Calendar of Events:

Calendar of Events

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April 2012

Seminar: TBA, with Matt Fantle
Monday, April 2, 3:30 pm; Philip Alampi Auditorium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Lecture: Horseshoe Crab Conservation Efforts: 455 Million Years in the Making and In Peril? With John Tanecredi
Tuesday, April 3, 10:30 am; Manhattan

Seminar: Orbital Pacing of North Atlantic Nitrogen fixation Changes, with Danny Sigman
Monday, April 9, 3:30 pm; Philip Alampi Auditorium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Community Meeting: River to the People: East River Blueway Project
Monday, April 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm; Baruch College, Manhattan

Talk: Plastic Ocean with Charles Moore
Monday, April 9, 7:00 – 8:30 pm; Explorers Club, Manhattan

Seminar: Shutdown of Turbulent Convection as a New Criterion for the Onset of Spring Phytoplankton Blooms, with Raffaele Ferrari
Wednesday, April 11, noon; Endeavor Hall 120, Stony Brook University

Trip: Trinidad/Tobago Bay
April 12-21

Q & A Forum on the Development of the East River Esplanade
Thursday, April 12, 6:00 pm; NY University, Manhattan

Symposium: Connecting the Dots: Linkages between Land Use and the Degradation of the Eastern Suffolk County Water Bodies
Friday, April 13, 7:00 pm; Stony Brook Southampton Campus

Colloquium: The Down, Up, and Out Dynamics of Carbon in a Productive Shelf Sea: The Gulf of Maine, with Cynthia Pilskain
Friday, April 13, noon; Endeavor Hall 120, Stony Brook University, Long Island

Symposium: The Stony Brook Southampton Estuarine Research Program, with Dr. Chris Gobler and Dr. Bradley Peterson
Friday, April 13, 7:30 pm;  Southampton

Seal Walk
Saturday, April 14, 8:00 am; Cupsogue Beach State Park

Bronx River Ramble
Saturday, April 14, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm; MetroNorth Woodlawn Station

Hudson River Dredging Update
Saturday, April 14, 7:00 pm; Beczak Environmental Education Center, Yonkers

Walking Tour: Combined Sewage Overflows Along the East River Blueway
April 15, 1:00 – 3:00 pm; Under Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan

Seminar: Microbial Community Structure, Function, and Dynamics: An “Omics” Perspective of the Motion Picture, with Edward DeLong
Monday, April 16, 3:30 pm; Philip Alampi Auditorium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

2012 Long Island Earth Summit
Tuesday, April 17, 12:00 – 5:00 pm; Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton

All About Tugs: Films, Discussion, and Reception
Tuesday, April 17, 6:00 – 9:00 pm; Manhattan

Seminar: A Dynamical Performance-Ranking Method for Ensembles, with Jun Du
Wednesday, April 18, noon; Endeavor Hall 120, Stony Brook University

Symposium: Our Water’s Fragile Future: Hydrofracking, Climate Change & Privatization
Thursday, April 19, 5:30 – 9:00 pm; Rochester, NY

Seminars in Science Education: “Death to Life in Jamaica Bay’s Salt Marshes”
Friday, April 20, 8:30 am– 2:30pm

Walk: Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossoms
Saturday, April 21, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm; Roosevelt Island Visitor Center

Seminar: TBA, with Liz Vallen
Monday, April 23, 3:30 pm; Philip Alampi Auditorium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Speaker Aaren Freeman, PhD,Professor of Biology, Adelphi University
"Aliens attack as invasive species making evolutionary history all wet."
Long Island Marine Science Association’s Spring Meeting
Tuesday, April 24, 7:00 pm; Jones Beach Coast Guard Station Contact Bob at RDAbr@optonline.net, Larry at vworters@optonline.net, or Anita at hfreudenthal@cs.com for more details.

Earth Day Lobby Day
Wednesday, April 25, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm; Albany, NY

Seminar: Global Remote Sensing and Spatial Patterns of CO2, with Yuk L Yung
Wednesday, April 25, noon; Endeavor Hall 120, Stony Brook University

Colloquium: Infaunal Hydraulic Ecosystem Engineers, with Nils Volkenborn
Friday, April 27, noon; Endeavor Hall 120, Stony Brook University, Long Island

Walk: Holly Forest Exploration
Saturday, April 28, 10:00 am; Sandy Hook, NJ

Seal Walk
Saturday, April 28, 8:00 am; Cupsogue Beach State Park

Bike Tour: Old Croton Aqueduct
Saturday, April 28, 12:00 – 4:00 pm; NY Public Library to 173rd St., Manhattan

Seal Walk
Sunday, April 29, 8:30 am; Cupsogue Beach State Park

Seminar: TBA, with Jack DiTullio
Monday, April 30, 3:30 pm; Philip Alampi Auditorium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ



May 2012

Seminar: Clean the Air, Heat the Planet? With Nadine Unger
Wednesday, May 2, noon; Endeavor Hall 120, Stony Brook University

Colloquium: Biogeochemical Processes That Have Changed the State of Our Oceans Throughout the Geologic Past, As Well as Those Driving Critical Changes in the Immediate Future, with Justin Ries
Friday, May 4, noon; Endeavor Hall 120, Stony Brook University, Long Island

Lecture: Public Health Implications of Seafood Consumption, with Dr. Jaymie Meliker
Friday, May 4, 7:30 pm; Southampton

