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  • Air Quality Forecast

    Air Pollution levels for selected areas in New York and New Jersey from the Weather Channel.

  • Andrew E. Zimmer Fish and Game Conservation Association

    Among other activities, the association offers youth conservation programs, Huck Finn fishing tournaments and a safety course needed to qualify for a hunting license in New York.

  • City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation

    Provides information about facilities and activities in the Bronx, including: beaches, computer resource centers, dog runs, interactive park maps, nature centers, recreation centers, special events, and sports facilities: baseball fields, basketball courts, bocce courts, cricket fields, football fields, golfcourses, roller hockey, soccer fields, tennis courts (indoor/outdoor), and swimming pools.

  • Fresh Kills Projects and Proposals for a new park

    NYC Department of Planning's timetable for development of the Fresh Kills Park.

  • Fresh Kills: Landfill to Landscape

    A history and description of the former Fresh Kills landfill and proposals for its future.

  • Friends of Blue Heron Park
  • Friends of Clearwater

    Contact information for local chapters of the environmental group that operates the Hudson River Sloop "Clearwater", a sailing ship that conducts educational programs along the Hudson River and in New York Bay.

  • Gateway National Recreation Area

    The Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26,000 acre national park with locations surrounding New York Harbor in New York and New Jersey. Gateway site includes links to Staten Island locations at Fort Wadsworth, Miller Field and Great Kills Park. Directions, program listings, rules and information on volunteering and obtaining permits are included.

  • Geology of Staten Island

    Island geological history.

  • Geology: Glacial Erratics and Serpentintite

    A guide to finding some of Staten Island's more unusual rocks.

  • Greenbelt Nature Center

    The center offers access to the greenbelt's hiking trails and a variety of programs and exhibits.

  • Natural Resources Protective Association

    Established in 1977 and based on Staten Island, the NRPA is a consortium of conservation groups, yacht clubs, sportsmen clubs, and concerned citizens dedicated to the protection of the marine environment of Raritan Bay, and Lower New York Harbor.

  • New York City Department of Environmental Protection

    The site offers information on the water supply, wastewater treatment, air and noise pollution and other issues under the jurisdiction of the department. Online payment of water bills, printable forms and applications and other customer services are also available.

  • New York New Jersey Baykeeper

    Learn about NY/NJ Baykeeper and its efforts to preserve, protect and restore the ecological integrity of the Hudson/Raritan Estuary through current issues, news, programs, action alerts, events and recommended resources.

  • New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program

    The Harbor Estuary Program (HEP) is a National Estuary Program authorized in 1987 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The HEP was convened as a partnership of federal, state, and local governments scientists civic and environmental advocates the fishing community business and labor leaders and educators.

  • Protectors of Pine Oak Woods

    Staten Island's largest environmental organization works to protect natural areas from overdevelopment and pollution.

  • Staten Island Geological Society

    A forum for Staten Island residents who are interested in geology and science in general, the society meets monthly and conducts field trips throughout the year.

  • Staten Island Greenbelt
  • Staten Island Growth Management Task Force

    The final report of the Task Force, issued December 2, 2003.

  • The Trees of Historic Richmond Town

    The Winter/Spring 2001 issue of the Staten Island Historian describing the development of forests and agricultural trees in Historic Richmond Town and on Staten Island.

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