IN-PERSON @ THE DISCOVERY TANK ON PIER 57, Secret Science Club joins forces with Hudson River Park, Thursday, November 30 @ 6:30 PM, $10

SPECIAL EVENT! Secret Science Club teams up with Hudson River Park's "Ask a Scientist" to present an all-aquatic evening in Lower Manhattan

Thursday, November 30 @ 6:30PM, $10. (Reserve your tickets.)

Secret Science Club flows into Hudson River Park's “Discovery Tank” on beautiful Pier 57 to explore what happens when “Urban Meets Wild”

Environmental scientists Dianne Greenfield and Chester Zarnoch plunge into the wild waters of the Hudson River Estuary to investigate how the health & diversity of NYC’s biggest ecosystem is impacted (in both good ways and bad) by human activities. And they look at how some of the smallest & most unsung species can turn estuaries into some of the wildest ecosystems on the planet.

Before & After the Talks
--Check out the cool interactive exhibits on Hudson River wildlife

--Stop by the pier’s fantastic new food court “Market 57” with vendors curated by the James Beard Foundation!

--Groove to wet & wild tunes in our “Ebb Tide Lounge”

--Imbibe thirst-quenching cocktails & mocktails

--Ask a scientist (or two!) about Manhattan’s newsworthy new beach (and less-well-known new wetlands), how the city’s antiquated sewage/rainwater system affects aquatic species, whether newly planted wetlands are helping to clean up pollution, and what we can all do to protect NYC’s estuary and its wildlife

Get $10 tickets here!

Dianne Greenfield is an associate professor at the Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center, CUNY. As a visiting researcher at Hudson River Park, she is studying how wet weather (rainfall, storms) combined with sewer overflow discharge (eek) influences the diversity & ecological function of the Lower Hudson River Estuary.

Chester Zarnoch is a professor in the Department of Natural Sciences at Baruch College, CUNY, where he runs the Benthic Ecology Lab. He is also a visiting researcher at Hudson River Park. He studies restored marshlands in urban environments (such as NYC's Hudson River Estuary) and measures their ability to remove nitrogen (a pollutant from human activities) and sequester carbon.

This program meets Thursday, November 30, 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 December 5. 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.