alley pond environmental center

world-shaker: Fine, you win. I laughed. Touche.

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:40:38 -0400

world-shaker:

Fine, you win. I laughed.

Touche.

Garden in a Glove

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:20:33 -0400

As you might have seen on our Facebook page, last week our Junior Nature Kids learned about seeds.

As part of their lesson, they made a Garden in a Glove, from Zweber Family Farms!

You can check all the pictures out over at Facebook, but here’s how they came out (with a picture of the original project!):

Hey ! I want to join the FBI program for summer and how do I pay for the $ 50 for the cost ?

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:27:27 -0400

Please contact Kimesha at kreid-grant@alleypond.com or 718-229-4000 ext. 202 for the application and further information in regards to the FBI programs!

NYC Digital: Reinvent Payphones Winner: NYC Loop - Best in Creativity

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:20:30 -0400

NYC Digital: Reinvent Payphones Winner: NYC Loop - Best in Creativity:

nycdigital:

Description

The existing condition of the city-wide payphone system has created a latent opportunity to rethink the relationship between a more technologically-relevant, new payphone design and the city’s vibrant public space. The NYC Loop will serve as an access point to the latest…

Electronic Waste Recycling at the Queens Botanical Garden January 13, 2013 | 10:00am - 4:00pm Queens...

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:20:26 -0500

Electronic Waste Recycling at the Queens Botanical Garden

January 13, 2013 | 10:00am - 4:00pm

Queens Botanical Garden, parking lot entrance on Crommelin Street, Queens, NY 11355

info@lesecologycenter.org

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is bringing one of its 10th Annual “After the Holidays” E-waste Events to Queens Botanical Garden this January to help you responsibly recycle of all of your unwanted or broken gadgets. Spread the word to your friends and neighbors!

A list of acceptable materials can be found here and we accept electronics from households, not-for-profit organizations, and small businesses (less than 50 employees, please call ahead). We do not accept home appliances such as microwaves, refrigerators, or air conditioners.

All events will be held rain, snow, or shine. We would like to thank Queens Botanical Garden for being a part of this event. The e-waste recycling program is made possible by Tekserve.

Directions:

Transit: Take the 7 train or the Long Island Rail Road (Port Washington Line) to Main Street/Flushing then walk 8 block south or take the Q44 or Q20 buses.

Driving:

Via Midtown Tunnel: Tunnel to Long Island Expressway (East) to Exit 23 Main Street. Turn left onto Main Street. Follow to Dahlia Avenue and turn left. Dahlia Avenue becomes Crommelin Street. The parking lot entrance is on the left.

Via Triborough Bridge: Bridge to Grand Central Parkway to Long Island Expressway (East). Follow directions from Midtown Tunnel. From Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island: Belt Parkway or Jackie Robinson Parkway to Van Wyck Expressway to Exit 12A (College Point Boulevard). Follow College Point Boulevard to Blossom Avenue. Make right. Blossom Avenue becomes Crommelin Avenue. Make a quick right into the Garden’s parking lot.

queenslibrary: Thank you to our archivists for finding these...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:20:33 -0500

queenslibrary:

Thank you to our archivists for finding these images that remind us that the Queens community has survived and rebuilt after hurricanes past, and to assure us that together we can this time, too. Browse more photos of historic hurricanes from the Archives at Queens Library. We send our best wishes to everyone facing damage and loss in the aftermath of Sandy.

sustainablestudent13: It’s your right to know what you are...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:40:22 -0500

sustainablestudent13:

It’s your right to know what you are eating. Here is a quick way to know for fruits and vegetables.

Queens Economic Development Corporation partners with BlankSlate on QueensNYC.com, a new borough-wide attractions website

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:20:19 -0500

Long Island City, NY – The Queens Economic Development Corporation and BlankSlate — a partially Long Island City-based company that helps web publishers thrive, including Brownstoner, Brokelyn, DumboNYC, Bushwick Daily and Prince of Petworth — have formed a partnership on QueensNYC.com, a daily site about the happenings in New York City’s biggest and most diverse borough.

The site delves into the life, culture and changing landscape of Queens, focusing on the places, food and adventures in this unique borough, where more than 170 languages and dialects are spoken. While the site is primarily about Queens, it also makes relevant connections to the rest of NYC and other surrounding areas.

