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NORTH BROTHER ISLAND CONSERVATION AND ACCESS STUDY
Randall Mason, PhD PennPraxis / School of Design University of Pennsylvania J.M Kaplan Fund January 9, 2018
North Brother Island Panel Discussion Councilmember Mark Levine - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
North Brother Island Panel Discussion Councilmember Mark Levine - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
North Brother Island Panel Discussion Councilmember Mark Levine Randall Mason, PhD Kristen King Simeon Bankoff NORTH BROTHER ISLAND CONSERVATION AND ACCESS STUDY Randall Mason, PhD PennPraxis / School of Design University of Pennsylvania
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Recommendations
- Conserve and interpret the island as a stabilized ruin
– Cultural heritage preservation policy centers on triage and interpretation
- Strengthen and monitor ecological resources
– Natural resource policy continues to pursue restoration and increasing resilience
- Provide limited public access
– Limited, curated public access to NBI should be explored – while bigger questions of safety, financing and sustainability are addressed
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Short-term initiatives
- Create an official management plan for NBI and
SBI
- Stabilize ruins and deconstruct some buildings
(safety threats)
- Pilot highly limited and curated public access,
principally with Bronx-serving partners
- Design a memorialization/interpretation scheme
- Install a monitoring regime for both natural and
cultural resources
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Next Steps
- Design and plan a prototype for public access
– Close partnership with NYCDPR, NAC, Audubon, The Point, Rocking the Boat – Small groups, for short visits, on just a few dates – Pre-visit safety and conservation briefing
- Planning for access: landing sites, logistics, partners
– Short-term: Hunts Point Riverside Park – Medium-term: Port Morris/NY Restoration Project – Longer-term: Oak Point
- Next-level studies
– Economic forecasting, institutional arrangements, communications strategies – Structural engineering and building assessment – Monitoring – Interpretation and memorialization
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North Brother Island Context for conservation and ecological restoration
Kristen King Director of Natural Areas Restoration & Management Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources NYC Parks J.M. Kaplan Fund January 9, 2018
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New York City’s natural areas
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New York City’s forests
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Forest management in New York City
521 non-overlapping acres restored since 1991 400+ acres managed by staff and volunteers each year 686,000 native trees and shrubs planted since spring 2007
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North Brother Island – context for conservation
- US Fish and Wildlife Service: Significant Habitats
and Habitat Complexes of the New York Bight Watershed
- NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program: priority site
- New York Department of State: Significant Coastal
Fish and Wildlife Habitat
- New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation: Open Space Conservation Plan
- Audubon New York: Important Bird Area
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Hurricane Sandy
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Hurricane Sandy
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North Brother Island Panel Discussion
For More Information: PennPraxis Study: design.upenn.edu/pennpraxis/work/north-brother-island NYC Parks: nycgovparks.org/park-features/north-brother-island