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Calendar of Events
Events for September 2010
September 04, 2010 (10:00 am)
Bronx River Ramble
White Plains Road and Gun Hill Road
Saturday, September 4
Bronx River Ramble: Williamsbridge and "Fort Knox"
Join Damian Griffin and Stephen DeVillo for a look at Williamsbridge, where a strategic crossing of the Bronx River became the focus of an early crossroads community. Learn about how this crossing was contested during the Revolutionary War, and how “Gun Hill” got its name. Witness the scene of one of the bitter Civil War Draft Riots, imagine the bucolic pleasures of French Charlie’s riverside resort, and see where medieval tapestries were woven on the Bronx River amidst a traditional French-speaking community. Hear the tale of the “Bronx River Soldier,” find out how the Bronx River Parkway altered the river, and maybe take in a radio-controlled model car race!
The free tour meets at 10AM on Saturday, September 4th at White Plains Road and Gun Hill Road, right outside the #2 Gun Hill Road subway station. The Ramble should take about two hours, so wear your comfortable walking shoes!
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September 11, 2010 (9:30 am)
Bronx River Pedal & Paddle
Concrete Plant Park start
Start your day with a 15 mile ride along the existing and planned Bronx River Greenway and finish with a paddle on the Bronx River.
Starting at Concrete Plant Park, this ride, which combines existing greenway with riders on road sections willtake riders to the southernmost section of the Bronx River Greenway in Soundview Park before pedaling the 8 mile length north to Muskrat cove. Then the group will again pedal south back to Concrete Plant Park. Up to 40 riders will then have the opportunity to paddle canoes in the estuary section of the river.
Take note that most of the bike ride is on road and no streets are closed. The estuary paddle can be somewhat arduous as paddlers are subject to the tides as well as the wind. Experience is prefered but plenty of energy is required!
Tickets go on sale 8/30/10 at 6 am At: bxriverpedalandpaddle.eventbrite.com/
Pedalers get priority for the paddle. If you just wish to only pedal, there is no cost but a donation will be accepted.
For more information contact Damian Griffin at :
Bronx River Alliance
1 Bronx River Parkway
Bronx, NY 10462
718-430-4614
718-430-4658 (fax)
damian.griffin@parks.nyc.gov
www.bronxriver.org
http://bronxrivereducation.edublogs.org
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September 12, 2010 (11:00 am)
Ashokan Reservoir Hike
Ashokan Reservoir
NYCH2O and the Bronx River Alliance Present:
A Hike Through Nature and History
Sunday, September 12, 2010, 11 a.m.(arrival in OliveBridge)
At the Ashokan Reservoir
Olivebridge, NY
Transportation from NYC will be provided by van and the meeting point and time shared with registered participants.
Aaron Bennet, a naturalist and native to the Catskill region, will lead a hike through the Acorn Hill forest adjacent to the Ashokan reservoir. He will explain:
1. how the large blocks of forest, geology, combine with land management practices in the Catskill Mountain Region help to keep the water pure;
2. why the original engineers chose this site by pointing out the geography of the adjacent mountains and streams, and
3. how multiple hamlets and villages had to be uprooted and moved to make way for the reservoir.
The Ashokan reservoir is the 2nd largest of NYC’s reservoirs holding 122 billion gallons of water. It is 9 miles long and 1.5 miles at its widest. Construction began in 1908 to meet the increasing demand on the water supply in NYC fueled by an expanding immigrant population. The workforce was largely composed of recent immigrants, many from Italy, and African-Americans from the south. Construction was completed in 1914 and water started being delivered to the city in 1915 via the Catskill Aqueduct.
Aaron Bennett, a life-long resident of the area, serves as the Regional Director for Catskill Mountainkeeper, working in the “high peaks region” of the Catskill Mountains - including Delaware, Greene and Ulster counties.
Aaron was raised on a dead-end dirt road in Oliverea, near the headwaters of the Esopus Creek in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Water Resource Management from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), he returned to the Catskill Mountain Region to work at The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development where he worked for 11 years where he oversaw their education and natural resource programs.
He is a founding member of the Catskill Mountain Club, and past President of the Pine Hill Community Center. Additionally, Aaron is a NYS- licensed hiking guide and authors an outdoor column, “On The Trail”, in two local newspapers. Aaron, his wife Jeanenne, sons Hudson and Samuel, and their black lab Piper live on Brush Ridge in eastern Delaware County.
