Bronx Earth Week Events
Thursday, April 12th, 2007Take your pick of Earth Day events on Saturday, April 14. You could enjoy a Bronx River History Walk with noted Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan or participate in a National Day of Climate Action with a Bronx River Tribute.
During the Bronx River History Walk, you will find out about the restaurants that once lined the river, why the Co-ops are historic landmarks and other Northeast Bronx “trivia.” This is sponsored by the Neighborhood Initiative Development Corp. (NIDC) and will start at 1 pm in front of its office at 2523 Olinville Ave, near Mace Ave. A RSVP is required — call 718-231-9800 x16.
The Bronx River Tribute is part of a nation-wide call for Congressional action on climate change. It is sponsored by Step-It-Up, a group created by author Bill McKibben, and it is calling for Congress to enact immediate cuts in carbon emissions and to pledge an 80% reduction of emissions by 2050. McKibben inisists that ”the time has come to take the real actions that can stabilize our climate.”
The Bronx River Tribute will take place from noon to 2pm. You meet at the intersection of Allerton Ave. and Bronx Park East and will walk north from there 1/4 mile to a bridge/walkway over the Bronx River. You can get more information and RSVP to this at http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/32.
If you feel like going downtown, Step-It-Up is organizing a “sea of people” that will surge up from Battery Park to mark the areas that would be submerged if the threatened melting of Antarctic and Greenland ice shelves actually takes place. The event begins at noon at Battery Park — wear blue to be part of the sea of people surge. For more info, go to http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/103.