One step closer to a public boating program
In the wake of our staff canoe tour last October, we’re now looking to gradually expand access to the glimmering creeks of the Freshkills Park site. Last Sunday, we organized a kayak tour of the site for representatives of community boathouses throughout the City. Joining us were representatives from Kayak Staten Island, the Long Island City Community Boathouse, the Gowanus Dredgers and the Downtown Boathouse. Our guests paddled up Richmond Creek to the edge of the William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge, and then down Main Creek to the Richmond Avenue Bridge at the eastern edge of the site. Members of the Freshkills Park development team and the Urban Park Rangers detailed the site’s history, operations and present ecology.
We’ve uploaded our photos of the tour to flickr. Ted Gruber of the Long Island City Boathouse has also uploaded his to a publicly viewable facebook page.
