Category Archives: Water Pollution
River Project Interview
In my groups interview the River Project, we learned a lot about research and educational side of water pollution, and marine biology. One [...]
Edward Stern Interview
During my groups interview with Edward Stern we learned many ways that people are helping water pollution and fish stocks right now. This in [...]
Interview with Jen Benson 3/6/2017
On March 6th we had an interview with Jen Benson, who is an out reach coordinator for river keeper. Riverkeeper is an organization th [...]
Interview with Jennifer Benson (Riverkeeper) 3,6,2017
On March 6th, I had a phone call with Jen Benson who is the education and outreach coordinator for Riverkeeper. Riverkeeper has been educati [...]
Watching Flow by Irena Salina
On November 14th my group and I watched the documentary Flow by Irena Salina. In this movie, there were interviews with scientists about t [...]
Interview with Phil Kassen
We met with Phil Kassen on January 23rd. We interviewed about the school’s water filtration system and we learned a lot. Recently the [...]
Interview with Mike McGarry 1/20/17
On January 20th my group interviewed a man named Mike McGarry. He is an Environmental Consultant and a Ecologist. He does environmental work [...]
Interview with Kaitlyn Parkins (Lower East Side Ecology Center ) 1/19/17
(My group standing with Kaitlyn Parkins) On the 19th of January we went to the Lower East Side Ecology Center to interview Kaitlyn P [...]
Gowanus Canal Conservancy Visit 9/28/16
(Picture of the Gowanus Canal Sponge Park) (Picture of the Gowanus Canal) On November 28th, my Group took the subway t [...]
Visit to Billion Oyster Project 12/5/16
(Crabs that we found while taking inventory of the oysters.) (Me holding a crab that we found in one of the oyster cages.) &n [...]
Lower East Side Ecology Center, Interview
We went to the Lower East Side Ecology Center and met with Kaitlyn Parkins. We interviewed her on what she knew about water pollution and w [...]
Interview With Phil Kassen, 1/23/17
On January 23rd, my group and I had an interview with Phil Kassen. Phil Kassen is LREI’s school director and helped us understand the scho [...]
Interview With Mr. Mike McGary, 1/20/17
On January 20th, most of my group and I had an over-the-phone interview with Mike McGary. Mike McGary is a cousin of Nina’s mother, an [...]
Interview with Kaitlyn Parkins, Lower East Side Ecology Center on Water Pollution, 1/19/17
On January 19th, my group and I met with Kaitlyn Parkins, who is the education director for the Lower East Side Ecology Center. The Lower Ea [...]
Gowanus Canal Field Work
For my group’s third field work, we visited the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. We talked with a representative about the problems that hav [...]
Billion Oyster Project Visit
Billion Oyster Project 12/5/2017 The Billion Oyster Project’s mission is to put a billion oysters in the Hudson River. Oysters filter [...]
Gowanus Canal Conservancy visit, 11/28/16:
We met with Michael Wasserman who has worked at the Gowanus Canal Conservancy for over a year. He gave us a tour and showed us the canal, wh [...]
Field Work #2: Billion Oyster Project
For our second field work, my group decided to return to the B.O.P. to get a full tour of the facility along with more work like lifting the [...]
Billion Oyster Project Fieldwork-Tour 12/5
On 12/5 my group, Ruthanne, Ruby, and Lindsay, and another group, William, Luke, Atticus, and Solomon met up with a woman named Robina Talia [...]
The Billion Oyster Project Volunteer Work with Robina Taliaferrow 12/5/16
On December 5th, my group, another social justice group and I volunteered at the Billion Oyster Project, with the help of Robina Taliaferro [...]
Flow: For Love of Water (Documentary) 11/14/16
Flow: For Love of Water, is a Documentary focused on big water companies and how they’re treating people around. It’s also about how [...]
Gowanus Canal Conservancy Tour 11/28/16
On 11/28/16 My group visited the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. This organization helps all of the historical contaminations and are focusing on [...]
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy Tour with Michael Wasserman 11/28/16
On November 28th, me and my group met with Michael Wasserman, who helps the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. The Gowanus Canal Conservancy focuses [...]
Water Pollution
Our group is studying Water Pollution and is focusing on how animals in the ocean are affected by pollution, because humans eat animals and [...]
Billion Oyster Project Volunteering on Restoring Oysters in the River, 11/10/16
On Thursday 11/10/16 we went to Governor’s Island and did volunteering for the Billion Oyster Project. Our group drilled and tagged oy [...]
