Fwd: CWQT Week 2--results (draft)

[Rob Buchanan]

A beautiful week that ended with a bang. The Wednesday night thunderstorms dropped less than a tenth of an inch in Central Park, but more in other parts of the city. Some high numbers in some of the usual places--most of Newtown Creek, for example--but also in places where you might not expect them (Halletts Cove, Valentino Pier). Also, welcome aboard Hackensack River (more on that next week)!

Click here to view the latest results. 

Eymund Diegel and friend admire a sample at Bush Terminal Park. 

WEEKLY WATERWAYS NEWS ROUNDUP:

Just in time for the big (rainy) weekend: the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary Paddling Guide 

NYC public beaches open tomorrow (tho given the forecast, you might not want to swim)

Under the K Bridge Park finally opens

The Clean Water Act, back from the dead?

Prison ships on the East River are a thing of the past, right? Check out the mini-doc that dropped today, from filmmakers Laura Poitras ("Citizen Four") and Sean Vegezzi.

GET INVOLVED! 

Gowanus Rezoning Public Hearing, June 3, 3:30 pm

Notice of Public Hearing and Comment: Hudson River Park Estuarine Sanctuary Management Plan 

WEEKLY SLIDE SHOW: 

Double duty: Holly Fongblatt samples at Dutch Kills and East Branch on Newtown Creek (photo: Hana Isihara)

The champ: a whopping 180 mm (7-inch) oyster pulled from a Billion Oyster Project cage at Richmond County Yacht Club on Staten Island

Substitute research vessel in action at South Fifth Street, Domino Park (photo: Mike Lampariello)

Must be duckweed season: Rob Coover's sample from Prospect Park Lake. 

'Bout time: Gansevoort Peninsula wetlands under construction (photo: Marcel Dejean)

Hmm, could this explain the high numbers at Gansevoort this week? (photo: Heather Davidson)

Poacher alert: two undersized striped bass found strung together and belly up in Wallabout Channel (legal limit is one per day, 28-35 inches)

Species ID quiz: who or what made these?

Harbor Geography quiz: name this island!

Sailing to Jamaica Bay (photo: Ingo Gunther)

COMING NEXT WEEK:

Students at Monsignor Farrell High School launch a new bacteria testing program on Staten Island!

(Last week's quiz answers: Species ID: Animal (colonial tunicate); Harbor Geography: Wallabout Channel, Brooklyn Navy Yard)

     

The Citizens Water Quality Testing Program (CWQT) is a collaboration between the New York City Water Trail Association, the Billion Oyster Project, and Hudson River Park's River Project, with support from Two Trees Management. Other partners this year include the Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River, SUNY Maritime's Marine Environmental Science program, the Bronx River Alliance, Queens College, Newtown Creek Alliance, the Interstate Environmental Commission, and the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership.

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