Bronx Council for Environmental Quality » Member’s Blog http://www.bceq.org Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:05:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 GREEN ROOFS – BEAUTIFUL AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO STORM WATER RUNOFF http://www.bceq.org/2009/02/20/green-roofs-beautiful-and-innovative-solutions-to-storm-water-runoff/ http://www.bceq.org/2009/02/20/green-roofs-beautiful-and-innovative-solutions-to-storm-water-runoff/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:54:13 +0000 karen http://www.bceq.org/?p=958 I signed up for a two hour discussion of Green Roofs conducted by the EPA. We had about 1000 people online and here are some good links and contacts.  There is a great video worth while watching –  Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In

For more info, check out the list of resources.  http://www.waterblogged.org/green-roofs-epa-webcast-feb-18-2009/

Karen Argenti

Water Committee

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10am – 2pm

Saturday January 10 & Sunday January 11th

Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city! Remember to remove all lights and ornaments before bringing the tree to a Mulchfest site. You are encouraged to bring bags to take advantage of the free mulch provided at sites marked with an asterisk (*) below.

SEE 2008 Mulchfest sent to us by our BCEQ Board Member Harry Bubbins of the Friends of Brook Park. Be sure to link back to this page for the list of parks.

Chipping Sites*

Bissell Gardens*

Baychester Avenue at East 241st Street

Brook Park*

Brook Avenue at 141st Street

River Park*

Boston Road & E. 180th Street

Van Cortlandt Park*

Van Cortlandt Golf Course:
Bailey Avenue and VC Park south

*Mulch available at these sites only.  All other sites are drop off sites only.

Tree Drop Off Sites

Aqueduct Lands

W. 181 Street & University Avenue

Behagen Playground

E. 166 Street & Union Avenue

Belmont Park

E. 181 Street & Belmont Avenue

City Island Park

City Island Avenue & Hawkins Street

Claremont Park

Mount Eden Pkwy. & Morris Avenue

Crotona Park

Tennis House

Echo Park

Tremont Avenue & Valentine Street

Fort #4 Playground

Reservoir & Webb Avenue

Grant Park

Grant Avenue & E. 170 Street
Morris Avenue & E. 170 Street

Haffen Park

Hamersley & Wickham Avenue

Jacqueline Denise Davis

1022-1024 Boston Road at East 165th Street

Kossuth Playground

Mosholu Pkwy. North & Kossuth Avenue

Mazzei Playground

Williamsbridge Road & Mace Avenue

Morris Garden

W. 181 Street & Morris Avenue

Nelson Playground

W. 166 Street & Nelson Avenue

Pelham Bay Park

Parking Lot: Middletown Road & Stadium Avenue

PO Serrano Playground

Lafayette & Olmsted Avenue

Rainey Park

Park House:
Dawson Street & Longwood Avenue

St. James Park

West 192nd Street & Jerome Avenue

St. Mary’s Park

Office at St. Ann’s Ave. & W. 149 Street

Taqwa Community Garden

90 West 164th Street at Ogden Avenue

Tremont Park

E. Tremont & Arthur Avenue

Van Cortlandt Park

Indian Fields at E. 233nd Street ballfields

Watson Gleason Playground

Gleason & Rosedale Avenue

Williamsbridge Oval Park

E. Bainbridge & Reservoir Oval
Bainbridge and Van Cortlandt Avenue

Willis Playground

W. 140 Street between
Willis & Alexander Avenue

Youth Village Playground

Boston Road &
Jackson Avenue

]]> http://www.bceq.org/2008/12/30/chip-in-mulch-your-tree-help-nyc-grow-january-10-and-11/feed/ 0 Cleaning dioxins from the Passaic River: bulking and tiering http://www.bceq.org/2008/12/14/a-new-approach-to-cleaning-dioxins-from-the-passaic-river-bulking-and-tiering/ http://www.bceq.org/2008/12/14/a-new-approach-to-cleaning-dioxins-from-the-passaic-river-bulking-and-tiering/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:37:56 +0000 karen http://www.bceq.org/?p=810 BCEQ VP Dr. Paul Mankiewicz of the Gaia Institute is highlighted on this radio show about his  biogeochemical reactor for removing dioxins from the Passaic River.

passaicrbulking-tiering

WBGO’s award-winning half-hour news magazine, Fridays at 7:30PM. Hard-hitting, informative, fun.

Subject: airdate for story on bulking and tiering
Paul,
The story I produced on Paul Lerin’s idea for bulking and tiering airs on tonight’s WBGO Journal at 7:30.   It will be available online afterwards and as a podcast at www.wbgonews.org/journal.
Thanks again for your help.
Andrew Meyer
Anchor/Reporter
WBGO-FM/Newark Public Radio
(973) 624-8880 ext. 266
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