Photo by Erik Baard

Partner Paddle tour with Queer Scouts NYC (https://www.facebook.com/groups/283924708806941/about/) to enjoy brunch in Dumbo. Pride Paddles for the LGBTQ+ community are part of HarborLAB’s mission of diversity and inclusion in STEM and enjoyment of our public waterways.

HarborLAB and Queer Scouts NYC are family-friendly groups but this open water tour of a busy waterway is for adults. All ages can join the brunch in Brooklyn! Location to be determined.

To join, please apply here:

https://forms.gle/YV3pcY2hc4K9Z7x38

Float Plan:

930AM: Gather at HarborLAB
Safety talk and orientation, prep boats.
1030AM: All boats in the water.
11AM: Paddlers who chose to board at 2nd Street are in boats.
LAUNCH!
1230PM: Land at Pier 4 Beach in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
BRUNCH
2PM: Launch for the return.
330PM: Return (some dropped off at 2nd Street)
4PM: Done!

Su 8 High 4:39 AM 4.2 6:30 AM Set 1:05 AM 66
8 Low 10:55 AM 0.9 7:17 PM Rise 4:25 PM
8 High 5:05 PM 4.9
8 Low 11:38 PM 0.6

ReservoirLAB at Neversink. Photo by Erik Baard

Welcome to the new school year!

To help students learn about their drinking water, HarborLAB maintains a second boat fleet on the Neversink Reservoir in the Catskill Mountains. This FREE program of educational paddling tours on pristine mountain water, called ReservoirLAB, is the result of a unique partnership between HarborLAB, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, and is supported by Catskill Watershed Corporation.

The dates we can offer in 2019 are:

Oct 5, 6, 7, 12, 13

Our educational programs are free but we can’t provide transportation or meals.

If you’d like to visit with your school class, youth group, or community center, please email us at edu@harborlab.org.

Up for adventure?

2019 HarborLAB

Manhattan Circumnavigation!

East River paddling. Photo by Laura Picallo.

Set a course for adventure on Saturday, August 31! It’s time for HarborLAB’s annual Manhattan Circumnavigation! This is our biggest chance to thank volunteers for their hard work (especially given the difficult conditions caused by sailboat squatters at Vernon Blvd and your patience as we work toward relocation of our boats to 2nd Street) and to strengthen relationships with fellow environmental groups and supporters. 

Newer volunteers will be considered. The form linked below gives you the chance to let us know how you’ll be contributing to HarborLAB’s success going forward. 

Apply to join with this form:

https://forms.gle/SEuFdLwJZ8xvwM9z6

Also included in the form are:

• Scheduling and float plan details.
• Safety notes and what to wear and bring.
• .Ways to join without paddling the full length.

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BY THURSDAY, 8/29 AT 3PM.

Come kayak the East River from LIC to the Brooklyn Bridge and enjoy a round table discussion about how to prevent some of the damages of climate change by making better food choices. For example, delicious vegan dim sum!

Application to join this trip must be made here:

https://forms.gle/v7G7k7ohcGHfVA6z8

Seating is limited. Joining us will be a representative from the United Nations Environment Programme’s office in New York. Other special guests will be announced as they are confirmed. All are welcome to join us at the restaurant, even if they don’t paddle. Please make your own arrangements, however, as our reservation is for a dozen.

This event is free. Food and ferry are at one’s own expense, but students and volunteers with a financial hardship will be covered by HarborLAB. Donations are gratefully accepted at:

https://harborlab.org/donateorsponsor/

This brunch voyage is inspired by public information like the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report (https://www.ediblemanhattan.com/eat/plant-based-foods-key-to-fighting-climate-change-according-to-u-n-report/) that advocate for a plant-based diet.

Direct links to IPCC reports:

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/srccl/

Details:

(Please note that we’ve amended our Float Plan to accommodate some bureaucratic issues surrounding the beach on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Instead we’ll land at the Pier 4 beach at Brooklyn Bridge Park and ride to Manhattan with our sponsor, NYC Ferry/Hornblower Cruises. As a result we will launch earlier in the morning and land later in the afternoon.)

7AM: Gather at HarborLAB
8AM: Launch!
9AM: Land at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 Beach. One person will babysit the boats.Group walks walks to River Cafe restaurant (Dumbo) ferry dock. 12 minute walk.
10:05am: Ferry to Pier 11, Wall Street. 3 minute ride.
10:08am: Arrive at Pier 11, Wall Street. 21 minute walk to Vegetarian Dim Sum House: 24 Pell St #1, New York, NY 10013
11am: Brunch!
12:30pm: Brunch concludes.
108pm: NYC Ferry to Dumbo.
2PM: Launch for the return.
3:30PM: Land at HarborLAB and pack up.
4:30PM: Done!

What to bring and wear:

Common sense sun protection for (hat, UV broadband sunglasses, eco-friendly sunblock), sturdy footwear you don’t mind getting wet (not flip flops), dry change of clothing, quick drying paddling clothing, full reusable water bottle (you can refill in Brooklyn, but there’s no water at HarborLAB), snacks with no plastic packaging if possible (oranges are great, or nuts in a reusable bag).

Safety:
Don’t do what you feel unsafe doing. For example, our shoreline is very rough but entering and exiting the boats at 2nd Street is safer and easier.
Stay close together. Do not stray.
Listen to instructions and directions immediately and precisely. There might be safety concerns about which you’re unaware.
If you don’t feel well, are in pain, or have a condition that could affect you or the group, please inform the trip leader or a volunteer escort immediately.
Stay hydrated. Drink before you feel thirsty.

Tides

Sa 24 High 2:43 AM 4.0 6:15 AM Rise 12:06 AM 48
24 Low 9:00 AM 1.1 7:41 PM Set 2:55 PM
24 High 3:00 PM 4.8
24 Low 10:30 PM 1.1