Greening UpSlope Gowanus: reducing Stormwater Run-off
We will increase stormwater infiltration & decrease run-off by caring for new street trees and creating a rain garden.
We will increase stormwater infiltration & decrease run-off by caring for new street trees and creating a rain garden.
Green infrastructure module kits for Brooklyn educators and students to build and install in their schoolyards.
We plan to clean garbage, debris and weeds from an empty lot on our block that we will use for a community garden.
We're expanding our rain barrel system by at least three more barrels, expanding our compost curing stations, and hoping to build a small greenhouse.
Transforming a vacant lot into a community garden that will provide a place for members of the community to safely and productively gather, participate in and learn about growing and eating healthy food.
Gowanus Low Altitude Mapping (GLAM) is a volunteer-driven initiative to create detailed aerial photos of the Superfund-designated Gowanus Canal, using cameras and balloons.
We want to incorporate recycling into our school culture and use this project as a way to create engaged and informed citizens.
Supporting at-risk LGBT youth in New York City and Guayaquil, Ecuador, my hometown.
Fund visual-arts education for the 2013-2014 school year for every child at Brooklyn's brand-new PS 705 through Studio in a School, a program that brings a professional artist into the school weekly.
Providing space for engaging brains & bodies through hands-on education.
Help continue to bring meaningful youth food justice internship opportunities to Bushwick Campus!
The project will bring a recreational ferry from The Battery to Coney Island, landing at an improved pier and a new ancillary Park, to enhance awareness and affection for the wonders of Coney Island Creek.
61 Franklin Street Garden is resident-led community project converting a vacant lot in Northern Greenpoint into a vibrant and green open space for the use of the neighborhood.