Volunteers Needed - Billion Oyster Project

Billion Oyster Project - Volunteers Needed

Billion Oyster Project is looking for volunteers - do you have a flexible schedule to help out?

Their 2018 Public Volunteer Season is now open and accepting applications. Volunteer days are every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 10am on Governor's Island.

Volunteers must be 13 years or older and will help build wire mesh reef structures, oyster cages, wash and prepare recycled shells, maintain the oyster nursery, monitor oyster reefs and more.

Click here to get involved! 

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And for those interested, here is an Ask Me Anything thread with an ecologist, Dr. Liz Burmester, with the Billion Oyster Project. 

Sunday Early Morning Implosion Scheduled for Governors Island

Tomorrow morning, Sunday, June 9th at 7:36 am, the tallest non-historic building on Governors Island is scheduled to be demolished by implosion opening up space for 30 acres of park to be added and views of the Statue of Liberty. While we may not hear or see the actual implosion from our windows, they are going to be broadcasting it live for your viewing pleasure on the Governors Island blog. They will open the feed up at 7:20 am so grab that cup of coffee and watch the live implosion (the first in the city since 2001) or if you want to see it first hand their blog lists the top 5 spots to view it from:


TOP 5 PLACES TO VIEW THE IMPLOSION
5) The foot of Pioneer Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn
4) Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian and Bike Path, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
3) Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey
2) Battery Park Promenade, Lower Manhattan
1) 7:30 AM Staten Island-bound Staten Island Ferry

Ferries and Farms at Governor's Island

Image from Governor's Island Preservation and Education Foundation

Down at the end of certain streets and piers, or when the trucks and container stacks at the Marine Terminal aren't blocking the view of others, it can be easily seen that Governor's Island is REALLY close to our neighborhood. Despite its closeness, however, it hasn't always been the easiest place to get to.

That all recently changed with a new free ferry service that leaves from Fulton Ferry landing on weekends. Head on over to the Gov. Island website for schedule information and event listings for the island. Make sure to check the site before you go though, because the ferry doesn't always run.

In related news, the folks over at Added Value/The Red Hook Community Farm have recently opened a second farm at Governor's Island! Crops should be ready for sale sometime in late July, and proceeds will go towards providing stipends to local youth that work at the Red Hook farm, reports the NYTimes.

Image from NYTimes