Brick City 07101 at the Visual Arts Center of NJ
Release Date: 01/14/2015
Training More Eyes on Water Quality
CivicStory Podcast Library
Careful sampling and analysis is crucial to maintaining clean water sources and cleaning up polluted ones, but keeping constant track of water quality across thousands of miles of rivers and streams in New Jersey is a daunting task - one that would be almost impossible to do properly without crowdsourcing the work to a largely volunteer network. CivicStory spoke with Erin Stretz, assistant director of science and stewardship at the Watershed Institute, and Nancy Lawler, water quality program coordinator at the Musconetcong Watershed Association, about what it takes to implement and...
info_outline
Dam Removal in NJ
CivicStory Podcast Library
Over the centuries, tens of thousands of dams have been built across the U.S. to control water for consumption, storage, energy, and recreation. Rarely was any thought given to the effect these dams had on the ecosystem - until recently. Now there is a growing recognition that many dams do more harm than good, and a growing movement to restore the health of our waterways by taking down the dams that we no longer need. In New Jersey, a partnership has been formed to consolidate information and best practices, and to address the daunting task of dam removal across the state. The partnership...
info_outline
Delaware River Watershed Coalition
CivicStory Podcast Library
CDRW Director Sandra Meola spoke with CivicStory about the coalition's priorities for protecting and restoring the Delaware River. The interview was conducted by CivicStory's Media Manager Donna Liu at the 2019 Delaware River Watershed Forum, held Oct 16-17 in Allentown, PA.
info_outline
2019 Sustainable Jersey Summit
CivicStory Podcast Library
- the feisty nonprofit that spurs environmental action across New Jersey’s towns and schools - marked a bittersweet moment at its annual summit on June 14th in Holmdel: while celebrating ten years of remarkable growth and collaboration, Executive Director Randall Solomon pointed out that by the latest scientific projections, “we have the next ten years to avoid global catastrophe.”
info_outline
Newark Call to Collaboration
CivicStory Podcast Library
What happens when over 300 people take part in more than 50 different conversations about how to improve life in their communities? That’s what happened June 6-7, 2019 in Newark, when Creative New Jersey convened its largest-ever .
info_outline
Ecology and Economy: Resolving Our Climate Crisis
CivicStory Podcast Library
In this CivicStory forum, five panelists from fields of economics, communications, engineering, biology, and law explore such questions as: what is an ethical response to climate change, can news help us live better, and is “growth” always good? Panelists include: Dr. Michael Taylor, environmental economist at Seton Hall University; Patricia Canning, member of the South Orange Environmental Commission; Allan Chernoff, CEO of Chernoff Communications; Edward Lloyd, professor of environmental law at Columbia University, Zahavah Rojer, AP Biology student and Co-Chair of the...
info_outline
News & Democracy
CivicStory Podcast Library
Forum explores mediating role of news. Panelists include: Michael Hill: news anchor and correspondent Joseph Lichterman: , Philadelphia Stefanie Murray: Director, at Montclair State University Paula Saha: Dir. of Communications,
info_outline
Trenton Education Dance Institute (TEDI) - Dancing for Life
CivicStory Podcast Library
(Uploaded on Nov 2, 2010) The Trenton Education Dance Institute (TEDI) inspires and transforms hundreds of students from the Trenton schools. (May 2009)
info_outline
JFK School Choir & Jazz House Kids Vocal Residency
CivicStory Podcast Library
(Uploaded on Nov 4, 2010) Newark's John F. Kennedy School Choir builds verbal skills and confidence through vocal residency. (April 2010)
info_outline
Princeton Ballet School & American Repertory Ballet's Dance Power
CivicStory Podcast Library
Uploaded on Nov 4, 2010
info_outline(Uploaded on Jan 9, 2011) The 'Brick City' Exhibition at the Visual Arts Center of NJ in Summit showcases Newark artists. (August 2009)