Climate Piloting Summer Kickoff

Jul 13, 2024

Yankee Pier - Yankee Pier

Cel­e­brate City of Water Day with the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island’s inau­gur­al cohort of cli­mate pilots! Fea­tur­ing live demos, work­shops, and tours of the excit­ing and impact­ful water-based cli­mate tech projects being pilot­ed on Gov­er­nors Island this sum­mer, includ­ing inno­va­tions in liv­ing shore­lines, urban aqua­cul­ture, water qual­i­ty, indoor agri­cul­ture, and more. 

Fea­tured Projects:

• IoT water qual­i­ty mon­i­tor­ing with Duro UAS
• Grey­wa­ter treat­ment with LAERO
• Liv­ing shore­line tech­nolo­gies with Just EcoC­i­ties & Biohabitats
• Hydro­pon­ics with GrowNYC
• Urban kelp farm­ing with Sea­weed City
• Air qual­i­ty mon­i­tor­ing with South Bronx Unite
• Coastal infra­struc­ture with Object Ter­ri­to­ries
• Float­ing gar­dens with RETI Center

This free, all-ages event is meant to direct­ly engage New York­ers with the inno­v­a­tive cli­mate solu­tions — and the peo­ple and com­mu­ni­ties behind them — being test­ed on Gov­er­nors Island through the Trust’s Cli­mate Solu­tions Pilot­ing Pro­gram. Please note, this event is rain or shine.

Gov­er­nors Island Cli­mate pro­grams are made pos­si­ble with the gen­er­ous sup­port of Ama­zon, Con Edi­son, Don­ald A. Pels Char­i­ta­ble Trust, the New York Com­mu­ni­ty Trust, Deutsche Bank, and LISC.