Mark your calendars!
S.W.I.M. September Meeting
Wednesday, September 22
10am -12pm
Pratt Manhattan
144 W 14th St
New York, 10011
The presentation portion this month will be a “show and tell” of two stormwater technologies, Permapave and Deeproot’s Silva Cell.
YOU MUST RSVP TO PASS THE SECURITY DESK AT PRATT
RSVP to swimmablenyc@gmail.com
Yesterday, S.W.I.M. members participated in Rocking the Boat’s Community Rowing Program. We were treated to excursions out on the Bronx River led by the program’s young people in their handmade wooden boats. The Bronx River was alive with swimming, fishing, other boaters and these skilled teens as our guides.
Afterward, RTB hosted our July public meeting in their brand new workshop and classroom building. THANK YOU ROCKING THE BOAT!
The next S.W.I.M. public meeting will be Thursday, Jul 15, 2010, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM at member site Rocking the Boat on the Bronx River! Click here for directions…
Similar to our last public meeting, we will have an hour of meeting followed by an hour of presentation, this time by our host RTB. The youth will present their program and get us out on the water in the Whitehall boats for a short row and tour of their local CSOs!
RSVP to swimmablenyc@gmail.com to save your seat!
Our agenda for this meeting will include our recommendations for LTCP public participation that we recently shared with DEP, feedback from recent Vision 2020 and DEP public meetings, early results of the S.W.I.M. Coalition Green Roof Survey and a tour of our updated Mission and Platform!
The NY District of the US. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with Port Authority and NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program, has developed a Comprehensive Restoration Plan to restore the Hudson-Raritan ecosystem. The purpose of the upcoming meetings is to introduce the Plan to the public and be an opportunity for stakeholders of each Planning Region to identify potential actions that could implement the goals of the overall plan in their community. This information will aid in the revision and further development of the Plan.
Public Information Meeting Dates:
Jamaica Bay Planning Region
Thurs, May 20th
Day Session: 3:00-5:00pm
Evening Session: 6:00-8:00pm
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Cross Bay Boulevard
Queens, NY
(718) 318-4340
Newark Bay, Hackensack River, and Lower Passaic River Planning Regions
Thurs, June 3rd
Day Session: 3:30-5:30pm
Evening Session: 6:30-8:30pm
Meadowlands Environment Center Auditorium
1 DeKorte Park Plaza
Lyndhurst, NJ
(201) 460-1700
Upper Bay Planning Region
Thurs, June 17th
Day Session: 3200-4:00pm
Evening Session: 6:00-8:00pm
Liberty State Park Terminal Auditorium
Morris Pesin Drive
Jersey City, NJ
(201) 915-3440
Meeting updates and the schedule for future meetings within the other Planning Regions (Hudson River; Harlem River, East River and Western LIS; Lower Bay; Arthur Kill and Kill Van Kull; and Lower Raritan River) will be posted on-line at www.watersweshare.org or the US Army Corps of Engineers website.