QEDC’s mission is to create and retain jobs through programming that grows neighborhoods, assists small businesses and promotes tourism and business development. As such, QEDC spearheads the Queens Tourism Council, which has its finger on the pulse of cultural, recreational, culinary and civic activities throughout the 80-neighborhood borough, which is home to more than 2.2 million residents and 45,000 businesses.

QueensNYC.com includes a community-powered events calendar, comprehensive real estate listings and a blog with broad coverage of lifestyle news, events, food and real estate. The site is edited by Meg Cotner, one of the founders of the blog We Heart Astoria, and author of the upcoming book, The Food Lovers’ Guide to Queens, to be published in December by Globe Pequot.

QueensNYC.com is the first site to use BlankSlate’s groundbreaking inContext Wordpress theme. inContext offers site visitors a consistent experience across desktop, tablet and mobile with no downloads needed. inContext offers publishers easy blending of editorial, feed and community-powered content, while creating a mix of revenue opportunities. The site also marks the launch of inContext Real Estate, BlankSlate’s next generation listings service for publishers, MLS’s and brokerages.

“We’re positioning QueensNYC.com to become the go-to site for people who live there and those drawn to the energy and opportunity in the borough. There is tremendous growth happening in Queens right now. It’s an exciting time, and we want to help raise awareness of what Queens is all about,” said Kael Goodman, co-founder and CEO of BlankSlate. “Our partnership with QEDC is part of that. We recognized the work they are doing to bring and maintain business and awareness to the borough and we will be working together to amplify their effort.”

—Continues—

“Our partnership with BlankSlate is an exciting venture for us,” stated QEDC Executive Director Seth Bornstein. “They have tremendous experience creating compelling local media properties, and we know this partnership will move our work on behalf of the Queens Tourism Council forward. It leapfrogs our digital efforts. I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: ‘It’s in Queens!’”

QueensNYC is BlankSlate’s first owned and operated site. It joins the BlankSlate network of award-winning local websites, including brownstoner.com, brokelyn.com, dumbonyc.com, bushwickdaily.com and the Washington DC area’s princeofpetworth.com and arlnow.com.

About BlankSlate:

BlankSlate is a media and technology company based in DUMBO Brooklyn and Long Island City, Queens that works with publishers to provide technology, strategic consulting, business management and ad sales.

Contact:

Joshua Mack

Chief Product Officer, Blank Slate Factory, Inc.

68 Jay Street, Suite 512

Brooklyn, NY 11201

josh@blankslate.com

Rob MacKay

Director of Public Relations, Marketing & Tourism

Queens Economic Development Corporation

120-55 Queens Blvd., Ste. 308

Kew Gardens, NY 11424

rmackay@queensny.org

718-263-0546, ext. 12

Is Twitter Wrong?: Is that really a picture of Hurricane Sandy descending on New York?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:50:46 -0400

Is Twitter Wrong?: Is that really a picture of Hurricane Sandy descending on New York?:

istwitterwrong:

No.

Amazing picture of hurricane #Sandy decending in New York twitter.com/J7mster/status…
— JAMSTER(@J7mster) October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy approaching New York. twitter.com/efitz6/status/…
— Eamonn Fitzmaurice (@efitz6) October 29, 2012

It’s actually a picture…

From Douglaston GreenMarket/Grow NYC: Visit the market info tent...

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:14:33 -0400

From Douglaston GreenMarket/Grow NYC:

Visit the market info tent to meet your local honey producer, Joel Klose of Nature’s Way Farm. He’ll bring an observation hive and we’ll learn about the process of producing his delicious, local honey. We’ll also feature family friendly activities plus lots of honey health information for adults.

cnmitchelljr: MINI GREENHOUSE/PLANT TRANSPORTER Excellent for...

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:30:19 -0400

MINI GREENHOUSE/PLANT TRANSPORTER

Find an empty water bottle and remove the label.

Cut almost in half, leaving approx. 1 inch connected as a hinge.

Fill bottom half approx. 3/4 of the way with soil.

Insert seeds or small plant.

Close water bottle and seal cut area with clear tape.

cnmitchelljr:

MINI GREENHOUSE/PLANT TRANSPORTER

Excellent for starting seeds in the early spring or transporting small plants.

mothernaturenetwork: Should nature have a legal standing?A...

