Science Bulletins: Bronx River Restoration

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In the 1600's, New York City's Bronx River was a drinking water source and a sylvan haven for beaver, oysters, and herring. It became blighted as urbanization progressed, reincarnating as an industrial power source, an open sewer, and a garbage dump. Today, landscape ecologists are reconstructing the waterway's ecological history as a reference point for its restoration effort. Watch conservation teams coax new life into the Bronx River as they restock it with native fish, lay down oyster beds, and remove invasive species along its shores.

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@djdedan 12 жыл бұрын

Great to see this level of natural restoration in the most urban city in the country.

@billrobbins5874 2 жыл бұрын

If it is successful there, think of the possibilities! Beautiful! Look at the birds, ducks and other animals.

@drinny26 4 жыл бұрын

Its such a blessing to have a river run through your community. I walk there everyday.

@RonGay58 6 жыл бұрын

These people are doing a great job, God bless you all.

@allanegleston4931 4 жыл бұрын

would love to see a follow up in 2020.

@teamvexil1139 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, same!

@fernandopinoordonez 11 жыл бұрын

healthy shores=healthy water, healthy air, healthy people.

@drinny26 4 жыл бұрын

I live along the Bronx River. It’s beautiful. I wish they would remove the dams. I always see fish at the front of the dam and they can’t swim upstream. I also wish people would stop littering.

@michaeltartaglia3821 4 жыл бұрын

God bless everyone for thinking forward about river restoration.

@MichelobX 10 жыл бұрын

great project, great story!

@green61185 4 жыл бұрын

I am glad to see this work done. Awesome job. I have one question/concern. Why did you wrap the shells in a plastic mesh container? Why wouldn't you use a small rope made from a biodegradable material?

@CubaMiAmor2010 7 жыл бұрын

I CANNOT SAY MUCH FOR THE OTHER IGNOPRANT COMMENTS, SOME WERE QUITE AMAZING. HOWEVER, I AM QUITE THANKFUL TO YOUR RESTORATION PROJECT. THANK YOU FOR CLEANING OUR RIVERS. WE HAVE TO KEEP MOTHER EARTH HEALTHY, FOR ALL OF OUR SAKES. EARTH IS DEMENISHING AS TIME GOES FORWARD.

@tarahenry9995 3 жыл бұрын

I love it

@Uglypenn 2 жыл бұрын

Really cool I love this stuff! Thank you for taking the time to share

@johnkeviljr9625 5 жыл бұрын

Great job guys! Stay the course. Impressive.

@jacquesblaque7728 5 жыл бұрын

Didja know, that's a reaganism- "stay the course"? Seems he totally fabricated it. He never heard "steady on course". FWIW.

@johnkeviljr9625 5 жыл бұрын

Jacques, "Stay the Course" is a very old phrase.

@michaelairley2015 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. UK chalk rivers. You'll get some inspiration there

@stevetobin3493 2 жыл бұрын

Doing great job, but the plastic bags around the shells will probably kill them

@johnbrady1211 24 күн бұрын

I grew up very close to this river. It's a good thing what these people are doing. But they will never see the Bronx River unpolluted. Even after they pull out all the human refuse, they would still have to dredge the toxic soil that is probably three feet thick after two centuries of using it for a sewage system and dumping place for industrial waste. That river used to glow green at night. We still swam in it...

@deanfirnatine7814 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@vophie Жыл бұрын

God Bless You

@drinny26 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a plan to remove the several smaller dams that are in the river? Like the ones in the zoo, garden and several in lower Westchester.

@johnschoenberg7025 5 жыл бұрын

so its been a bunch of years. What is the outcome compared to the plan?

@randylanhart1796 3 жыл бұрын

Great job.... too bad big business will never admit that they are a HUGE part of the problem.

@Raven1015 2 жыл бұрын

So you mean to tell me they had over had aerial maps back in colonial times? I guess they had planes back then as well.

@TheFishman88 10 жыл бұрын

put some carp there and , it will take off

@nonewherelistens1906 7 жыл бұрын

They are not native. You want to restore the natives.

@keithsage1593 3 жыл бұрын

Fill the river with zebra mussels and they will filter the water.

@johnonorgan 9 жыл бұрын

why ant you talk without drums

@andrewm8063 8 жыл бұрын

English please

@nonewherelistens1906 7 жыл бұрын

+1000

@tgeezee3453 4 жыл бұрын

seeing the Tiers stuck in the mud 20 feet from where they are laying shells .. the work is good but c-mon some one pick up the Trash .. .. and why are you putting more plastic in teh water ?? id rather see you Glue the Shells to some Rock and drop it In

@johnonorgan 8 жыл бұрын

Andrew M wasamatter don't you understand pig latin?