WATERWASH Bronx River, NY, 2009 – 2020

WATERWASH Bronx River is a collaborative green infrastructure solution to stormwater runoff pollution in the Bronx River. Rocking the Boat, a non-profit that teaches local youth to build wooden boats and do environmental work, planted over 8000 native wetland and grassland plants. WATERWASH Bronx River cleans commercial parking lot runoff before it enters the river. The project was funded by the NY State Attorney General's Office through fines collected from environmental pollution violations.

WATERWASH Bronx River Rocking the Boat apprentices planted 8000 native plants - Photo by Joachim Cotten
WATERWASH Bronx River Rocking the Boat does environmental work on the river - Photo by Joachim Cotten
WATERWASH Bronx River upper grassland entrance with native plants, interpretive educational signage, and permeable pavement path
WATERWASH Bronx River recycled glass vortex sculpture for overflow leaving wetland & entering river
WATERWASH Bronx River, wetland in bloom
WATERWASH Bronx River, interpretive educational signs
WATERWASH Bronx River, interpretive educational signs
WATERWASH Bronx River, interpretive educational signs
WATERWASH Bronx River, interpretive educational signs

"Seasons in a Wetland", 2015, video project of WATERWASH Bronx River through the seasons (2010 – 2015)

Before & After

 
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 WATERWASH ABC entrance gates 2012

 
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WATERWASH ABC recycled glass permeable pathway 2012

 
 

WATERWASH ABC path with goldenrod, aster & little bluestem 2014

 
 

WATERWASH ABC viewing platform/signage

 
 

WATERWASH® ABC – wetland from viewing platform 2012

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