The hike will last 3.5 hours and will be on gently sloped terrain (it could be a little muddy). Participants should bring their lunch and we will stop midway through the hike to eat.
http://ashokanhike.eventbrite.com/
Cost: $20
Information: Contact Matt Malina mm1566@nyu.edu
This event is made possible with funds from the Catskill Watershed Corporation in partnership with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
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September 16, 2010 (6-8 PM)
An Upstream Soiree
Hunts Point Riverside Park
The Bronx River Alliance cordially invites you to An Upstream Soirée on Thursday, September 16th, from 6 to 8PM. The Soirée is a convivial evening to benefit the Bronx River Alliance, with music, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction, set in the award winning Hunts Point Riverside Park.
Our honorees will be Adrian Benepe, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, and Roberto Garcia, Senior Director of Community and Government Relations at Montefiore Medical Center and outgoing chair of the Bronx Community Board 2. This event supports the Bronx River Alliance's mission to protect, improve, and restore the Bronx River and complete the Bronx River Greenway along its length.
Tickets are $100, or $200 for a patron ticket that includes a listing in the program. Click here for a direct link to the online registration page. There are also opportunities for corporate or individual sponsorships.
Hunts Point Riverside Park is located on the Bronx River at the end of Lafayette Avenue at Edgewater Road. Transportation will be available by shuttle van from the #6 Subway Hunts Point Avenue Station, or by reserved trolley from the Parks Department headquarters building, the Arsenal, at Fifth Avenue and 64th Street in Manhattan. Free valet parking will also be available. For further information or directions please call Stephen DeVillo at 718-430-4613, or email development@bronxriver.org.
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September 18, 2010 (9:00am)
Learn To Ride Clinic for Youth
Shoelace Park
Saturday, September 18
Learn To Ride Clinic for Youth
Co-Hosted by Bike NY
This beginners clinic will teach you the basics of balancing, starting, stopping, and steering a bike as well as proper helmet fit and adjustment.
Most events require registration, and others a small fee. Please visit www.bronxriver.org or call 718.430.4665 for additional details . Register here
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September 18, 2010 - September 19, 2010 (2:30)
Walking Tour of the Bronx River Gorge
New York Botanical Garden, Goldman Stone Mill
Part of the Open House weekend for the restored Goldman Stone Mill at the New York Botanical Garden, September 18th and 19th. Join local historian Stephen Paul DeVillo and Damian Griffin, Education Director of the Bronx River Alliance, for a walk up the spectacular Bronx River Gorge. Walk in the footsteps of the poets Edgar Allan Poe and Joseph Rodman Drake and learn how they were inspired by the Bronx River. Hear about the Hudson River School painters who also painted on the Bronx River. Explore the dramatic geology of the gorge as well as the role the river and mill played in shaping the history of the Bronx. And hear about what the Bronx River Alliance is doing on the river, along with the latest exploits of José the Beaver!
Tour meets at 2:30 on the Mill’s terrace by the Bronx River. The walk is free, with paid admission to the NYBG’s The Edible Garden; for tickets and information log onto www.nybg.org.
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September 22, 2010 (6:00 pm - 8:00pm)
The Point / After School Program
940 Garrison Avenue , Bronx New York 10474
The Point - After School Program
OPEN HOUSE AND MANDATORY PARENT ORIENTATION:
Wednesday, September 22, 2010- 6:00PM - 8:00PM
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Program starts on Monday , October 4th, at 3:30pm
Schedule :
Mon. , Tue., Thur., & Fri. 3:30PM - 6:30PM • Wed. 3:30PM - 5:30PM
LITERACY and Homework help
DANCE
DRAMA arts
Social CIRCUS ARTS
MUSIC
VISUAL ARTS
Social & ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
For More Information contact Earl Skinner (718) 542-4139 ext 1289 or www.thepoint.org
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September 25, 2010 (9AM)
International Coastal Cleanup
Seward at Metcalf Avenue, Bronx, NY
9AM - Kick-off and pep rally at Seward at Metcalf Avenue
10AM - Cleanup begins
4PM - event comes to a close
Join the Bronx River Alliance and the EPA in Soundview Park for the International Coastal Cleanup. The International Coastal Cleanup occurs every year from coast to coast as a commitment to the improvements of our waterways.
The event kicks off at 9AM where we will be joined by our elected officials. At 10AM we will all travel to the cleanup site within Soundview Park (close to the lagoon). The event is expected to last from 9AM to 4PM. Refreshments will be provided.
To RSVP contact Jennifer Rivera at 718-430-4602.
We hope to see you there!
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