East River | Solar One

Catch & Release Fishing at Solar 1 on Saturday September 13

by bezerbezeron 09/10/2014 in East River, Solar One Events

S1FD2012_GoFish Come to Solar One for your last chance to try fishing in the East River until next summer! Our friends at Lower East Side Ecology Center will be bringing over everything you’ll need to learn to bait, cast, reel in and unhook a fish. Whatever we catch will be ion display in a tank until the end of the event, so kids and adults can check them out up close. In past years, we’ve caught bluefish, bass and a crab.

Event starts at 11am and goes until 1pm, and kids of all ages are invited. RSVP to daisy[at]solar1[dot]org.

Public Kayaking Returns to Solar One on Sunday July 27

by bezerbezeron 07/17/2014 in East River, New York City, Other Events

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The second round of public kayaking events is happening in Stuyvesant Cove on Sunday July 27. This event is completely free, and you can sign up on Eventbrite for your 20 minute slot here.

You will need to be 18 or older, or else accompanied by a parent or guardian, know how to swim (although life jackets will be provided) and sign insurance waivers.

Come See Us at City of Water Day on Governor’s Island on Saturday

by bezerbezeron 07/10/2014 in East River, Education, New York City, Water

City of Water Day is an annual festival of free activities and events designed to get New Yorkers more comfortable and familiar with our extensive and beautiful waterfront. Presented by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and over 700 partners (including Solar One), the Festival will be held in waterfront locations throughout the area, with most happening at Governor’s Island and Maxwell Place Park in Hoboken, as well as Pier 42 where Lower East Side Ecology Center will be running a fishing clinic (catch-and-release only).

You can find more information about activities here. The Festival runs from 10am-4pm on Saturday July 12, and all activities are offered free of charge.

What Keeps the City Moving? A Look at Infrastructure in NYC Post Sandy

by bezerbezeron 11/07/2013 in East River, Energy Efficiency, Global Warming, New York City, Renewables, Solar 2, stormwater, Stuyvesant Cove Park

NYC-Jess Last year, Superstorm Sandy swept over our Solar One building in Stuyvesant Cove Park, uprooting our trees and washing away our stage. We have spent the last year rebuilding our park, and have just finished planting local trees for next season. As we look to build our new education center, Solar 2, we plan to make many important changes to better position us to weather the next storm.

Oysters and Water Quality Monitoring Station

by bezerbezeron 07/25/2013 in East River, Pollution, Stuyvesant Cove Park, Water

Oyster-1 Solar One took great strides this week to study and improve the quality of the East River at our Stuyvesant Cove location. Working with our partners at NY/NJ Baykeeper, we have re-initiated our oyster gardening site! The new oysters, which contain 38 juveniles and hundreds of infant oysters [known as spats], will be monitored by visiting school groups and Solar One staff. In addition to caring for the oysters, the above groups will work together to collect data to help decide how hospitable our East River location is for oyster restoration.

The gardening project has the goal of bringing back the oyster to the New York harbor estuary and allowing this keystone species to provide its number of benefits to our waters ways, including water quality improvement and habitat creation.

We are also very excited that our new automated water quality monitoring equipment has arrived. Once this system is in place, we will have real time data posted online. This will help us try to understand the relationship between our oysters’ health and the East River water quality!

First Free Kayaking Day at Stuy Cove Was a Big Success

by bezerbezeron 06/25/2013 in Arts & Events, East River, New York City, Transportation

On Saturday June 22, visitors to Stuyvesant Cove Park had a chance to get up close and personal with the neighboring East River. Thanks to a diverse coalition of waterfront access groups, New Yorkers could do more than look out over the waves on a beautiful summer day – they could actually kayak through them!

Over the course of the afternoon, more than 200 park goers piled into the sunny yellow boats on the beach (or outcropping, as some refer to it) just north of the 20th Street entrance to the Park. Seasoned volunteers were present to offer instruction and guidance, but many kayakers found they needed little more help than the first nudge into the water. Some paddled adventurously while others simply coasted with the flow of the tide, but everyone – young and old – enjoyed the unique experience.