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:08:17 -0400

mothernaturenetwork:

Should nature have a legal standing?
A legal decision about a river in New Zealand raises logistical questions.

agrithoughts: It’s National 4-H week! Awesome! Do you know...

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:29:17 -0400

agrithoughts:

It’s National 4-H week!

Awesome! Do you know where to find your local 4H group in this area?

world-shaker: Hello new wallpaper. Love this!!! Have you...

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:13:50 -0400

world-shaker:

Hello new wallpaper.

Love this!!! Have you started pumpkin carving yet?

mothernaturenetwork: Got a kid crazy for lacrosse, bonkers over...

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:22:58 -0400

mothernaturenetwork:

Got a kid crazy for lacrosse, bonkers over baseball, or stuck on skiing? Here’s what it’ll run you (and a few ways to save some dough).

These are awesome! This is the kind of stuff that should be...

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:14:50 -0400

These are awesome! This is the kind of stuff that should be available for school supply shoppers everywhere! MAKE ALL THE THINKS BIODEGRADABLE!!!

sustainablestudent13:

I have always been one of those nerdy people who gets overly excited about school supplies. When I discovered these highlighters, I was completely beside myself. My poor roommates had to tolerate my ramblings about how cool they were and demonstrations of how they worked even better than the liquid markers I used to be overly attached to.

I am obsessed with these highlighters for a few reasons. Most notably, they do not contain any plastic. They are also free of harmful chemicals and dyes. They smell slightly of wood instead of that horrible chemical highlighter smell. They are made of wood that will easily biodegrade, and they will last quite a while because they cannot dry out. On a practical level, they are great because they travel well, don’t bleed through pages, and are easy to use both to underline or completely color a line. While they do not erase completely if you make a mistake, you can significantly lighten the marking and make it less noticeable. They are also priced well for their durability and the amount of highlighting you can accomplish with each pencil.

For more information or see the other cool colors these highlighters come in, visit Stubby Pencil Studios.

earth911: Can you believe this is newspaper? Get all the facts...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:32:43 -0400

earth911:

Can you believe this is newspaper?

Get all the facts about Paper Recycling here!

shutterhoney:

Upcycling and yarn…YES! Ivano Vitali uses old newspapers to create yarn and then sculptures.

mothernaturenetwork: How to go green for HalloweenReady for the...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:13:04 -0400

mothernaturenetwork:

How to go green for Halloween
Ready for the best costumes, decor and candy but not ready to drop a bunch of dough or trash the planet in the process? We’ve got you covered.

I think the key words are reuse, upcycle, make your own, but if you must have an awesome store-bought costume, buy used!!!

mothernaturenetwork: 5 Eco-friendly makeup accessoriesUse these...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:38:18 -0400

mothernaturenetwork:

5 Eco-friendly makeup accessories
Use these brushes and tools to get pretty — with a lower impact.

discoverynews: does this look like star wars’ Sarlacc to anyone...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:16:49 -0400

discoverynews:

does this look like star wars’ Sarlacc to anyone else?

mad-as-a-marine-biologist:

Peek inside a Leatherback Turtle’s (Dermochelys coriacea) mouth: How to eat jelly fish when your mouth is an exquisitely evolved jellyfish deathbed.

We know turtles like to eat jellyfish, and the Leatherback likes them most of all. However, this is the biggest turtle, consuming a prey that extremely low nutritional value, therefore it has to nom on a lot of them. As it does so, it takes in saltwater as well. The jellies and the saltwater get stored in the esophagus.

What happens next you ask? Is it to do with the horrific looking backwards facing spines that don’t look comfortable in anything’s mouth?

But of course! Because that is the beauty of evolution, the refined logic of adaptation.

The muscles of the esophagus squeeze the seawater out of the mouth and the spines, which get progressively larger down the esophagus, hold the jellyfish in place. Once all the water is gone, the jellies are passed into the stomach.

This is one of the many *awesome* characteristics of the leatherback turtle - trawling for jellyfish on this earth for over 90 million year.

Trawling for fish/shrimp (by humans, not leatherbacks), is one of the reasons Leatherbacks are classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.

Source: Evolution FB