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MUCKING THINGS UP: Noah Chesnin & Tanasia Swift
January 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
an intertidal talk with the Gowanus Dredgers
We’ll be hearing from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Noah Chesnin about the little-known Hudson Canyon, a giant underwater landform out in the ocean in the coastal shelf off New York. There’s a movement afoot to designate it a national marine sanctuary, and we’ll learn why it’s so special – from the marine species (including some Gowanus creatures) that need it for habitat to the chemosynthetic undersea vents awaiting further exploration in the Canyon. Learn about an upcoming series of dives into the Canyon coming up this summer.
Our second speaker is someone who’s known around New York Harbor for her work with the Billion Oyster Project, Tanasia Swift. A diver who knows a thing or two about many unusual nooks and crannies around the estuary, Tanasia will let us know more about the organisms and ecosystems that we might not notice in our day-to-day interactions with the waters we encounter.
