Winter News February 2023
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 Posted in Calendared Items, climate changge, Communications Work, eMagazine, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Greenway, Membership Committee, Newsletters, Parks Committee, Speak Up, Water Committee | Comments Off on Winter News February 2023Winter 2023 FEB FINAL\ Updates on many projects. Calendar items Action Points Environmental Reviews
Harlem River Working Group Tues 9.28.21 at 5 PM
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 Posted in Calendared Items, Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off on Harlem River Working Group Tues 9.28.21 at 5 PMSupporters of the HRWG and the Harlem River Greenway, You are invited to our September Meeting of the Harlem River Working Group where we will be discussing updates on our efforts to reconnect community members to the Harlem River Waterfront and ...
BCEQ comments NYC FY21 Executive Budget
Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 Posted in Calendared Items, Committees, Communications Committee Work, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Hudson River Watershed Projects, Jerome Park Reservoir, Living Ecological Green Infrastructure, nyc, NYC Parks Department, Parks Committee, Resiliency and Sustainability, Van Cortlandt Park, Water Committee | Comments Off on BCEQ comments NYC FY21 Executive BudgetBelow are our comments on the Mayor's Budget for FY21 which begins this July. In summary, we comment on the Parks Department cuts to Maintenance and Operations and seasonal workers; the Environmental Protection cuts to cleaning around Jerome Park Reservoir, ...
Parks Department Surrenders Pier 5 to Small Business without NYC Council Approval
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 Posted in Calendared Items, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Lower Concourse North, Parks Committee, Pier 5, Water Committee | Comments Off on Parks Department Surrenders Pier 5 to Small Business without NYC Council ApprovalParks FAQ What is a park? A park is a place under the jurisdiction of the Parks Commissioner. Does mapped parkland define a park? Mapped parkland does not necessarily mean the property is a park. Pier 5 was under the supervision of ...
2017 July 15 City of Water Day at Mill Pond Park
Saturday, July 8th, 2017 Posted in Calendared Items, Committees, Front Page News, Harlem River BOA, Harlem River Long Term Control Plan, Harlem River Working Group, Harlem River Yards Park Greenway, Parks Committee, Pier 5, Pier 5 Pop Up Wetland - first of its kind, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Water Committee | Comments Off on 2017 July 15 City of Water Day at Mill Pond ParkHarlem River City of Water Day – Sat., July 15, 2017 The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality invites you to Celebrate the City of Water Bronx Anchor Site Noon to 4 PM Mill Pond Park on the waterfront across from the Gateway ...
Jerome Park Reservoir Opened Inside the Fence May 20 & 21
Saturday, May 6th, 2017 Posted in Calendared Items, Front Page News, Jerome Park Reservoir, Water Committee | Comments Off on Jerome Park Reservoir Opened Inside the Fence May 20 & 21Grounds of Jerome Park Reservoir to be Opened for Limited Access Recreation May 20 and 21 The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that it will open the grounds of Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx for ...
Waterfront Walks 5/20 – not the Harlem, Hudson, Hutchinson Rivers or Westchester Creek
Saturday, May 6th, 2017 Posted in Bronx River, Calendared Items, East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, Harlem River BOA, Harlem River Working Group, Harlem River Yards Park Greenway, Pier 5 Pop Up Wetland - first of its kind, Water Committee, Yankee Stadium Redevelopment | Comments Off on Waterfront Walks 5/20 – not the Harlem, Hudson, Hutchinson Rivers or Westchester CreekCPC Waterfront Walks, 5/20 (Editor: Bronx 1, New York 1, Queens 2, Richmond 1, Kings 2 - but who is counting?) New York City has 520 miles of waterfront—more than Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco combined! Join NYC Dept. of City ...
Emptying the Skies, Movie Opens on Earth Day 2015
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 Posted in Calendared Items, Communications Committee Work, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News | Comments Off on Emptying the Skies, Movie Opens on Earth Day 2015Flyer of October Events
Monday, September 22nd, 2014 Posted in BCEQ Events, Calendared Items, Committees, Communications Committee Work, East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, Harlem River BOA, Harlem River Working Group | Comments Off on Flyer of October EventsStudents Explore Bronx Waterways
BCEQ Call for Educational Environmental Nominees – Deadline May 20
Monday, April 28th, 2014 Posted in Calendared Items, Education, Front Page News | Comments Off on BCEQ Call for Educational Environmental Nominees – Deadline May 20Dear Bronx Educator or Environmentalist: Founded in 1971, the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) has been the borough’s driving force for the preservation and improvement of parks and open spaces, watershed protection, improvements in wastewater treatment, and responsible land use, ...
