2018

​Watershed Relief Map Trivia Contest 
Sunday January 28 2018 at 2pm
Queens Museum

Educators' Tour of Yonkers Sewage Plant
Saturday March 10 2018 at 10am
​Harlem Creek Tour
April 5, May 31, July 12, September 13, October 25
Minetta Brook Walk
April 19, May 31, July 12, July 26, Aug 16, Sept 27
Landmark Bushwick Beer Tour 
Saturday, April 28,
Saturday, September 29
Wednesday, December 12
Ridgewood Reservoir:
​Past Present and Future
A talk by Matt Malina, Director of NYC H2O
Thursday, May 17 at 7:30pm
In partnership w/ 38th Assembly District Democratic Club
High Bridge Walking Tour
​Sunday, May 20 at 12PM
Horseshoe Crab Discovery Walks
Saturday, June 2 at 6:30 PM
Saturday, June 9 at 6:30 PM
Teachers' Horseshoe Crab Discovery Walk
Wednesday, June 6 at 4 PM
Lemon Creek Walking Tour
​Saturday, June 9 at 11 AM

Neversink Reservoir Paddle
Saturday, June 30 at 11 AM

Volunteer Landscaping at the Ridgewood Reservoir ​​​
Sunday, July 1 at 10 AM
Sunday, August 12 at 10 AM
Sunday, September 16 at 10 AM
Sunday, October 7 at 10 AM

Lily Auchincloss Challenge Grant
​We raised $15,698 as of September 30 2018.  WE DID IT!

Lemon Creek Beach Cleanup
Saturday, September 29 at 10 AM

New York City's Water System: A Talk by Adam Bosch
Friday, November 9 at 7pm
​This program is supported, in part, by ]the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

An Ecological History of the Bushwick Inlet: A Talk with Eric Sanderson
Wednesday, November 14 at 7pm
​This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

NYC'S Wetlands: 2050
Friday, December 7 at 6:30 PM

2018 Fall & Year-End Summary
Ridgewood Reservoir Public Meeting
Monday March 5 2018 at 5pm
Redeemer Lutheran School
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Write a letter to DEC Commissioner Seggos in support of designating the Ridgewood Reservoir as a wetland.
Suggested letter below.
wetlands_support_letter_for_ridgewood_reservoir.docx
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​​Water Ecology & Engineering
​Spring 2018 Field Trips 

​Can NYC Survive the Sea?
A Talk by Ted Steinberg
Friday, March 16 at 7pm @ Hunter College

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Source: CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities
Recording of the live-streaming on Facebook for Ted Steinberg's "Can NYC Survive the Sea?" 
Ridgewood Reservoir ​Community Tours
Saturday April 7 at 11 AM
Saturday May 5 at 11 AM & 1 PM
Sunday May 6 at 11 AM & 1 PM
Saturday June 16 at 11 AM
​Saturday July 14 at 11 AM
​Saturday August 11 at 10 AM
Saturday, September 15 at 11am
Saturday, October 13 at 11am and 1pm
Sunday, October 14th at 11am and 1pm
​Saturday, November 17th at 12pm
Cleanup at Conference House Park
Saturday, April 21 at 10 AM
City Nature Challenge: Forest Park
Saturday, April 28 11:30am - 5:30pm
Sociology of Horseshoe CrabsThe Sociology of Horseshoe Crabs:
A Talk by Lisa Jean Moore
Friday, May 11 at 7 PM, Hunter College
Cleanup at Plumb Beach
Sunday, May 20 at 10 AM
Saturday, September 22 at 10 AM

2018 Spring Summary

Tibbetts Brook Exploration
Thursday, June 7 at 6:30 PM
Minetta Brook Walking Tour
Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 PM
High Bridge Walking Tour
​Sunday, June 24 at 12PM
Marble Hill Walking Tour
Saturday, August 4 at 12 noon
Sunday, September 9 at 12 noon
​Sunday, September 23 at 12 noon

Flushing Creek Bike Tour
Sunday, September 9 at 10 AM

Stream Painting III: Bushwick Inlet
Saturday, October 20 at 10 AM

Wastewater and Nature Walk Tour
Sunday, November 18 at 1pm

Water Ecology and Engineering Field Trips
​Fall 2018