Birding bulletin newsboard: March 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Protect the Palisades

http://www.protectthepalisades.org/

There is a plan to develope an area that will impact the skyline .see the link

Friday, March 22, 2013

Floyd Bennett grassland cleanup 3/23

Subject: Grassland Cleanup Volunteers Needed
Date: Fri Mar 22 2013 10:54 am
From: citybirder AT

The National Park Service and NYCAS are coordinating a

cleanup of the  grasslands at Floyd Bennett Field this

 Saturday, March 23rd at 9am.

As you may know, Floyd Bennett was used as a staging

area for FEMA  and other emergency services after

Hurricane Sandy. The hundreds of  vehicles and thousands

 of workers using the park did a great job, but as one might

expect, all the activity left considerable debris on and

around the grasslands. Some cleanup had already

 begun this week, but there is still much more work to do.



If you or your organization are interested in lending a

hand to cleanup Brooklyn's last remaining grassland:


Meet at the Ryan Visitor Center

tomorrow (March 23rd) at 9:00am.

Gloves and bags will be supplied.

For those using mass transit, the Q-35 bus stops

opposite  the Ryan Visitor Center.




Aviator Sports, which is adjacent to the Ryan Visitor

Center, has  driving directions on their website here:




http://www.aviatorsports.com/c...


Rob


http://citybirder.blogspot.com

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Waterfront Symposium

http://www.nycedc.com/WaterfrontCompetition

Date: Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 3:05 PM
Subject: NYC Waterfront Construction Competition FREE

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March 19, 2013
Registration Ending Soon for
Change the Course Symposium

There's still time to register to meet the competition winners and hear their
ideas on Changing the Course of building and maintaining our waterfront!
Date:Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Location:National Museum of the American Indian New York in Lower Manhattan
Event Details
This event is free to attend.
8:00 - 8:45 am Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 am Awards and Presentations
Networking and Refreshments to follow

NYCEDC
and Hudson River Park Trust asked for innovative concepts on how to
change the course of waterfront construction and help build and maintain
waterfront infrastructure in a more cost effective and sustainable
manner.

At the exclusive forum, the winning teams will present their
creative ideas. Presentations will be followed by Q&A and Networking
session.

Space is limited. RSVP by Monday, March 25, 2013.

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