Harlem River 6/11 Meeting: Your River Your Future (see Survey here)
Monday, June 4th, 2012 Posted in Calendared Items, Committees, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Water Committee | Comments Off on Harlem River 6/11 Meeting: Your River Your Future (see Survey here)Presentation of Pratt Institute's Community Vision of the Harlem River YOU ARE INVITED Monday, June 11th 6 pm to 8 pm Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street For more information and to RSVP Call Chauncy at (646) 719-0034 or email harlemriver@bceq.org Next steps in the Harlem River's Future Harlem River Working Group: Facebook.com/harlemriver Free ...
BCEQ Board 6/13
Monday, June 4th, 2012 Posted in Board Meetings, Calendared Items, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group | Comments Off on BCEQ Board 6/13The next BCEQ Board Meeting Wednesday, June 13th Annual BBQ - Pot Luck & the 2012 Environmental Educational Awards At: Chez Mankiewicz 99 Bay Street, off City Island Avenue, Bronx NY 718-885-1906 Date: Wednesday, June 13 Time: 6:30-8:30 pm This is our last official board meeting until September. Come ...
Environmental Education Awards
Saturday, April 28th, 2012 Posted in Board Meetings, Calendared Items, Committees, Education, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, In the News | Comments Off on Environmental Education AwardsBCEQ is soliciting nominations for its Annual Environmental Education Awards. The first award was initiated in 1987 by one of BCEQ’s founders, Helen C. Reel, to honor civic-minded Bronx educators who demonstrate concern for posterity through their efforts to preserve ...
BCEQ Annual Meeting on Pi Day (March 14) – Sing the song
Friday, February 24th, 2012 Posted in Board Meetings, Calendared Items, Front Page News, UnBLOGlievable! | Comments Off on BCEQ Annual Meeting on Pi Day (March 14) – Sing the songEmerald Ash Borer Awareness Week
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 Posted in Calendared Items, Front Page News, President's Blog | Comments Off on Emerald Ash Borer Awareness WeekPlease read this important message from the Department of Environmental Conservation. Dear Concerned Citizen, The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a destructive invasive insect that has already killed over 50 million ash trees in neighboring states, and has now been detected in ...
Annual Membership & Water Conference Meeting
Thursday, March 17th, 2011 Posted in Board Meetings, Calendared Items, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off on Annual Membership & Water Conference MeetingBCEQ Water Meeting April 13, 2011 4-8 PM American Legion Post Lawrence F. Keene 2879 Buhre Ave Bronx, NY 10461 Opening Presentation 4:15 – 4:45 The Bronx –East of the Bronx River in The NYC Waterfront Plan Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance SoundView to Eastchester Bay – A Panel ...
Showing the movie: Gasland March 30, Manhattan College
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 Posted in Calendared Items, Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Showing the movie: Gasland March 30, Manhattan CollegeJoin The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality for their Spring Movie Night WEDNESDAY, March 30th, at 7 p.m. in the Scala Room, Leo Engineering Building, Manhattan College. (Leo is at Corlear Avenue, between 238th and 240th St.) Will the boom in hydrofracking natural gas ...
Green Jobs Summit April 7 from 9am-5pm at BCC
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 Posted in Calendared Items, Communications Committee Work, Front Page News, In the News, Project Green | Comments Off on Green Jobs Summit April 7 from 9am-5pm at BCCBronx Green Jobs Summit April 7th 2010 Join other local leaders to make a Blueprint for Green Jobs in the Bronx! You have been selected as a candidate to attend the Bronx Green Jobs Summit, a project of the Bronx Green Jobs ...
Harlem River Conference: March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in Calendared Items, Committees, Front Page News, Membership Committee, Water Committee | Comments Off on Harlem River Conference: March 17, 2010The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality present the 9th Water Conference and 39th Annual Membership Meeting “Examining Harlem River Water Quality: Inputs, Effects and Solutions” Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building 3825 ...
President’s Blog: Happy Thanksgiving 11-25-09
Thursday, November 26th, 2009 Posted in Blogs, Calendared Items, Front Page News, President's Blog | Comments Off on President’s Blog: Happy Thanksgiving 11-25-09Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for taking the time to read my BCEQ Pres' Blog. Throughout the upcoming Season, give a thought now and again about the environmental impact of this Happy Holiday. Nanci and I went turkey shopping at Stew Leonard's in ...
