Harlem River Conference

The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) is sponsoring the 8th Annual Water Conference on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building at 3825 Corlear Avenue, just north of 238th Street in the Bronx.

This year’s conference will focus on Strengthening Watershed Stakeholders to form a Harlem River Working Group to work toward re-storing the Harlem River, re-connecting the waterfront with the public, and to re-creating a healthy water edge. Breakout groups will organize around: Greenway and Access and On-Water Activities, Education and Ecology, and Outreach and Advocacy.


This is the BCEQ 38th Annual Meeting complimented with the 8th Annual Water Conference. The program will include Presentations, Breakout Sessions, Displays, Refreshments, and Networking. The public is invited to attend this free event. Co-sponsors include: Bronx Borough President's Office, Manhattan College, and others TBA. Corporate sponsor: Con Ed

RSVP: harlemriver@bceq.org
or Contact us at FoBP to volunteer at our table!

The historic photo of the Harlem River is made right where the Riverpark Towers are today where the Urban Divers Eco Center is located. Walter F. Matystik, Asst. Provost at Manhattan College dug it up. Raeford Dwyer is the incredible graphic artist and Friend of Brook Park who worked with the archived image from the Library of Congress to give it a contemporary embrace of diversity and inclusive flavor. See his work at: Raeford's website!