burden, from the 19th century to the present.

Learn more at the Brooklyn Brainery!

$10