14th Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up

14th Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up

Saturday, February 23, 2008
1:00 - 5:00 PM.
Registration, Music by Spuyten Duyvil and Lunch at 12:30 PM

Lehman College Faculty Dining Room, Music Building
250 Bedford Park Blvd West
between Jerome Ave & Goulden Ave

Take the Bx10 or Bx26 bus, D or 4 train to Bedford Park Blvd

For more info please email bxspeakup@hotmail.com
If you would like to table please send an email to
bxspeakuptabling@hotmail.com by 2/19/08


Presentations:
Yankee Stadium Replacement Parks
Storm Water Infrastructure
Rocking the Boat
New Yorkers for Parks

Workshops:
Getting Involved with Environmental Issues in Your Neighborhood
Earth Boxes & Youth
Taking Care of Street Trees

Panel Discussion (2:15 to 3:50 p.m.)

The Turf Debate: Artificial Grass vs. Natural Grass in Parks and Open Spaces
Geoffrey Croft, President, NYC Parks Advocates
Charles McKinney, Chief of Design, Capital Projects, Parks and Recreation
William Crain, Professor of Psychology, The City College of New York
Paul Mankiewicz, Executive Director, The Gaia Institute
Moderator is Yvonne Campbell-Cole, pro-Bronx advocate and BCEQ volunteer.