Inwood's North Cove - New Residents - Endangered for 'Profit' - June 2012
Channel: Vincent J Cataldi
Date: 28/06/2012

Inwood's North Cove - New Residents - Endangered for 'Profit' - June 2012

Solstice at the North Cove -- Music / Música  Event
An example of : "Art Helping Life" - www.ArtHelpingLife.com - c/o Sherri Donovan

When : Wed, June 20, 4:30pm -- 8:30pm 
North Cove, 207th St and 9th Ave

Description : Solstice at the North Cove - Music / Música 
Wednesday, June 20 | 4:30-8:30pm 

Music by Karavan Kosmiko & Northstar Shorakapok Choir 
presented by Manahatta Peace Project and Tribes of Humanity. 

- Life returns to federally protected estuary on northern tip of Manhattan

NYC North Cove Project - 1/4 of the "Four Cove Project"

Federally protected wetlands fresh/salt water estuary & international migration flyway, landing / safety zone returns to life in both numbers and variety of wildlife 
- in harmony with the worlds' largest City. The City - NYC.

NYC WetLands - Manhattan WetLands & WildLife Association
North Cove, Sherman Creek, & "Three Sister Coves"
Stewardship - Science - Rehabilitation - Restoration - Education   
 
International-Flyway Tidal-Estuary-Complex Restoration
Four-Cove Complex in Upper Manhattan, NYC, NY, USA
U.S. EPA Endorses Steward : James A. Cataldi "Birdman of Inwood"
 
www.NYCWetLands.org 

James Cataldi left his job as a Wall Street computer programmer to realize a more meaningful calling: the cleanup and restoration of the North Cove of the Harlem River. Instead of waiting for the city and other organizations to do it, he began his own cleanup and restoration effort. After approximately three years of work, the North Cove is returning to its natural state. Mr. Cataldi conducted 99% of this cleanup on his own without any funding and few resources. He continues to reach out to the local community to educate people about the importance of environmental stewardship of the North Cove.

04/27/2012: EPA Honors New York State Environmental Leaders 
2012 EPA Region 2 Environmental Quality Awards
Accomplishments of James Cataldi, resident of Inwood, New York
Submitted by U.S. EPA : Carol Lynes, DESA-MAB-AWQAT 
James "Birdman" Cataldi : A Modern Day "LORAX"

Web Site: http://NYCWetlands.org

A Modern Day "LORAX"

It seems to me that we live in a world of "more is better"; more development, more cars, more home products, more electronics, more, more, more. The question that begs to be asked is, what happens to the all of the "more"? Most of us at EPA understand that some of it ends up disposed of properly in the landfills, (aka, the dump) but much "more" ends up disposed of illegally at local dump sites such as what happened in the North Cove located in Inwood, NY.

This was until one man decided to do something about it. If you have ever read the environmental story of the LORAX, by Dr. Seuss, one will remember that the LORAX, while seemingly deflated, defeated and extremely disappointed, leaves a sign with one word on top a pile of rocks. The word is "UNLESS". The story defines this word profoundly. "UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." the message driven straight to the heart of the reader is that one person can make a difference. I introduce to you, James "The Birdman" Cataldi. Mr. Cataldi is that "one person" who is making a difference and who cares a whole awful lot, as evidenced by his undertaking of the local environmental concern at the North Cove.

Mr. James Anthony Cataldi, founder of Manhattan Urban Wildlife Trust 20 year master plan - Inwood Hill Sherman Creek Master Plan along with New York Restoration​ Project, look on map at north tip of Manhattan - click on rail road yard at North Cove, then click on work shops.  

http://www.nycgovparks.org/park-facilties/northern-manhattan-parks/master-plan
 1.first click on the map in Northern Manhattan 
 [  http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/vt_north_manhattan_parks/nmp_master_plan_zone1.html  ]
2.then click on the part of the map at North Cove 
[ http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/vt_north_manhattan_parks/nmp_master_plan_zone1.html#aoi_7  ]
3.then click on the button, click to view results of our WorkShop

Concerns and Wishes from Community Workshops

Who's Doing What
 •Inwood Hill Sherman Creek Wildlife Trust (AKA MW&WA initially d.b.a. as  IHSCWT)
 •New York Restoration Project is doing shoreline restoration, gardening and cleaning.
 
Wishes/Wishes Amended
 •More boat houses & piers for human powered boats
•Improved waterfront appearance
•Childcare facilities
•Better water Transportation
•Purchase MTA yards and transform into sporting complex 
(OR Accuponic-indoor food production - human & estuary food 
--- vegetables/fish and a few thousand local jobs with Internships)
 [ www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain ] 
   via the Inwood Hill Sherman Creek Wildlife Trust 
•Deck over Con-Edison property
•Sherman Creek waterfront parks
•All public access to public land (Columbia waterfront property)
•Turn spotlight off when not in use (Baker Field)