Trip: Canoe in the Pine Barrens
Friday, May 4, 9:00 am; Chatsworth, New Jersey

Seminars in Science Education: Jamaica Bay Citizen Scientists: Gathering, Reporting, and Analyzing Environmental Data
Friday, May 4, 8:30 am– 2:30pm

Trip: Pine Barrens Weekend
May 4-6; Chatsworth, New Jersey

NYSMEA Meeting
Saturday, May 5, time TBD NY Aquarium

Bronx River Flotilla
Saturday, May 5, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Shoelace Park, Bronx

Seal Walk
Saturday, May 5, 12:00 noon; Cupsogue Beach State Park

Surf Fishing Clinic
Saturday, May 12, 8:00 am, Sandy Hook, NJ

Seal Walk
Saturday, May 12, 8:00 am; Cupsogue Beach State Park

Seal Walk
Sunday, May 13, 8:00 am; Cupsogue Beach State Park

Seminars in Science Education: Jamaica Bay: A Bird’s and a Birder’s Paradise
Friday, May 18, 8:30 am– 2:30pm

Conference: Our Harbor – An Environmental Engine and Economic Resource
May 18-19; West Side of Manhattan

Walk: Red Knots and Horseshoe Crabs
Saturday, May 19, 9:00 am; Cape May, NJ

NYSMEA Meeting
Saturday, May 20, time TBD Stony Brook University

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: Newark Bay Tour
Sunday, May 20, 6:15 – 8:15 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: OpSail 2012 Anchored Vessels
Tuesday, May 22, 6:15 – 8915 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport
workingharbor.com/hh-boat-tours.html

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: OpSail 2012 Parade
Wednesday, May 23, 6:15 – 9:15 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Walk: Horseshoe Crabs
Thursday, May 31, 7:00 pm; Sandy Hook, NJ

June 2012

Trip: Montauk Spring Weekend
June 1-3; Montauk Manor

Trip: Rhode Island/Block Island Striped Bass Tagging Weekend
June 1-3

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: Brooklyn Tour
Wednesday, June 6, 6:15 – 8:15 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Seminars in Science Education: Aquaculture: Bringing Back Oysters to NYC and Supporting the Horseshoe Crab
Thursday, June 7, 8:30 am– 2:30pm

Annual NYSMEA Conference
Saturday, June 9; SUNY Maritime, Throgs Neck

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: Newark Bay Tour
Tuesday, June 19, 6:15 – 8:15 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Walk: Summer Solstice on Sandy Hook
Wednesday, June 20, 7:00 pm; Sandy Hook, NJ

Outing: Sunset Eco-Cruise on Barnegat Bay
Saturday, June 23, 7:30 pm

Aquatic WILD Educator Workshop
Wednesday, June 29, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm; Old Westbury Gardens, Nassau County

July 2012

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: July 4th Fireworks Prep
Monday or Tuesday, July 2 or 3 (to be confirmed), 6:15 – 8:15 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: July 4th Fireworks Prep
Monday or Tuesday, July 2 or 3 (to be confirmed), 6:15 – 8:15 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: North River Tour
Tuesday, July 10, 6:15 – 8:15 pm (to be confirmed); Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Family Night – A Seining Adventure
Thursday, July 12, 6:00 pm; Sandy Hook, NJ

Outing: Seine the Navesink
Tuesday, July 24, 6:00 pm; Hartshorne Woods, NJ

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: Newark Bay Tour
Tuesday, July 24, 6:15 – 8:15 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Family Night – A Seining Adventure
Thursday, July 26, 6:00 pm; Sandy Hook, NJ

Outing: Fluke Tagging Trip
Sunday, July 29, 7:00 am; Atlantic Highlands Marina, NJ

Marine Chemistry Course at Dowling College
Monday, July 30 – Friday, August 3, 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Contact Lou Siegel at Siegell@dowling.edu for more information

August 2012

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: Brooklyn Tour
Tuesday, August 7, 6:15 – 8:15 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Family Night – A Seining Adventure
Thursday, August 9, 6:00 pm; Sandy Hook, NJ

Trip: Cape Ann Whale Watch
August 17-19

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: Newark Bay Tour
Tuesday, August 21, 6:15 – 8:15 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Family Night – A Seining Adventure
Thursday, August 23, 6:00 pm; Sandy Hook, NJ

Walk: Shore Birds and Wild Edibles
Saturday, August 25, 9:00 am; Sandy Hook, NJ

Cohansey River Fest
Saturday, August 25, 9:00 am

September 2012

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: Brooklyn Tour
Tuesday, September 4, 5:30 – 7:30 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Kids Day
Saturday, September 15, 1:30 pm; Sandy Hook, NJ

Boat Trip with Working Harbor Committee: Newark Bay Tour
Tuesday, September 18, 5:30 – 7:30 pm; Pier 16, South Street Seaport

Fall Equinox Walk
Saturday, September 22, 6:30 pm; Sandy Hook, NJ

Trip: Cape May Hawk Watch
September 28-30

Outing: Sunset Eco-Cruise on Barnegat Bay
Saturday, September 29, 6:00 pm

October 2012

Trip: Delaware Water Gap Camping Trip
October 6-7

Spooky Tales/Ghosts of Fort Hancock
Friday, October 19, 7:30 pm; Fort Hancock


November / December 2012

Surf Fishing Clinic
Saturday, November 3, 8:00 am, Sandy Hook, NJ

Trip: Louisiana and New Orleans
November 28-December 6

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