Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:45am - 6:00pm

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
7:45 AM to 5:00 PM
Cook Campus Center, Rutgers University
59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ

Hosted by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance
The purpose of this conference is to highlight climate preparedness and resilience activities underway in New Jersey,as well as leading practices throughout the United States, in order to enhance climate change adaptation capacity in New Jersey.

Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 6:00pm



Thursday, May 23, 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Legacy of an Airman Photographer: The Story of Sy Weinstein, a presentation by Gerry Weinstein, founder of the Lilac Preservation Project, will discuss the current exhibit of photographs, Artist in the Air and on the Ground in WWII.  He will tell of Sy's war experiences as well as his efforts to preserve his father's story and photos.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm

 

Where can you dance to live music, blow gigantic bubbles, laugh with crazy clowns, and literally tumble across the harbor?  At the Governors Island Alliance’s 9th Annual Family Festival, of course!  Celebrating the startof the summer season, the festival is a jamboree of creative arts and harbor education, and it’s all free!

Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 12:00pm - 6:00pm

 

 
Saturday, May 25, 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM

War of 1812 family program provides a full afternoon of activities to accompany a tour of the ship and viewing the current exhibit. 
 

1:00 and 3:00 PM, historian Kathleen Hulser shares her family-friendly presentation, Cutter vs. Smuggler, examining the role of smuggling in the War of 1812.  With media artist Steve Bull, explore a new smart phone app featuring an augmented reality chase scene with a smuggler's boat pursued by a revenue cutter on the Hudson River  A hands-on game will add a learning challenge for children. 
 
At 2:00 and 4:00 PM, David Hanna, author of Knights of the Sea: The True Story of the Boxer and theEnterprise and the War of 1812, will give a reading, and sign copies of his book.  Hanna is a history teacher at nearby Stuyvesant High School and tells the little-known story of the only major sea battle of the war witnessed by landsmen.

Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 12:00pm - 7:00pm

 

Sunday, May 26, 12:00 noon to 7:00 PM

Launch of Radio Lilac! a monthly artisans' marketplace showcasing locally made goods, accompanied by funky DJ-selected music.  This first marketplace will include a cash bar with beer, wine and soft drinks to celebrate LILAC's 80th birthday.
Monday, May 27, 2013 (All day)

Have a Great Memorial Day, But Please Be Safe!

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 6:15am

 

A series of special Hidden Harbor Tours® exploring the many issues and plans arising from Super Storm Sandy, from the Working Harbor Committee.

Beyond Sandy is a special series of narrated Hidden Harbor Tours® that focus on the array of global warming and sea-level rise protection schemes being discussed by government, private institutions and citizens. Special guest speakers will discuss and pose questions such as:

  • Are Netherlands-style sea barriers the answer?
    • Visit the actual site of a massive proposed sea gate project.
  • How did various neighborhoods fare and why?
    • Re-evaluating the flood map.
    • See Red Hook, Staten Island, Hoboken from the water view
  • Fight the ocean or retreat?
    • Are oyster beds, dunes, wet lands effective?
    • Simple common sense defenses – KISS
    • Zoning, tunnel protection, waterproofing
  • How did the working harbor fare & help?
    • Ferries to the rescue.
    • Who pumped out all the tunnels?
    • What really caused the gas crisis?

All Hidden Harbor Tours®   depart from Pier 16, South Street Seaport* and board 15-minutes prior to scheduled sail time at 6:15pm. Please check the ticketing to be sure that there is no change in date/description/departure location/sail time.

 

Some of the ideas being discussed include massive sea gates, building beach dunes, modifying zoning for flood resistance (i.e. move utilities higher), sealing or waterproofing infrastructure (i.e. balloons or gates at tunnel entrances), devise better strategies for toxic materials during a flood, update flood maps & provide interactive projections, build oyster reefs,  soften edges, implement wetlands restoration, establish a regional office of sea level rise, improve fuel delivery and reserve strategies, and much more.. 

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 6:00pm

 

Tuesday, May 28, 6:00 to 8:00 PM
A Short History of Buoys and Buoy Tending in the U.S., a presentation by Commander Timothy Dring, USNR (Retired), a historian with the U.S. Life Saving Service Heritage Association.  Although LILAC is a lighthouse tender, she and her crews spent most of their time maintaining buoys, and her modern counterparts are called buoy tenders.  This talk will explain the vital function of caring for these aids to navigation.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 7:30pm

 

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PUBLIC MEETING - "OYSTER RESTORATION IN THE HUDSON-RARITON ESTUARY"

The Hudson-Raritan Estuary in general and the Navesink River in particular, were, up to the 1900's, a major source of oysters for New York City and the surrounding area. After 1900 the oyster population declined to almost zero. Here is an opportunity to hear what a local organization is doing the bring the oyster back to our area.

Saturday, June 1, 2013 (All day)

 

Join us on Saturday June 1st, 2013 for our 2nd Annual Hudson Valley Outdoor Adventure Expo! 

This year we are going with more of an adventure festival atmosphere and will be adding a number of cool events to the schedual.

This years event will include: Walkway 5k Run, 2 Bridges open water swim, Mtb Race, Go Zero Paddle sport races, a Spring Adventure race and an urban obstacle run.

Please see the separate calendar posting for the 2 Bridges open water swim

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