RESTORATION, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE NY/NJ HARBOR ESTUARY

The Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy (UDEC, The Urban Divers) is a 501c3 not for profit environmental & cultural organization committed to active participation in the restoration, revitalization, restoration, protection, as well as a commitment to public education for our coastal resources( rivers, oceans, marine wildlife, green open spaces); with a special focus on the urban estuary, its watershed and the community that lives, learns, works, and play in and along its shore. The Urban Divers work with communities challenged with environmental issues that affect our local waterways and watershed. Through robust youth and adult environmental education through recreation programs, clean water action events, stewardship opportunities, conservation support & scientific diving, eco-cruise series, an annual art & environment festival, and it's popular and original annual multimedia presentation with audience participation Live! Beneath the Estuary, UDEC help capture the public's imagination about the significance of our planet's & our community's most fragile natural resource, as well as to investigate current conditions and the cost of human impact. UDEC provides a tool, a resource, the basic science & cultural enrichment that empowers community members, teachers, students, public officials, civic leaders, local businesses, as well as the local press in becoming more informed active participants in the public policy decision making process that affects the environmental quality where we live, learn, work and play, while fostering greater community stewardship, community environmental literacy, & new leaders for the environment, for the preservation of environmentally sustainable & vital habitats for all living creatures of our community, our planet. UDEC works in various locations along NY Harbor. It operates centers both down-river and up-river. It offers MEMBERSHIP, VOLUNTEER opportunities , as well as internship opportunities for local High School & College Students. DIVERS & NON- DIVERS are welcomed. VOLUNTEER or BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!... Get involved. Make a difference... Contribute...while learning something new & having fun. TEL # ph/fx 718-802-9874 or 718-901-3331.

UDEC NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Monitor Project Sites

• Gowanus Canal/Erie Basin
• Coney Island Creek
• Jamaica Bay
• Arthur Kill/Elizabeth River
• Bushwick Inlet
• Newtown Creek
• Harlem River
• Flushing Bay/Flushing Creek
• Bronx River
• Hudson River North
• Other Community Outreach Activities
• Clear Water/ Hudson River Revival Festival
• Mammaroneck Harbor Historic Fair
• Beneath The Sea
• Red Hook Waterfront Festival
• NYC Boat Show