Movie: The Great Invisible – about the Deepwater Horizon
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 Posted in Blogs, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, In the News, Water Committee | Comments Off on Movie: The Great Invisible – about the Deepwater HorizonTHE GREAT INVISIBLE October 27, 2014 In this thought-provoking documentary which impressed audiences and won the Grand Jury Prize at the SXSW Film Festival, Peabody Award winning documentarian Margaret Brown (THE ORDER OF MYTHS) explores the fallout of the explosion of Deepwater ...
CANOEMOBILE IS COMING TO THE BRONX!!!
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 Posted in Bronx River, Communications Committee Work, East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Harlem River BOA, Harlem River Working Group | Comments Off on CANOEMOBILE IS COMING TO THE BRONX!!!Here are some interesting documents for site managers and volunteers. Press Release Harlem River Celebration Press ALERT100114 - Google Docs Flyers for the Schools Students Explore Bronx Waterways Flyers for the Families HR Festival and Family Day Bronx Canoe 092614 Schedule for the Schools School Schedule 2014 Letters for ...
10.08 BCEQ Mini Water Conference & BCPGS Fall Event, 6:30 pm RCSP
Thursday, September 25th, 2014 Posted in Communications Committee Work, East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, Harlem River BOA, Harlem River Working Group, Parks Committee, Water Committee | Comments Off on 10.08 BCEQ Mini Water Conference & BCPGS Fall Event, 6:30 pm RCSPJoin the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality and the Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces for a Mini Water Conference at Roberto Clemente State Park on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Presentations topics include: Mini Water Conference BCEQ BCEQ's Harlem River ...
Flyer 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
Pier 5 May 2014 Visit Urban Waters Federal Partners
Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 Posted in Committees, Communications Work, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Pier 5 Pop Up Wetland - first of its kind, Projects, Water Committee | Comments Off on Pier 5 May 2014 Visit Urban Waters Federal PartnersBCEQ 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, ...
2013 Regional Open Space Advisory Committee Report – NYC Region 2
Thursday, February 6th, 2014 Posted in Bronx River, Committees, East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, Harlem River BOA, Harlem River Working Group, Harlem River Yards Park Greenway, Low Impact Development, Parks Committee, Pier 5 Pop Up Wetland - first of its kind, Yankee Stadium Redevelopment | Comments Off on 2013 Regional Open Space Advisory Committee Report – NYC Region 2Excerpts from the draft report, there has been no hearings scheduled since June 2013. Presented below is only the Bronx notes. To read the full report, including the notes on the Bronx, please find the link below. Special thanks to ...
Wed. March 19, Waterfront Planning and Design Guidelines, 3 – 7 p.m.
Friday, January 24th, 2014 Posted in Board Meetings, Communications Work, Front Page News, Newsletters, Water Committee | Comments Off on Wed. March 19, Waterfront Planning and Design Guidelines, 3 – 7 p.m.“Bronx Waterfront Planning and Community Environmental Design Guidelines” targeting the waterways to empower community stakeholders to protect their natural resource at the 13th BCEQ Water Conference and the 43rd BCEQ Annual Meeting Manhattan College Leo Engineering Building 3825 Corlear Avenue at 238th St. ...
Wed. Jan. 29 Bronx Parks 125 Part 4: The Planning of The Bronx Through Parks
Friday, January 24th, 2014 Posted in Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Wed. Jan. 29 Bronx Parks 125 Part 4: The Planning of The Bronx Through ParksBronx Parks 125-Part 4-ASLA-Pratt-APA-Jan 29 2014 (2) Part 4: The Planning of The Bronx Through Parks 125 Years of Bronx Parks: A Four-Part Lecture Series In honor of the creation of the Bronx Parks system Join us for the fourth part of this dynamic ...
Sat. March 26, Creating a Bridge to Re-Unite Neighbors: Croton Pedestrian Bridge Event
Friday, January 24th, 2014 Posted in CWTP, Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Sat. March 26, Creating a Bridge to Re-Unite Neighbors: Croton Pedestrian Bridge EventCreating a Bridge to Re-Unite Neighbors 3.29.14 A Broken Promise that We Will Make Right Let’s Create A Bridge Between Neighbors Croton Pedestrian Bridge event Saturday March 29th 10 a.m. Place TBA You can find an event on the Friends of Van Cortlandt Park Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/724979790855307/ Join the ...
