Stuyvesant Cove Free Public Kayaking
Come enjoy this free kayaking event hosted by the Long Island City Community Boathouse (LICCB) with help from the New York City Water Trail Association,…
SImagines plans for Staten Island
A grassroots effort guided by the AIA and Hunter College seeks new visions for Staten Island in the wake of Sandy.
Pollinators and Food: Family Day and Free Kayaking
Attend the Pollinators & Food event, present by Solar One. A great outdoor event for your family and kids. Come learn about how pollinators help…
Revival and renewal: canoeing on the Gowanus Canal
Free, walk-up canoeing throughout the summer at the 2nd Street launch near Bond Street in Brooklyn.
Basic Canoeing
Trained Urban Park Rangers will lead you on canoe adventures that range from the gentle waters of protected lakes, to the challenging open waters of…
LUNCHTIME LEARNING: Clean Waterways=Healthy Community
Join the Human Impacts Institute in the third of the 2013 North Brooklyn Estuary Exploration Series and have lunch, while learning about water quality in…
Ferry service updates: Red Hook’s is back, and Rockaway’s stays
Free weekend ferry service between Red Hook, Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan has resumed as of this Saturday, May 25th. Service to Rockaway stays for the summer.
Beaches are opening? Beaches are opening!
We repeat, so that we ourselves believe it: all beaches (well, except Fort Tilden) will be open for swimming… tomorrow.
2nd Annual Riverkeeper Sweep
More than 1,000 volunteers are expected to join 75 volunteer-led shoreline cleanups as part of the second annual Riverkeeper Sweep, our annual day of service…
A kayaker’s perspective of Brooklyn
Check out the North Brooklyn Boat Club’s beautiful map and get ready to hit the currents.
The future of NYC’s waterfronts, according to the mayoral candidates
The nuts and bolts of financing, balancing public-private partnerships, and implementation remain to be seen.
Water: Climate’s Great Orchestrator
The mighty water molecule, with its voracious appetite for infrared radiation, is responsible for much of what we know about climate and climate change, and even more of what we don’t know.
The science behind Superstorm Sandy
The wind, rain, and debris from Hurricane Sandy caused an estimated $20 billion or more in damage throughout the metropolitan area of New York and…
A new word for NYC: bioswales
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy the issue of New York’s vulnerability to flooding has stepped to the forefront of media concerns. And rightly so.…
Not-so-sustainable seafood?
Many scientists and environmentalists believe that the certifications are simply “greenwashing”–misleading consumers into thinking they are making a better choice for the environment when they are not. Who is right?
Frack the “Promised Land”?
“Promised Land” does not present any scientific or economic facts about the positive or negative impacts of fracking. However, if you are interested in an easily digestible and entertaining look at both sides of the debate, “Promised Land” is worth a watch.