CWQT Week 7--results

[Rob Buchanan]

Worst week of the season so far. Click here to see the results. 

Eyes on the prize: fishable AND swimmable!

WEEKLY WATERWAY NEWS ROUNDUP:

Two views of a voyage to Oyster Island: Bob Sullivan (The New Yorker), Marie Lorenz (Tide and Current Taxi)

Save the Harbor, Plant a Willow (Popsci.com via HarborLab)

WEEKEND ACTIVITY GUIDE:

Where and where not to watch the fireworks (ABC7NY)  

Play a round of climate change mini-golf!

Read a great book: "The Fisheries of Raritan Bay," by Clyde L. MacKenzie, Jr.

WEEKLY SLIDE SHOW:

Reena Sheth sampling south of Governors Island (Hana Isihara)

Bushwick Inlet: I'm not moving till they hatch (Hana Isihara)

Species ID quiz: name the fish hiding out in each shell (hint, though native, they were not seen in the Hudson for more than 100 years, until staff at the River Project rediscovered them hanging out in oyster cages in 2011). 

Brooklyn Bridge Beach (Manhattan side): yo EDC, do we really still need this? 

Amy John on the temporary fireworks fence in Williamsburg: "There were just several very unhappy puppies at the park today!" 

Last week's quiz answer: Hallets Cove (harbor geography)

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