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Gowanus Dredgers

@gowanusdredgers

The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club is a #nonprofit volunteer organization with programs that improve our #NYC #water system, #ecology, #access and #education.

 Brooklyn, NY
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Joined April 2011
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Wonderful sunset dance party vibes last night at the Bunker. Join us next weekend for another great musical event with @Unheardofens rsvp/tix eventbrite.com/e/68025026585…
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July 15th is City of Water Day along the Gowanus! - mailchi.mp/0e2a77c6a825/july… Get ready for a day filled with scenic paddling adventures, music, citizen science and art, right here in Brooklyn. Events at THREE locations - Bunker at 19th st., Bond St. Street end & Boathouse at 2nd.
July 15th is City of Water Day - FREE walk-up Canoeing

July 15th is City of Water Day - FREE walk-up Canoeing

Get ready for a day filled with scenic paddling adventures, music, citizen science and art, right here in Brooklyn. Events at THREE locations - The Bunker at 19th st., Bond St. Street end and our...

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Paddling on Saturday! - mailchi.mp/7ca463b43cae/padd…
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Great Creekers Jamboree with Nora Brown, Stephanie Coleman and Eamon O’Leary yesterday! (Photo by @NVergalla )
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Unhealthy air quality in NYC not expected to affect water: EPA gothamist.com/news/unhealthy… via @gothamist
Unhealthy air quality in NYC not expected to affect water, per EPA

Unhealthy air quality in NYC not expected to affect water, per EPA

The EPA says one thing New Yorkers don’t have to worry about is water quality.

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El Grito@elgritoOrg6 Jun 2023
Join us in honoring our 2023 Sunset Park Puerto Rican Parade Madrina, @RamirezJeanine, this Sunday, June 11th 2023, at 5pm on 5th Ave in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Jeanine Ramirez is an award-winning journalist, media consultant and podcast co-host of #the5ofus – at Sunset Park, Brooklyn
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Congrats local watercolor master #SusanGreenstein, who won the book🎉 And big THANKS to #LindaBerkowitz & #PhilDeSantis for an incredible finale @gowanusdredgers boathouse "gallery"👌 This is the quick collage we threw together while we were freshly inspired: – at Brooklyn, NY
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Billion Oyster@BillionOyster11 Apr 2023
🌈 Wild Oyster Alert! Check out the wall of this combined sewer overflow (CSO) in Sherman Creek (Harlem River) covered in oysters! Wild oysters are popping up all over New York Harbor. This season we'll be surveying the population alongside our community scientists 🔬.
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DOLPHINS in east river today!
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Fine tuning tomorrow's Gowanus walk. Featuring a few good folks / orgs @principlesbk @salvationarmy @citibike @gowanusdredgers @ArtsGowanus #ArtsPSWT & artists #Revs @AdamFujita #KatieWestmorland #ChristinaKelly #SandraGiunta #AliseLoebelsohn. NEXT month's theme: COLLAGE
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Are you older than NYS's bottle bill? Today's batch of environmental bills could mean a lot for NY Harbor, but NYS needs to act as well! gothamist.com/news/bigger-bo… via @gothamist
Bigger bottle refunds to garbage boats: NYC Council votes yes on batch of environmental bills

Bigger bottle refunds to garbage boats: NYC Council votes yes on batch of environmental bills

The City Council voted yes on environmental bills this week that included marine debris removal, increasing refunds for recycled bottles and green building codes.

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Still a few slots open for tomorrow's 11:30 Gowanus STREET/ ART walk. Starts @wholefoods roof, & ends in front of a huge @gswellmural mural. The theme? A rezoning / gentrification check-up. See the @gowanusdredgers website, or my own... instagram.com/p/Cpna5hWsV7F/… – at Manhattan, NY
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@PortSideNY7 Mar 2023
THANKS @RepDanGoldman and @USACE_NY for working out deadline extension to comment on massive HATS #resiliency plan for #NYC region💨🌊💩🦪⚓️🏗 #RedHook #Gowanus #SunsetPark see tips on writing comments 👇 We all have until 3/31/23!! – at Brooklyn, NY
Lincoln Restler (@LincolnRestler) profile pictureLincoln Restler@LincolnRestler6 Mar 2023
Tomorrow is the deadline to submit your comments on the US Army Corps’s North Brooklyn resiliency plan. Check out our guide on how to submit your comments! docs.google.com/document/d/1…

Guide to Comment Writing

GUIDE TO SUBMIT A COMMENT TO THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Thank you for joining today’s public meeting on the US Army Corps’ of Engineers (USACE) NY & NJ Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility...

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@KensingerNathan from @Gothamist highlights the concerns from NCA and our Urban Tributary Working Group Partners regarding the @USACEHQ HATS plan: gothamist.com/news/major-nyc… @FlushingBay @BxRiverAlliance @SavetheSound @GowanusCConserv @ConeyCreek @HackensackRiver @NYNJBaykeeper
Major environmental groups oppose $52B plan to build storm surge gates in NY-NJ waterways

Major environmental groups oppose $52B plan to build storm surge gates in NY-NJ waterways

Ten environmental organizations say the Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal, a part of the NY & NJ Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study, could damage waterways and leave the Bronx unprot...

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Old Stone House@OSHBklyn17 Feb 2023
Our neighbors at @artsgowanus are in the running to receive a Building A Better Brooklyn grant from Bay Ridge Toyota. Votes help determine which organization will win the grant- cast your vote here: artsgowanus.us4.list-manage.…
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Another waterfront launch / landing planned near #Gowanus Bay (in addition to production studios)! timeout.com/newyork/news/see…
See renderings of the gorgeous new public park opening on the Red Hook waterfront

See renderings of the gorgeous new public park opening on the Red Hook waterfront

The green space will be part of a massive new production studio.

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@Gothamist19 Jan 2023
Dolphins have been spotted swimming in the Bronx River, which the New York City parks department touted as a sign of the city’s healthy waterways. gothamist.com/news/dolphins-…
Boogie Down dolphins frolic in Bronx River

Boogie Down dolphins frolic in Bronx River

The city parks department says the sighting is actually a good thing – and a sign that the waterway is a healthy habitat.

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News12BK@News12BK20 Jan 2023
DOLPHIN SIGHTINGS 🐬: Two different dolphin sightings have taken place in the Bronx and Brooklyn this week. Check out what Brooklyn's Wouter Von Quickelborne caught on camera in Greenpoint. bit.ly/3Hk4NZe
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"This is great news," NYC Parks tweeted with video taken Monday showing at least two dolphins frolicking in the river. trib.al/1ov2ww5
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