Sat. Feb. 22 Celebrate the 20 years of Speak Up, 11 am to 5 pm
Friday, January 24th, 2014 Posted in Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Sat. Feb. 22 Celebrate the 20 years of Speak Up, 11 am to 5 pmSpeak Up Flyer 2014 updated The 20th Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up! Bronx Parks: A 20/20 Vision Saturday, February 22nd Lehman College Faculty Dining Room 11 am to 5 pm 20/20 Vision Presenters from every Community Board area! Workshops: Creative Solutions: Addressing Park Group Dilemmas Engaging Youth Working Together on a ...
Pier 5 Pop Up Wetland Plants Clean the Harlem River
Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 Posted in Front Page News, Pier 5 Pop Up Wetland - first of its kind, Projects, Water Committee | Comments Off on Pier 5 Pop Up Wetland Plants Clean the Harlem RiverPier 5 Pop Up Wetland and Plants Cleans the Water that Runs off the Highway This extraordinarily creative “best management practice” captures stormwater runoff from the elevated Major Deegan Expressway with a “pop-up wetland”. The wetland is filled with ordinary native plants ...
Volunteer opportunity in Park Natural Areas
Monday, October 21st, 2013 Posted in Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Volunteer opportunity in Park Natural AreasNatural Areas Volunteers Division of Parks NYC have a number of volunteer projects that we are hosting in the Bronx in November and December. Natural Areas Volunteers is a service program that recruits, trains, and supports volunteers for ecological projects across ...
HARLEM RIVER: CLEAN WATER IT, GREENWAY IT, MAINTAIN IT — Sept. 18
Friday, September 6th, 2013 Posted in Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Water Committee | Comments Off on HARLEM RIVER: CLEAN WATER IT, GREENWAY IT, MAINTAIN IT — Sept. 18“HARLEM RIVER: CLEAN WATER IT, GREENWAY IT, MAINTAIN IT” ANNUAL BCEQ MEMBERSHIP MEETING & WATER CONFERENCE (September 5, 2013, Bronx NY) The 41st Annual BCEQ Membership Meeting and the 12th Water Conference will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 from 5-7 ...
2012 NYC Green Infrastructure Report
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Posted in East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, Water Committee | 1 Comment »As a followup to the first Annual Report in 2011, this second, 2012 Annual Report documents the accomplishments of the past year, in which : • Fully staffed the Offi ce of Green Infrastructure with Engineers and Project Managers; • Awarded $3.4 million ...
2012 Green Infrastructure Pilot Monitoring Report
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Posted in East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, Water Committee | 1 Comment »Monitoring analyses through 2012 have demonstrated that all pilot source control types are providing effective stormwater management, particularly for storms with depths of one-inch or less. In many cases, the performance of controls between 2011 and 2012 was similar. The ...
Climate Central: Hurricane Sandy’s Untold Filthy Legacy: Sewage
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Posted in East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, In the News, Water Committee | 1 Comment »Hurricane Sandy was one of the largest storms to hit the northeast U.S. in recorded history, killing 159, knocking out power to millions, and causing $70 billion in damage in eight states. Sandy also put the vulnerability of critical infrastructure ...
USGS Hurricane Sandy Storm Tide mapper
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Posted in East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, Water Committee | 1 Comment »Click HERE to see the surge http://54.243.149.253/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=c07fae08c20c4117bdb8e92e3239837e
4/23 CURES Panel – Superstorm Sandy: Six Months After
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Resiliency and Sustainability, Water Committee | Comments Off on 4/23 CURES Panel – Superstorm Sandy: Six Months AfterThe Center for Urban Resilience and Environmental Sustainability (CURES) is holding a panel discussion that BCEQ Director, Dart Westphal will be participating in. Join CURES to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and New York City coastline resilience with a panel of outside experts ...
BCEQ 04-11-13 Resolution letter on BxCB10 Traffic Management Plan
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Board Meetings, Educational Environmentalists, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off on BCEQ 04-11-13 Resolution letter on BxCB10 Traffic Management PlanAt the Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Board of Directors meeting of the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality, we reviewed the presentation titled: “Bronx Community Board 10 Traffic Management Plan: Interim Progress Report” developed by the Fund for the City of ...