Community Groups, Press & Agencies Talk

Event Date: October 17, 2012

Event Time: Wednesday Afternoon & Evening

3:00 pm, Press conference

3:30 – 5:30 pm, Press and others on Water trip on the Harlem River by the Wilderness Inquiry

6:00 – 8:00 pm, BCEQ Annual Mini Conference on the Harlem River, Refreshments compliments of ConEd

PROGRAM – tentative schedule 6:10 pm Intro, Developing a Watershed Plan for the Harlem River

6:15 pm – 6:35 pm, US EPA: Why we should work toward the watershed approach? Joan Leary Matthews, Director of the Clean Water Division, EPA Region 2

6:45 pm – 7:05 pm, USGS and NYC DEP: What are the impacts to the condition of the water? Shawn C. Fisher, Christopher E Schubert, Stephen A Terracciano, Read their preliminary report.

7:10 pm – 7:30 pm, NYS DEC Green Infrastructure: Working toward limiting upland discharges through GI, Karen Engel, Green Infrastructure Coordinator, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

7:35 pm – 7:55 pm, Green Infrastructure on the Harlem River: Pier 5 Stormwater Capture from the elevated I-87 highway. Susannah Drake of dlandstudio, a BCEQ project funded by the WCS-NOAA through Congressmen Serrano’s efforts.

 

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Events

Celebrate the Harlem River

All events are Free and open to the public

Children Learn About the River

From 10 am to 1 pm, Public school children will learn about riding in a canoe, important facts about the Harlem River’s history and future, and other lessons about water.

News

Harlem River Celebration

On Saturday, October 20, community groups have organized the 2012 Harlem River Festival – a Party on the River and the Land. Plans include a week of events leading up to the Festival and centering on the Bronx’ own New York State Park: Roberto Clemente State Park, which has docks providing access onto the water.

2012 Harlem River Festival

This year’s 2012 Harlem River Festival will be on the land and in the water. Plans include a week of events centering on the Bronx’ own New York State Park: Roberto Clemente State Park, which has docks providing access onto the water.

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