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Past, Present Future: Understanding the Gowanus Canal (Tour)
This event happened on Wed, Oct 10, 2018
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17 Lovely Attendees
17 Lovely Attendees
About this FieldTrip
A walking tour of the Gowanus Canal and surrounding area. The Gowanus neighborhood originally surrounded Gowanus creek and included a saltwater marsh, meadows and wildlife. Since then, it has gone through a variety of economic, environmental and social transformations and continues to carry the many identities of its past. Now, as a federal Superfund site, undergoing one of the largest environmental clean-ups in the country, the Canal and surrounding neighborhood is on the precipice of yet an other great chapter that will include one of New York City’s next great parks.
Join us to learn about the complexities of responsible urban and environmental transformation in NYC and how the Gowanus Canal Conservancy is helping the city and the neighborhood steward the creation of this next chapter.
Meeting location: Outdoor walking tour beginning at the Union Street Bridge (outside Pig Beach - 480 Union St) (tour will end near 3rd Ave and 6th street).
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What to expect
Lecture format!
This is a more traditional format where participants absorb information through presentations and talks.
Real-time only!
This FieldTrip will not be recorded.
This FieldTrip was made possible by
Global Partner — Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. From creators and students to small businesses, global enterprises, and nonprofit organizations — customers choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.
Gowanus Canal Conservancy is dedicated to facilitating the development of a resilient, vibrant, open space network centered on the Gowanus Canal through activating and empowering community stewardship of the Gowanus Watershed. Since 2006, we have served as the environmental steward for the neighborhood through leading grassroots volunteer projects; educating students on environmental issues; and working with agencies, elected officials, and the community to advocate for, build, and maintain innovative green infrastructure around the Gowanus Canal.
Attendees
rachelle vagy
Creative Director at Febrene.
Lauren Barnett
Sam Utne
co-Founder | Head of Creative & Strategy at Madcap Factory.
Molly Sonsteng
Co-Founder / Head of Production at Madcap Factory.
Angelica Anatole
Clarissa De Oliveira
Brazilian Illustrator.
Yuhka Miura
freelance Creative Director and architectural designer.
Elena Zakharova
Visual Artist.
Abigail Hanson
Senior Environmental Designer at WeWork.
Greg Wong
Head of Design at Nisa (AI for Instructional Coaching).
Abigail Peterson
Benton Heimsath
Scott Peterson
Michele Cantos
Director at Grace Hopper at Fullstack Academy.
Nina M
Fabio Andrade
diane d.
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This FieldTrip was made possible by
Global Partner — Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. From creators and students to small businesses, global enterprises, and nonprofit organizations — customers choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.
Gowanus Canal Conservancy is dedicated to facilitating the development of a resilient, vibrant, open space network centered on the Gowanus Canal through activating and empowering community stewardship of the Gowanus Watershed. Since 2006, we have served as the environmental steward for the neighborhood through leading grassroots volunteer projects; educating students on environmental issues; and working with agencies, elected officials, and the community to advocate for, build, and maintain innovative green infrastructure around the Gowanus Canal.