Join the Gowanus Canal Conservancy and The NYC Urban Field Station’s Science of the Living City Seminar series for a panel discussion on urban civic science. Scientists and environmentalists discuss their perspectives on engaging volunteers in scientific investigations of the urban-industrial environment. Panelists will talk about their projects in the Gowanus Canal and watershed, such as aerial mapping, urban forestry surveying, canal sediment sampling and aquatic robot data collection. A Q&A for panelists will follow. There will be an opportunity to mingle and enjoy beer, courtesy of our beverage sponsor, Brooklyn Brewery.

Moderator:

• Gillian Baine, The NYC Urban Field Station, a
• partnership of the U.S. Forest Service and the NYC
• Department of Parks & Recreation

Panelists:

• Liz Barry, Public Lab
• Ellen Jorgensen, Genspace
• Jeffrey Laut, Polytechnic Institute of NYU
• Phil Silva, TreeKit

Place: * FIND Furnishings * 43 9th St., Brooklyn, NY 11215

Date & Time:

• Wednesday, May 14; 6:30 - 8:00PM
• Lectures are free, with a $5 suggested donation
• For more information contact: education@gowanuscanalconservancy.org