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| Welcome The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Office of Education provides K-12 students and teachers with a wide range of free programs and resources about the City’s vital water supply, wastewater treatment systems, sound and noise quality, and other environmental concerns. To schedule a visit for your school or class to the Visitor Center, please download and fill out this education outreach request form and email it to educationoffice@dep.nyc.gov. | |
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 2012 Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is proud to announce the annual Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest. This special program gives students from New York City and the NYC Watersheds a chance to creatively express their understanding of our shared water resources.  Learn more about the 2012 Water Resources Art & Poetry ContestView the winning entries from 2011 |
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Watershed Education Programs and Projects Proposals due February 1, 2012. Funding is available for education projects and programs to help students and teachers increase awareness of the human and natural history of the New York City Watersheds located west of the Hudson River, understand the history and present-day New York City water supply system and the importance of stewardship activities. Learn more |
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Watershed Forestry Bus Tour Program Funding is now available for schools and other education organizations to take students and teachers to the New York City Watersheds to learn about the New York City water supply system. Application deadline is January 15, 2012. Learn more |
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Catskill Aqueduct Trek 2011 Ashokan Reservoir to NYC From August 19 through August 27, a group of 15 boy scouts (ages 10-14) from West Shokan Troop 163 – along with their scoutmasters – are planning to hike from the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County to the Central Park Reservoir in NYC. The trek commemorates the 100th anniversary of West Shokan Troop 163 which was formed by the engineers who built the Ashokan Reservoir. Learn more |
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Time & the Valleys Museum The Time & the Valleys Museum is home to the history of the Rondout and Neversink Watersheds and the geographical area encompassing the Tri-Valley Central School District. Museum website |
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Visitor Center at Newtown Creek The visitor center, located at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brooklyn, serves as a destination for school trips, and features installations describing how the city’s sewer system works. Learn more |
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Newtown Creek Nature Walk Explore the first public waterfront access to Newtown Creek to learn about wastewater treatment, harbor water quality, and the history of New York City. Located in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, this quarter-mile nature walk offers stunning views of New York City and the local industrial landscape. Learn more |
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NEW Jamaica Bay Education Resource Directory This new comprehensive resource for NYC educators will help enhance classroom lessons and raise awareness about Jamaica Bay, an important natural resource in our own backyard. The Directory includes descriptions of programs offered by almost two dozen organizations with easy to use references to find just the right programs, environmental topics and Jamaica Bay access areas for you and your students. There is also a check-list of local flora and fauna, a glossary and bibliography. Jamaica Bay Education Resource Directory 2010 |
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Trout in the Classroom Learn about this great way to engage your students in the study of the New York City water supply system. Help raise trout from eggs in your own classroom and release them into watershed streams in the springtime. Learn more |
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Plan a Trip to the New York City Watershed at the Queens Museum of Art After more than 70 years out of the public eye, this sculptured scale-model of New York City's Water Supply System comes back to the Queens Museum of Art. The 540 square-foot model represents the living, working landscape of the watersheds that supply New York with one billion gallons of drinking water each day. Learn more |
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Hands-On Activities Some simple hands-on inquiry-based activities to help your students learn about a variety of water and noise related topics. Learn more |
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- The Staten Island Bluebelt
- Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan
- Current Reservoir Levels
- Wastewater Treatment System Brochure
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