Another chance to replant in the Jamaica Bay Marsh Island..

Marsh Island Restoration - Jamaica Bay

 
Join us on July 9^th and July 10^th, 2013, at 12PM for the Marsh Island Restoration in Jamaica Bay!  Sorrentino Green Teens attended this event back in May. They helped plant the Spartina Grass in the habitat that was negatively affected by Hurricane Sandy. This fast-growing grass will help prevent further erosion on marsh islands like Rulers Bar and Black Wall Marsh Island, and over time will bring back some much needed structure and buffering to the bay.  Email nancy.cordova@parks.nyc.gov  to register.

 Meet us at the Littoral Society Office: 28 West 9th Road, Broad Channel. You can take the subway or the bus:

Bus: Q-52 – LTD or Q53 – LTD to Cross Bay Blvd and Noel Rd.  From Noel Rd, head south on Cross Bay Blvd to W. 9^th Rd, then make a right and walk west until you reach Shad Creek Rd.  The office is on the corner of W. 9^th & Shad Creek.

Train: A to Broad Channel. When you get off the train, walk down West Rd to Noel Rd. Then make a right, and walk west until you reach Cross Bay Blvd. Turn left on Cross Bay Blvd and walk south to W. 9^th Rd, cross the street and follow W. 9^th to Shad Creek Rd.

Plan to work for 2-3 hrs.  We recommend volunteers wear tall boots, as the environment is very wet with marsh muck, water, and soft sand.  If it is warm out and people do not mind wet, muddy feet, water shoes are fine – no tennis shoes!  We can also bring extra footwear to change into once we are on the island. Wear something that will protect your feet.

Because of the wet environment, all electronics (cell phones, etc.) should be placed in zip lock bags. Volunteers can bring backpacks, and/or bags with supplies. Definitely bring lunch and a refillable water bottle. You will also want sun screen, a hat, and bug spray.  

There will not be bathroom facilities on the island, but it is just a few minutes trip on the boat back to the dock where there are facilities.

Thank you to all the Green Teens that came out this past Saturday and took part in the city recycling competition at ADVENTURES NYC in Central park! Green Teens from all five boroughs came together and helped NYC be green and clean by helping vendors recycle their trash and also alerting the general public to do the same. This year the Bronx took the win with recycling 57 bags of recyclables and as a whole, all five boroughs recycled a GRAND TOTAL of 113 bags!! GREAT JOB GUYS! YOU ALL ROCK AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOUR HARD WORK! GOOO GREEN TEENS!

Al Oerter Soap Box Derby!

 

 

Above are a few of our Green Teens along with David Deas (Playground Associate at Al Oerter) with their finished product, soap box! "This year's soap box cart project was a revamp of last year's cart.  Using the RRR approach (Reduce, Recycle, Reuse) we were able to keep in the effort of going green with our Green Teens.  The teens took the specifications of this year's rules and applied them to the old cart.  Learning to use tools and recycling old materials gave them a new perspective on the project.  They worked hard at figuring out how to make a brake system that would be safe for participants to use.  Once they applied all their ideas to the cart, a new cart was born. With the help of staff, they improved on the cart and then was able to showcase their work at the annual Street
Games in Manhattan.  The uniqueness of our cart is that it was made from completely reusing materials such as a broken park bench, a broken lawn mower for the wheels, a milk crate, screws and bolts from our Maintenance and Operations division.  A true test of what a soap box was considered from the old days of racing soap boxes in the streets." - David Deas

 

GREAT JOB GREEN TEENS! 

Attention All Green Teens! Looking for a FREE architect design workshop this summer??

 

Look no further! We are currently seeking some awesome Green Teens to join us this summer for a FREE 6-week design workshop about how to design your own sustainable playground that includes:

 

• Hands-on Field Studies with a NYC Parks Designer/Architect
• Create a 3D Playground Model Design 
• Work in a Team Setting
• Present YOUR playground design to NYC Parks Officials

 

ELIGIBILITY:

• Must be a junior high school or high school student
• No prior experience with engineering or design project is necessary
• Experience with successfully completing projects or workshops is a MUST

 

Please email all completed applications to Green.teens@parks.nyc.gov and type your home borough in the subject line of your email. Hurry though, there are just a few spots left!! Deadline: June 22^nd

 

Don’t forget you can also help out at the following recreation centers during these times this summer:

 

Roy Wilkins: Saturdays 9am – 5pm

Lost Battalion Hall: Mon- Fri 10am – 7pm & Saturdays 10am – 2pm

Sorrentino: Tuesdays 3:30pm – 5pm

Al Oerter: Mon - Fri 2:30pm - 8pm & Saturdays 9am - 4pm