{"id":12372,"date":"2011-08-18T12:29:15","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T16:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=12372"},"modified":"2011-08-18T14:05:18","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T18:05:18","slug":"bronx-river-clean-up-at-nybg-with-the-bronx-river-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/08\/behind-the-scenes-2\/bronx-river-clean-up-at-nybg-with-the-bronx-river-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronx River Clean-Up at NYBG With the Bronx River Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have a really great video for you today about the ongoing efforts to keep the Bronx River<\/a> clean and healthy.<\/p>\n

The Bronx River–which runs through a dramatic gorge in the Garden<\/a>–is New York City’s only freshwater river (the Hudson is a tidal estuary as far north as Troy, and the East River is a tidal strait). The river’s transformation from a dangerously polluted waterway in the mid-20th century to the healthy, clean home of New York City’s first beaver in 300 years<\/a> is an ecological success story, with new chapters<\/a> written daily.<\/p>\n

So sit back and enjoy this trip down the Bronx River in a flotilla of canoes manned by volunteers from the Bronx River Alliance<\/a> and a team of Garden horticulture interns.<\/p>\n