• 4th annual Raritan Bay Festival

    Conference House Park at Ward's Point 298 Satterlee St, Staten Island, NY, United States

    Come to the 4th annual Raritan Bay Festival, located at Conference House Park at Ward's Point. Festivities include live music on two stages, games and…

    Free
  • Hurricane Sandy Art Exhibition on Governors Island

    Governors Island, New York, NY Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

    Go to Governors Island any weekend until the end of September and check out the Sculptors Guild's "Rising Tide" exhibit.

    Free
  • Green Series: The Billion Oyster Project

    Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Urban Assembly New York Harbor School leads the effort to cultivate the most natural ecosystem engineer: oysters

    Free
  • Climate Week NYC: 9/23- 9/30

    Climate Week NYC is a week long series of events and meetings focusing on climate change, and this year's theme is OUR LOW CARBON FUTURE…

  • Hurricane Sandy anniversary event

    City Hall 250 Broadway, Manhattan, NY, United States

    On the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, New Yorkers will join together at City Hall to demand a just rebuilding.

    Free
  • Disturbance on the Bay: The Long and Short of It

    Carmine Carro Center at Marine Park Carmine Carro Community Center, Fillmore Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    The Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay presents a Summer Lecture Series. This week's lecture will feature John Marra of of CUNY Brooklyn College speaking about "Disturbance on the Bay: The Long and Short of It."

    Free
  • Drain: Planning for Climate Change (Naomi Klein and Kate Orff)

    Wood Auditorium Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

    We are living in Decade Zero, the tipping point after which irreparable changes delivered “in the language of fires, floods, storms, and droughts” will wreck…

  • Hurricane Sandy anniversary planting in the Rockaways

    Firehouse 59 5803 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Queens, NY, United States

    For the two year anniversary of Storm Sandy, Rockaway Waterfront Alliance (RWA) is bringing people of all ages together to create a nature protective buffer for the Rockaway community.

    Families and people of all ages are welcome to participate in this dune restoration planting & biomimicry project. Students can receive community service hours. No registration is required. This event is rain or shine, so please dress accordingly.

    Free
  • Bk Ecology Bike Tour

    Van Siclen Avenue - 3 Train 570 Van Siclen Avenue , Brooklyn , NY, United States

    Learn about Brooklyn's environmental challenges and successes on NYC H20's leisurely and informative bike ride along Jamaica Bay!

    $40.00
  • Urban Green Harbors Workshop

    Pershing Hall on Governor's Island

    How would nature design resilient breakwaters, supporting human and ecological services and functions?

    Urban Green Harbors Workshop is all day design charrette where attendees will learn about natural means of coastal protection and participate in a design team to incorporate these concepts into a design for a natural breakwater to protect Governor's Island.

    $60
  • Structures of Coastal Resilience: Designing for Climate Change

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

    The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 highlighted the vulnerability of urban coastal areas to the effects of catastrophic storms and climate change. Coastal communities must adapt planning strategies to mitigate the increasing risk posed by these natural hazards. Come listen to leading experts working on these issues at an exciting presentation and panel discussion at the Center for Architecture.

    Free – $10