Sunday, September 27, 2015

Bronx Council for Environmental Quality October 2015 Events



Saturday, October 3 & Sunday, October 4 from 12:30pm
 – 2:30pm
Walk Inside the Fence at Jerome Park Reservoir

Thursday, October 15 from 6-8pm
Mini-Conference on the Harlem River: From south to north:  
Bridges, BOAs, Wetlands & CSOs at Bronx Museum of the Arts

Friday, October 23 to Friday October 30th
Schools Canoemobile the Harlem River Watershed at Van 
Cortlandt Park Lake &   
Roberto Clemente State Park

Saturday, October 24 from 12pm to 4pm
Canoemobile on Van Cortlandt Lake & the Seven Wonders of 
the Park: Tibbetts Wetland

Wednesday, October 28 from 6-8pm*
Bronx Parks Speak Up Fun Fundraiser with the Bronx Coalition 
for Parks & Green Spaces (BCPGS) at Bronx Beer Hall, 
2344 Arthur Ave, Bronx NY

Saturday, October 31 HALLOWEEN from 12pm to 4pm
Halloween on the Harlem at Roberto Clemente State Park

Community events are free and open to the public 
(except where *).
For information or to register, contact RSVP@bceq.org
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Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4
Walk Inside the Fence
Jerome Park Reservoir 12:30pm – 2:30pm
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection 
(DEP) announced that it will open the grounds of Jerome 
Park Reservoir in the Bronx for limited access recreation on 
the weekend of October 3rd and 4th. There will be a 
non-ticketed opportunity for the public to walk or jog around 
the 2-mile perimeter of the Reservoir.

Phones, bags and cameras will not be permitted on the 
Reservoir grounds. There will be an opportunity to check 
phones, but visitors should not bring bags or cameras. Entry 
to the Reservoir Grounds will be through a Gate House 
located on the west side of Goulden Avenue, just south of 
205th Street.

For more information: 
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Thursday, October 15
Mini-Conference on the Harlem River 6-8 pm
From south to north: Bridges, BOAs, Wetlands & CSOs
Bronx Museum of the Arts
This is the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality annual 
mini-conference – this year celebrating the Harlem River. 
Presentations include the BCEQ Harlem River Brownfield 
Opportunity Area Step 2 Consultants, the Highbridge, 
the South Bronx Greenway Connector, Van Cortlandt Park 
Wetlands and Watershed, and the feasibility study of 
daylighting Tibbetts Brook. Partners include the Harlem River 
Working Group & Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces.

Courtesy of ConEdison, Refreshments will be served at 7:00 pm
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Friday, October 23 to Friday, October 30
Schools Canoemobile on the Harlem River Watershed
At Van Cortlandt Park Lake 
and Roberto Clemente State Park

The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) and the 
Harlem River Working Group (HRWG) are partnering with 
Wilderness Inquiry’s Canoemobile to “Experience the Harlem 
River from the Water.”  During the week, the Wilderness 
Inquiry and partners will provide hundreds of school 
children (5th Grade and older) a chance to paddle large 
Voyageur canoes (with trained outdoor educators) and learn 
firsthand about the river. During the week, we are able offer 
the opportunity for Bronx schools to ride in 24-foot Voyager 
canoes on the Harlem River. Each canoe has one trained 
captain, and can accommodate teachers, aides, parents, or 
one of our agency or community partners. The students will 
have a fun time learning in the canoes and experience first-
hand the ecology, science, history, and geography of the Harlem 
River in an hour-long canoe trip. We will also be supplementing 
this on-water experience with land-based experiential, 
confidence-building, and leadership training components 
developed by the Harlem River Working Group in conjunction
with the National Park Service (Rivers, Trails and Conservation 
Assistance Program), Wilderness Inquiry, U.S. Geological 
Survey, and many others. Interested schools should contact us at 
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Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces (BCPGS) 
Bronx Beer Hall, 2344 Arthur Ave, Bronx NY
Join the Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces to help 
raise funds for the upcoming Bronx Parks Speak Up at a fun 
fundraiser: Wednesday October 28, 2015 from 6-8pm at the 
Bronx Beer Hall.

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. .Ticket includes: 
Your first beer, Finger Foods, Souvenir Pint Glass (limited to 
first 120 ticket purchasers) All proceeds will go to support 
the 2016 Bronx Parks Speak Up - tentative date February
27th at Lehman College.
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Saturday, October 24
Canoemobile on Van Cortlandt Park Lake 12noon – 4pm
With the Seven Wonders of the Park
At Van Cortlandt Park Lake
BCEQ is working with the Friends of Van Cortlandt Park for a 
fun afternoon of celebrating their next wonder: Tibbetts 
Wetland. During the event, we will have wetland tours, 
freshwater ecology lessons, EcoCrafts and FREE canoeing with 
Wilderness Inquiry on VC Lake. Meet us at VC Lake near the 
Golf House- enter the Park at Van Cortlandt Park South and 
Bailey Ave.
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Saturday, October 31 HALLOWEEN
Canoemobile on the Harlem River Watershed 
12noon – 4pm
At Roberto Clemente State Park, the entire community will 
have a chance to attend and participate in what can only be 
described as a “street fairs” on the land and on the water—
free canoe rides will be the highlight.  The Halloween event on 
10/31 will be held at Roberto Clemente State Park along the 
Harlem River, and will include many activities including watching 
a regatta 
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More info about Canoemobile Events:


Wilderness Inquiry (WI) is an experienced adventure 
organization that collaborates with the National Park Service 
and many other state and federal agencies to engage urban 
school students on their local waterways. WI’s Canoemobile 
program visits 30 cities annually and engages more than 
10,000 youth throughout the country. WI has agreed to 
provide trips to students on the Harlem River at no cost 
to our schools. You can view Wilderness Inquiry’s online 
video to be prepared for the trip on the Harlem River.

The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) and 
Wilderness Inquiry’s Canoemobile are partnering on this 
fifth annual public event organized by the Harlem River 
Working Group (HRWG). The HRWG is a group of community 
organizations, governmental agencies and other commercial 
stakeholders, focused on improving environmental quality 
and access to and along the Harlem River—from Randall’s 
Island to the Hudson River in Bronx County, New York City. 
Formed in 2009, we organize and develop goals to ensure 
that a green corridor is established along as much of the length 
of the Harlem as possible, with habitat buffer, bike and walking 
path greenways and river access points.




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