Closing Bell: Cleaning the Banks of the Gowanus
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy announced that it’s kicking off its “Clean & Green Season”—in which volunteers can engage in tasks like picking up debris and planting along the banks of the canal—in a couple of weekends. Supplies are provided and the cleanups take place on alternating Saturdays or Sundays from March to November. Click through…
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy announced that it’s kicking off its “Clean & Green Season”—in which volunteers can engage in tasks like picking up debris and planting along the banks of the canal—in a couple of weekends. Supplies are provided and the cleanups take place on alternating Saturdays or Sundays from March to November. Click through for this season’s schedule.
Gowanus Canal Conservancy [Official Site]
SUNDAY, MARCH 27
Clean the 2nd Avenue Rain Garden and organize the Salt Lot for for the 2011 season
Location: The Salt Lot (2nd Avenue and 5th Street)
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
EARTH DAY
Tree Planting Day & existing garden maintenance
Location: The Salt Lot (2nd Avenue and 5th Street)
SATURDAY, MAY 21
Chimney Swift Tower Installation and finish Canal Edge Garden
Location: The Salt Lot (2nd Avenue and 5th Street)
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
Floating Gardens launch party
Location: 2nd Street (westside of the canal)
SATURDAY, JULY 23
Maintain existing gardens and Watershed Mapping
Location: TDB
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22
Mural Project & cleanup @ Huntington Street
Location: Huntington Street (westside of canal)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
1st Street Garden Installation
Location: 1st Street (westside of canal)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23
Degraw Street Garden Installation
Location: Degraw Street (eastside of canal)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Maintain existing gardens and finish up Degraw and 1st Street gardens
Location: TBD
As someone once said: “The just and proper rejoinder to any propagandist urging the virtues of uncompensated labor from an empyrean somewhere far above mere “society” is, ‘You try it, pal’.”
So go ahead — do the landowners’ & city’s work for them, for free.
SUPER-FUN/D
i agree with 11217. not that i’d ever be caught dead picking up nasty ass trash along the gowanus. guh-ROSS! but more power to them.
*rob*
Yes, I’ve lived many places and I’ve found that in cities people join in community activities much more often than people who live in the suburbs. That’s obviously my personal experience. Sounds like yours has been different from mine, and that’s okay too.
Have you lived anywhere else? People in other cities/burbs ban together to do amazing community things too.
You have to admit…people in Brooklyn really do band together to do some pretty great things. Another reason why I love city life.