In my groups interview the River Project, we learned a lot about research and educational side of water pollution, and marine biology. One of their projects are to study oysters in the hudson with the Billion Oyster Project. They also help the community by testing local water sources for any dangerous chemicals or diseases. Their main…
Water Pollution
Edward Stern Interview
by Solomon
During my groups interview with Edward Stern we learned many ways that people are helping water pollution and fish stocks right now. This interview was a key part of our project and was the whole basis of our economic perspective on water pollution. Many people all over the world rely on fish as their main…
Interview with Jen Benson 3/6/2017
by Ruthanne
On March 6th we had an interview with Jen Benson, who is an out reach coordinator for river keeper. Riverkeeper is an organization that protects no only the Hudson River but other bodies of water within the Hudson valley. Riverkeeper has been protecting this area for over 50 years. They protect the marine life…
Interview with Jennifer Benson (Riverkeeper) 3,6,2017
by Ruby
On March 6th, I had a phone call with Jen Benson who is the education and outreach coordinator for Riverkeeper. Riverkeeper has been educating and protecting the Hudson River for over 50 years. They protect our drinking water and anywhere you can go in the Hudson River with a boat is protected by them. They…
Watching Flow by Irena Salina
by Ruby
On November 14th my group and I watched the documentary Flow by Irena Salina. In this movie, there were interviews with scientists about the lack of freshwater and where and who’s already getting affected. In the movie, they were interviewing people not just in the United States but in some other countries like Bolivia, Mexico, and countries…
Interview with Phil Kassen
by Ruby
We met with Phil Kassen on January 23rd. We interviewed about the school’s water filtration system and we learned a lot. Recently the school had people come and check the water filtration. They checked the pipes for the water fountains and for all the classroom sinks. The water was tested and they found small trace…
Interview with Mike McGarry 1/20/17
by Ruthanne
On January 20th my group interviewed a man named Mike McGarry. He is an Environmental Consultant and a Ecologist. He does environmental work for a living. During our interview with him we talked about the affects that mercury has on the environment. He told us that when it is released into the atmosphere when it…
Interview with Kaitlyn Parkins (Lower East Side Ecology Center ) 1/19/17
by Ruthanne
(My group standing with Kaitlyn Parkins) On the 19th of January we went to the Lower East Side Ecology Center to interview Kaitlyn Parkins. She is an educational director for the Lower East Side Ecology Center. We interviewed her about what she knows about water pollution and how water pollution affects the river and the…
Gowanus Canal Conservancy Visit 9/28/16
by Ruthanne
(Picture of the Gowanus Canal Sponge Park) (Picture of the Gowanus Canal) On November 28th, my Group took the subway train to Brooklyn, to visit the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. On our trip, we go a tour of the Gowanus Canal site. When we first got there Our guide Michael Wasserman showed us a diagram of…
Visit to Billion Oyster Project 12/5/16
by Ruthanne
(Crabs that we found while taking inventory of the oysters.) (Me holding a crab that we found in one of the oyster cages.) (Our group at the dock taking inventory of the oysters.) (Indoor tanks for the Billion Oyster project.) On December 5th, 2016, my group visited the Billion Oyster Project. This…
Lower East Side Ecology Center, Interview
by Ruby
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 what she does. She works as the educational director and helps children learn more about recycling and composting and why they need to do it. We learned that a lot of…
Interview With Phil Kassen, 1/23/17
by Lindsay
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 school’s water filtration system. He started off by saying how most of New York City’s water is relatively clean, however some of the pipe that the water is run through are…
Interview With Mr. Mike McGary, 1/20/17
by Lindsay
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, and has experience in ecology. He is and ecologist, he is an environmental consultant, and does environmental work for a living. He explained how mercury gets into our system. He said…
Interview with Kaitlyn Parkins, Lower East Side Ecology Center on Water Pollution, 1/19/17
by Lindsay
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 East Side Ecology Center focuses on making a sustainable New York City. They offer Community-based recycling and composting programs, local stewardship of green space, and environmental education programs. They are…
Gowanus Canal Field Work
by Solomon
For my group’s third field work, we visited the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. We talked with a representative about the problems that have been occurring. The canal is being filled with sewage every time it rains. The canal used to be a dumping ground for coal waste, so it is toxic to animals. Along with the…
Billion Oyster Project Visit
by Ruby
Billion Oyster Project 12/5/2017 The Billion Oyster Project’s mission is to put a billion oysters in the Hudson River. Oysters filter water so putting oysters in the river make it filtered and therefore cleaner. We met with Robina Taliaferrow who works at the Billion Oyster Project and we got a tour and got to watch…
Gowanus Canal Conservancy visit, 11/28/16:
by Ruby
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, where their growing plants and trees in giant dumpsters, their nursery where they keep and raise lots of plants and some of the parks that they created and…
Field Work #2: Billion Oyster Project
by Solomon
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 oyster cages and inspecting them. When we arrived on the island and headed over to the building, we got a tour of the aqua lab. Contained within…
Billion Oyster Project Fieldwork-Tour 12/5
by Nina
On 12/5 my group, Ruthanne, Ruby, and Lindsay, and another group, William, Luke, Atticus, and Solomon met up with a woman named Robina Taliaferrow. She took us around Harbor School High school. The school is connected to the Billion Oyster Project and has their students scuba dive, take care of the oysters, and boat around the…
The Billion Oyster Project Volunteer Work with Robina Taliaferrow 12/5/16
by Lindsay
On December 5th, my group, another social justice group and I volunteered at the Billion Oyster Project, with the help of Robina Taliaferrow. The Billion Oyster Project focuses on spawning and tagging oysters because and when they are put into the Hudson River, they help clean the water, and make it more liveable. They would like…
Flow: For Love of Water (Documentary) 11/14/16
by Lindsay
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 water pollution is affecting the water, and the serious tolls it’s taking on our limited water supply. One of the things one of the scientists was talking about briefly was that: “We…
Gowanus Canal Conservancy Tour 11/28/16
by Nina
On 11/28/16 My group visited the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. This organization helps all of the historical contaminations and are focusing on things near the Gowanus Canal. This canal is in 543 Union Street, #1E, Brooklyn, NY 11215. We met with Michael Wasserman who is the volunteer coordinator. He walked us through all of the places…
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy Tour with Michael Wasserman 11/28/16
by Lindsay
On November 28th, me and my group met with Michael Wasserman, who helps the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. The Gowanus Canal Conservancy focuses on helping the Canal get back to the state that it was once in. Before it was used at a place for cargo ships to dock, it was a place for people to…
Water Pollution
by Clair
Our group is studying Water Pollution and is focusing on how animals in the ocean are affected by pollution, because humans eat animals and are affected too. By eating poisoned sea animals we are poisoning ourselves. Click here to read our work.
Billion Oyster Project Volunteering on Restoring Oysters in the River, 11/10/16
by Luke
On Thursday 11/10/16 we went to Governor’s Island and did volunteering for the Billion Oyster Project. Our group drilled and tagged oysters and cleaned dead oyster shells that came in from restaurants. Don’t worry we didn’t kill any oysters, the alive oysters are connected to the dead shells that we drilled. After we drilled through…
