1895 Tragedy in a Bronx River Swimming Hole
During September of 1895 the city was gripped by near record heat with temperatures in the low 90’s. Jeremiah Murphy was a postal clerk at
02/18/2010
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During September of 1895 the city was gripped by near record heat with temperatures in the low 90’s. Jeremiah Murphy was a postal clerk at
January 2010 we welcomed two new volunteers to our staff. Kathy and Monet are with us on different days of the week. Kathy is with
January 2010 was a great start to the new year. Besides upkeeping our projects from 2009, such as rain barrel systems, tree plots, construction projects,
On January 9 and 10, the Conservation Crew received help from 5 Million Trees trainees with recycling Christmas Trees. We offered this service at Bryan
A century after the depredations of Delancey’s Refugees, the Bronx River became the childhood home of an altogether different kind of cowboy. Born in Newburgh,
The word “cowboy” brings to mind images of the Wild West, but the first cowboys splashed across the Bronx River – and they were not
My name is Antwoine Williams, an intern with the Wildcat Young Adult Program, a paid internship program that helps young adults like me get back
On December tenth the United States Department of Agriculture gave the Conservation Crew an Asian Longhorn Beetle training at the New York Botanical Gardens. This
Our Rainwater Harvest barrel was recently vandalized with graffiti. The conservation crew has placed a fence to protect it from future vandalism issues.
Another redoubtable Bronx River woman was a contemporary of Aunt Sarah Titus, Ann Hanson of West Farms. The old Bronx River town of West
The Bronx River Alliance serves as a coordinated voice for the river and works in harmonious partnership to protect, improve and restore the Bronx River corridor so that it can be a healthy ecological, recreational, educational and economic resource for the communities through which the river flows.
The Alliance works in close partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and with over one hundred other partners to reclaim the Bronx River.