New York City the Future Metropolis
Thursday, May 6th, 2010| June 10, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
If you were not one of the 300 people who attended our recent event, “New York City the Future Metropolis,” you can see the speakers’ presentations on the event’s website. Also, feel free to contact them with any follow up questions.
www.solar1.org/nycfuturemetropolis
If you were there, thank you for coming! Because of your overwhelming response and support, we are planning to do this event again next year! Check back on our website to see who will be in next year’s lineup of some of the most creative minds in New York’s building industry.
Posted in Cleantech, Design, East River, Energy, Energy $mart Communities, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, NYSERDA, New York City, Renewables, Solar One, Solar One Events, Stuyvesant Cove Park, Sustainability, Technology | Permalink
Solar One Family Day–Go Fish!
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009| September 12, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12th: Learn to fish (catch and release only, please) through the Department of Environmental Conservation’s I FISH NY program. Bait, tackel and help figuring out how to fish will all be available.
RSVP: melissa@solar1.org
Posted in East River, Education, Solar One Events | Permalink
Solar-Powered Dance Series Program B
Monday, July 6th, 2009| July 30, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
| July 31, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
| August 1, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
JULY 30th- AUGUST 1: The Fifth Annual Solar-Powered Dance Series features 14 emerging choreographers in a diverse variety of styles, from African/hiphop to circus to vaudeville/burlesque and beyond.
Performances are accessible to a general audience and are appropriate for all ages!
This week’s dances will include choreography by: Adelka Polak & Larry Hunt, Faye Lim, Julie Troost, Catch Me Bird, Sharon Mansur, Gabriel Forestieri, and Alexandra Joye Houston.
Dances begin at 6 PM!
Rain Date: August 2
Posted in Art, Dance, East River, Music, Solar One Events, Stuyvesant Cove Park | Permalink
Stuyvesant Cove Park gets an unlikely visitor
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Harbor Seal at Stuyvesant Cove Park
On Saturday March 28th at about 8:00am Stuyvesant Cove Park had a visitor stop by for a while….a Harbor Seal!
It was hanging out on the rocky outcropping in the East River at about 20th street. Many people gathered around to see the seal and to make sure it was okay. According to CRESLI
“Population counts over the last 12 years have indicated a dramatic increase in the number of seals utilizing Long Island’s waters, as well as a shift in the species composition of the region…”
So to see a seal hauled up on a rock in the East River or other bodies of water around the city is not such an uncommon occurrence. Look at CRESLI for viewing guidelines when you see a seal. This however was the first one that we know of that came to the rocky outcropping since Stuyvesant Cove Park was built. For more information on marine mammals and rescue efforts go to Riverhead Foundation
At about 10am just after the police and fireman had arrived the seal, which didn’t seem to be hurt or in distress, slipped back into the water and swam away. Photographers from a few different newspapers came by to get a glimpse of the seal, but the above photo (taken by park manager Melissa McDonald) with the exception of a few cell phone pictures, was the only photo to capture the seal.
The seal looked like a yearling, which means it is between the ages of 1- 2yrs old and a length of 3.5′-4′. Harbor seals mature between 4-6 years and live for about 25 years. The increase in seal sightings in the Hudson River Estuary and around Long Island are a testament to increased water quality as well as a reaction to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
Posted in East River, Stuyvesant Cove Park, Water | Permalink
Green Renter: Mind in the Gutter: How Street Trees Can Manage Stormwater From the Street and Improve Local Water Quality – with Kate Zidar
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Mind in the Gutter: How Street Trees Can Manage Stormwater From the Street and Improve Local Water Quality.
with Kate Zidar, Storm Water Infrastructure Matters (S.W.I.M.)
On rainy days, New York City’s sewer system combines everything that is flushed from your apartment with the rainwater that drains from the street. Often the total volume of this combination exceeds the capacity of the city’s waste treatment facilities to process it in its entirety. As a result, the system shoots significant quantities of untreated sewage into the local waterways through hundreds of points called combined sewer overflows, or CSOs. The phenomenon, which occurs regularly throughout the year, negatively impacts the water quality of our harbor, compromises ecosystems, and limits healthy human use of the estuary.
Decreasing the quantity of stormwater that reaches street drains would reduce the incidence of sewage outflows on rainy days. One way to do that is by Increasing the number of street trees in the five boroughs. Unlike impervious surfaces like asphalt and concrete that shuttle water into the sewer system, trees create an absorptive buffer that retains water.
In this talk urban planner, CSO expert and founding member of the S.W.I.M. coalition will explain how street trees can help mitigate our most chronic water quality problems, and discuss planning strategies that the city is or should be pursuing to maximize this potential.
Posted in CSO, East River, stormwater, street trees | Permalink
