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PCB Remedial Dredging: Phase 1 Results and Relevance to New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary

Monday, March 15, 2010 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Website: http://www.hudsonriver.org/

Hudson River Foundation for Science & Environmental Research, Inc.
Hudson River Foundation Special Seminar

Monday, March 15, 2010, 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Location:
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
One Bowling Green, Downtown Manhattan, NY

The Hudson River Foundation will be hosting a seminar on Monday, March 15, 2010,

BRONX COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: WATER CONFERENCE/ANNUAL MEETING

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 2:30pm

Website: http://www.bceq.org/2010/01/29/annual-membership-meeting-march-17-water-...

The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality is pleased to invite you to the 9th Water Conference at its Annual Membership Meeting on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm at Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building, 3825 Corlear Avenue @ West 238th Street, Bronx, NY (#1 train or Bx9 to W238th Street).

4 FREE public interactive panel sessions on New York City's Waterfront & Harbor: #2 'Waterfront Parks: Old, New, Green, Blue'

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 5:30pm

Website: http://www.cunysustainablecities.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...

ALTHOUGH EVENT IS FREE, SPACE IS LIMITED! WE STRONGLY URGE THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE THRU THE WEBSITE

Session 2 Wed. March 17, 2010:

'TURNING THE TIDE'
"Waterfront Parks: Old, New, Green, Blue"
Moderator: Dr. Rutherford H. Platt
Speaker/Panelists:
-Drew Becher, Executive-Director, New York Restoration Project
-Dr. Vicky Gholson, Friends of Riverbank State Park
-Thomas Balsley, FASLA, Designer of Riverside Park South
-Connie Fishman, Executive Director, Hudson River Park Trust (Invited)
-Jeanne Dupont Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, Queens

Location For Session 2:
The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute
47 E. 65th St.
New York, NY 10065
(Note: This location is subject to availability. If there is a change we will post it ASAP)

From 5:30PM-7:30PM

Contact: Brigid Ripley
212-396-6264
bripley@hunter.cuny.edu

Tides and Currents

Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 6:30pm

Website: http://www.northriversquadron.org/

North River Sail & Power Squadron invites you to their winter seminar series:

Presented by Donald Chesley
Research Engineer Davidson Labs at Stevens Institute
In this presentation you will see graphic images of:
• water level • surface and bottom temperature
• surface and bottom salinity • surface and bottom currents
• NOAA winds • coastal waves - height, period and direction
The forecasts and real-time observations are viewable using color-coded maps at http://www.stevens.edu/maritimeforecast/.

Free Seminar: The Archaeology of Environmental Change in the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 10:30am

Website: http://www.hudsonriver.org/download/TuesSemSpring10.pdf

Hudson River Foundation free Seminar:
'The Archaeology of Environmental Change in the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary.'

A seminar series on scientific issues related to the environmental quality & resource management of the Harbor Estuary

Rocking the Boat Ribbon Cutting Celebration

Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Website: http://www.rockingtheboat.org/ribboncutting/

Thursday, March 25, 5 - 7 p.m.
Refreshments, boatbuilding demonstrations, remarks.

Join them as they officially open their new 2,200 sq. ft. boatbuilding shop, environmental science classroom and kitchen, and see how far they have come on the lobby, student lounge, and library mezzanine.

Location: 812 Edgewater Road
Bronx, NY 10474
Tel: 718-466-5799

DIRECTIONS

Take #6 Train to Hunts Point Avenue.
Walk on Hunts Point Avenue and cross under Bruckner Expressway
Make third left on Lafayette Avenue

4 FREE public interactive panel sessions on New York City's Waterfront & Harbor: #3 'Seizing Opportunities: Waterfront Works in Progress'

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 5:30pm

Website: http://www.cunysustainablecities.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...

ALTHOUGH EVENT IS FREE, SPACE IS LIMITED! WE STRONGLY URGE THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE THRU THE WEBSITE

Session 3 Wed. April 7, 2010:

'TURNING THE TIDE'
"Seizing Opportunities: Waterfront Works in Progress"
Moderator: Dr. Melissa Checker, Queens College, CUNY
Speaker/Panelists:
-Robert Pirani, Regional Plan Association and Governors Island AllianceGovernors Island
-Kate Van Tassel, NYCEDC and Miquela Craytor, Sustainable South BronxSouth Bronx Greenway
-William J. vanden Heuvel, Four Freedoms Park
-Nancy Webster, Acting Executive-Director, Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy
-Joshua Laird, Asst. Commissioner, NYC Parks and Recreation

Location:
For Session 3
The Roosevelt House for Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
47-49 E. 65th Street, Manhattan, NY

From 5:30PM-7:30PM

Contact: Brigid Ripley
212-396-6264
bripley@hunter.cuny.edu

RPA's 2010 Regional Assembly, "Innovation and the American Metropolis,"

Friday, April 16, 2010 - 8:00am

Website: http://www.rpa.org/

Innovations in technology and management are transforming our lives;
how are they changing our cities?

Tickets: $250 ea/general $225 ea/members
To register:
Mail payment to:
Regional Plan Association
4 Irving Place, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10003
or contact:
Rossana Ivanova
Tel: 212-253-5492. E-Mail: rivanova@rpa.org

This Regional Plan Association event considers innovative approaches to the design and management of cities, and asks how they can improve quality of life and economic competitiveness in our region. In the spirit of innovation, the Assembly will feature dynamic forums for discussion and opportunities for long-term partnerships that have regional and national implications.

4 FREE public interactive panel sessions on New York City's Waterfront & Harbor: #4 'Reviving the Estuary: Science, Politics, and Education'

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 5:30pm

Website: http://www.cunysustainablecities.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...

ALTHOUGH EVENT IS FREE, SPACE IS LIMITED! WE STRONGLY URGE THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE THRU THE WEBSITE

Session 4 Wed. April 28, 2010

'TURNING THE TIDE'
"Reviving the Estuary: Science, Politics, and Education"
Moderator: Dr. John Waldman, Queens College
Speaker/Panelists:
-Deborah A. Mans , Executive Director, NY/NJ Baykeeper
-Christopher J. Collins, Executive Director, Solar One
-Murray Fisher, Urban Assembly New York Harbor School (Invited)
-Cortney Worrall, Director of Programs, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance

Location:
For Session 4
The Roosevelt House for Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
47-49 E. 65th Street, Manhattan, NY

From 5:30PM-7:30PM

Contact: Brigid Ripley
212-396-6264
bripley@hunter.cuny.edu

Speakers/Panelists

Dr. Rutherford H. Platt, Senior Fellow, CISC
Robert Yaro, President, Regional Plan Association
Linda Cox, Executive Director, Bronx River Alliance
Wilbur L. Woods, Director, Waterfront and Open Space Planning, New York City Department of City Planning
Roland Lewis, CEO, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance

Free Seminar: Understanding channel Construction & Consequences of Habitat & Restoration

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 10:30am

Website: http://www.hudsonriver.org/download/TuesSemSpring10.pdf

Hudson River Foundation free Seminar:
'Changing Channels in the Hudson River Estuary: Understand Navigation Channel Construction and Consequences for Habitat and Restoration'