Currently, a woman named Ingrid, who works at Lower East Side Ecology Center, is finishing up research on the northern part of the park and working on layout and design for a final project.
Field Guide to East River Park
Submitted by Angie827 on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 21:31
the problem:
The Lower East Side is a culturally vibrant and diverse neighborhood of New York City. It includes a large riverside park, the 2nd largest downtown park, called East River Park. What attracts most visitors to the park are the two large ballfields. However, community members are now working to address the needs of the community and implement much needed and desired park services.
vital stats:
people impacted:
2,000people involved:
7why it's important:
I am working with CHERP (Community Hooked on East River Park), a group of volunteer advocates, to make the park more accessible and to get community members involved in its development.
My personal project is the creation of a "Field Guide to East River Park". For ecologists, field guides serve as small companions when conducting research or exploring a new area. For this particular field guide, I will include field activities that children and other visitors to the park can engage in. It will include scientific facts in an accessible way and encourage youth and community members to become closer to nature and the park.
the plan of action:
I will explore the park, photograph species, speak with scientists and biologists about the diversity and ecosystem interactions of the species. I will research species in biological reference books. I will design and format the guide in a creative, youth-friendly style and write the content. I will publish the final product digitally and on paper.
how you can get involved:
Support our project, visit the Lower East Side Ecology Center at the Grand Street Fireboat House, volunteer at our gardening/composting days, begin composting.
project updates:
07/23/2009
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Comments
this is really cool. i live in the village, so i'm not too far away from LES. my friends and i can definitely make a trip to the park and check it out =)