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  • Call NumberGEHP_0031
  • Summary(0:28) National Wildlife Federation Eco-Schools program in Greenpoint schools -- (1:29) Curriculum in schools -- (6:40) Schools received grant money to create legacy projects -- (7:40) Partnerships in community -- (9:20) Students study Newtown Creek flora, fauna and watersheds -- (11:48) Partnering with local community gardens -- (14:30) Working with city agencies and receiving matching funds -- (16:58) Creating recycling sorting systems for efficiency -- (19:00) 60 -80 % of organics waste diverted from landfills in Eco-Schools
  • Date2018-11-29
  • Physical Description1 sound file (21 min.) : digital, MP3
  • CreatorWard, Sarah
  • Cite AsGreenpoint Environmental History Project, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Digital Public Library of AmericaThis item is represented in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on November 29, 2018, by Acacia Thompson in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.
  • SubjectNational Wildlife Federation ; Newtown Creek (Kings County-New York County, N.Y.) ; New York City Audubon (Organization) ; New York (N.Y.). Department of Sanitation ; New York (N.Y.). Department of Environmental Protection ; High-efficiency toilets ; Elementary schools ;Department of Sanitation ; STEM ; Recycling
  • PlaceGreenpoint (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is covered by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Users are free to share and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes as long as appropriate credit is given to the source and new material created with this work is shared under the same conditions.
  • TitleOral history interview with Sarah Ward conducted on 2018 November 29.