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
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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:
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Wednesday, October 28
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.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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.
* * * * ******************************
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
along the river. Pre-registration highly suggested.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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.
