SPECIAL EVENT! Secret Science Club teams up with Hudson River Park's "Ask a Scientist" to present an all-wild evening in Lower Manhattan
Thursday, February 8 @ 6:30PM, $10. (Reserve your tickets.)
Secret Science Club flows into Hudson River Park's “Discovery Tank” on gorgeous Pier 57 to explore the hidden lives of migrating animals wintering in Gotham
Biologists Shannon Curley, Maxine Montello and Jill Pryor all work hands-on with New York wildlife—and winter here can be an unexpectedly dynamic season. Whether they are rescuing sea turtles suffering from hypothermia or observing migrating birds that fly to NYC for the winter, these scientists are making surprising discoveries about wildlife populations in our not-so-concrete jungle.
Before & After the Talks--Check out the cool interactive exhibits at the Discovery Tank
--Stop by the pier’s new food court “Market 57” with vendors curated by the James Beard Foundation
--Groove to sweet, salty & seasonal tunes tunes in our “Ebb Tide Lounge”
--Imbibe cozy cocktails & mocktails
--Ask a scientist (or two! or three!) about what it takes to care for cold-stunned sea turtles, the amazing migrations of birds in the Atlantic flyway, how we can help protect migrating species coming through our area, and more!
Get $10 tickets here!
Shannon Curley is an ecologist and postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, where she researches bird migration using weather radar to understand how migration patterns change over time and differ between seasons. She works with the lab’s BirdCast team, which studies the mass night-time migrations of birds across North America—and makes the data available to the public via stunning visualizations, presenting live and historic bird movements, as well as the birds likely to be found in your area. Previously she has researched the wildlife species returning to Fresh Kills Park (once the city’s premier garbage dump) as it’s been reconstructed as a green space, as well as the heron species that secretively nest on islands around New York Harbor. She and her work have been featured in the Associated Press and on CNN.
Maxine Montello is the Rescue Program Director at the New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead, NY, where she leads rescue missions and the rehabilitation of sick and injured seals, dolphins, and sea turtles. At the rescue center, she has helped develop critical care methods for sea turtles that are found stranded and cold-stunned throughout the region. She has also developed the Center’s research program, which documents cases involving human interaction and tracks rehabbed and released animals via satellite. She received her masters from Pace University in Wildlife Ecology/Environmental Science where her thesis focused on the ecology and distribution of nesting sea turtles on the island of Barbuda. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and numerous other publications and outlets.
Jill Pryor is a senior biologist at the New York Marine Rescue Center where she provides clinical care to sick and injured seals and sea turtles. As a New York native, her passion for marine life and wildlife rehabilitation started at a young age exploring the coastal beaches of Long Island. She received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Ocean Science from the University of San Diego. Previously, she has worked as a marine mammal trainer with both the Long Island Aquarium and National Marine Mammal Foundation. She also has experience in veterinary medicine, working as a veterinary technician assistant in emergency and specialty vet hospitals in Hawaii and San Diego.
This program meets Thursday, February 8, 6:30PM at the Discovery Tank on Hudson River Park’s Pier 57. (The entrance to the pier is at the intersection of W. 15th St and 11th Ave in Manhattan.) Subway: A, C, E, L to 14th St/8th Ave; 1, 2, 3 to 14th St
Tickets are $10. Click here to reserve your spot!
What's next at Secret Science Club?
We will be in-person at the Bell House in Brooklyn on February 20. Stay tuned for details!
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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