PLEASE NOTE: We have two launch locations, the Boathouse at 165 2nd St. / off Bond St. and the Bunker at the end of 19th St. off of 3rd Ave. The starting place for each activity is listed with the event listing. In general, guided tours leave from 19th St. Walk-Up paddling may be at either location, depending on the current status of the work in the canal. It takes about 35 minutes to walk between the locations and about 10 minutes to drive. PLEASE CHECK the location to ensure you are not late to a timed tour. Trips can not be joined once the group leaves the dock.
[ Rain 30 min. Prior to start time may cancel event and dates +30 days in the future are subject to change ]
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Annual Ribbed Mussel Population Survey
October 13, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join the Gowanus Dredgers, the Gowanus Canal Conservancy and local research scientists to help find, count, and measure ribbed mussels living in the Gowanus Canal. As part of our ongoing research into this hearty, helpful bivalve, we are investigating the variety of conditions in which they live and thrive through annual population surveys.
We’ll provide safety gear, gloves, and tools for documentation to all participants. Wear shoes with good wet-surface grip and clothes appropriate for scrabbling around in the damp, intertidal zones of our local waterway!
We’ll start and end the day at the 2nd St. Boathouse. Registration for this event is now closed. Join us next year!
Please note October 27 is the rain date for this event. In case of weather, we will notify participants by 8am.
