The 16th Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up! Open Spaces, Environment and Health
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Sat, 04/10/2010 - 11:30am
Website: http://www.bronxspeakup.org/
Presentations
Energy Efficiency
Harlem River Working Group
Shape Up NY
Workshops
Rain Water Harvesting
Organic Growing Techniques
Worm Bins Made Easy (composting)
Panel Discussion
Sustainable/Green Community Development
Learn about all the Resources/Opportunities for Community Groups, Educators & Volunteers.
NEW DATE
Saturday, April 10th, 2010
at Lehman College Faculty Dining Room
11:30 am to 5 pm
Lunch provided courtesy of Con Edison.
Lehman College is located on Bedford Park Boulevard West and Goulden Avenue in a residential area in the northwest Bronx, south of Van Cortlandt Park and west of the New York Botanical Garden-near the border of Westchester County. The 37-acre campus is situated between the Kingsbridge and Bedford Park neighborhoods, along the historic Jerome Park Reservoir. Lehman's neighbors along the reservoir include Bronx High School of Science, Walton High School, and DeWitt Clinton High School. The campus is easy to reach by car and by public transportation. Ample parking is available in attended, well-lit parking lots.
By Train
IRT No. 4 or the IND "D" line to Bedford Park Boulevard. The campus is a three-minute walk to the west. For more information about subway service to the Lehman campus, call the New York City Transit Authority at (718) 330-1234.
Metro North's Harlem line has a local stop at the Botanical Gardens station. The campus is about 12 blocks due west on Bedford Park Boulevard. Call Metro North for information about fares and schedules (212) 532-4900.
By Bus
Nine Bronx buses including the 2, 10, 22, and 28 have stops at Lehman College. Liberty Lines BXM4A or 4B express buses from Manhattan stop near the campus, at Bedford Park Boulevard and the Grand Concourse. Good connections are available on Westchester 20 or 20X buses from White Plains, Hartsdale, Scarsdale, and Yonkers via Central Park Avenue. The No. 4 from Yonkers also stops near the campus. For more information about taking a bus to the Lehman campus, call (718) 330-1234 (Bronx buses) or (718) 652-8400 (Liberty Lines) or (914) 682-2020 (Westchester buses).
Look at Lehman College website for Automobile directions: http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/about/maps-and-directions.php
For more info or to register e-mail to bxspeakup@hotmail.com.
To reserve a table please send an e-mail to speakuptabling@hotmail.com by 2/19/10.
