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    City Council Candidate's Forum: 2021

    City Council Candidate's Forum: 2021

    The Riverdale Nature Preservancy is available as a resource to elected officials as well as residents. In 2021, the NYC City Council...
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    Archive: Pesticides and Herbicides in Our Environment (2015)

    Please note: Research continues on this topic. Updates since the writing of this post, preserved for our archives, are available below...
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    Archive: 2016-19 SNAD Text Amendment

    Archive: 2016-19 SNAD Text Amendment

    In January 2015, the Preservancy asked the Community Board, "what is the value of a SNAD if a property can be stripped of its glorious ...
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    Archive: Indian Pond Fieldston Development Proposal (2010)

    A 2010 proposal to develop three new houses in Fieldston, on the periphery of Indian Pond, was the most significant new addition to the ...
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    Archive: Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy (SAR) seeks authorization for SNAD changes

    In December 2014, SAR submitted application N150210ZAX to the City Planning Commission for authorizations under the SNAD for changes to ...
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    Preserving Neighborhood Character

    Current Work The Preservancy monitors local development to ensure full compliance with zoning and historic preservation regulations....
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    Visit A Nearby Garden

    Visit A Nearby Garden

    Our local area has several noteworthy gardens that are open to the public to visit. New York Botanic Garden (just east of Fordham...
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    Archives: PlaNYC2030 (2006)

    Archives: PlaNYC2030 (2006)

    In December 2006, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the launch of PlaNYC2030, a long-term growth and sustainability plan intended to...
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    Food Scrap Recycling & Composting

    Food Scrap Recycling & Composting

    Food Scrap Dropoff Sites Riverdale Y Market The Riverdale Food Scrap Collective will be accepting food scraps from Sundays 11:30am to...
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    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle NYC

    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle NYC

    What can I recycle through NYC Department of Sanitation? Knowing what is, and is not recyclable, is important for the success of our...
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    Eat Local

    Eat Local

    Do you know these five important reasons to buy local? Quality Local farmers can grow varieties for taste and diversity, rather than for...
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    Reduce Energy Use

    Reduce Energy Use

    Coal-burning power plants are the number one source of green house gases in the United States today. Automobiles are the second-largest...
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    Storm Water Management

    Storm Water Management

    If it’s on the ground, it will be in the river. When asked in surveys, most people do not know that the major source of water pollution...
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    Organic Gardening

    Organic Gardening

    Do you know these ten reasons to ditch your lawn and garden chemicals? (Provided by the Northeast Organic Farmers Association (NOFA), as ...
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    Caring for Street Trees

    Caring for Street Trees

    Urban trees cool our streets, can reduce heating and cooling bills, anchor slopes, absorb carbon dioxide, trap particulate pollutants...
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    Gardening for Wildlife

    Gardening for Wildlife

    Riverdale is located on the Atlantic flyway, a major route along the eastern seaboard for migrating birds and butterflies. The birds’ eye...
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    More Information: Botanic Environments

    More Information: Botanic Environments

    This overview of SNAD regulations is provided for informational purposes only—the actual regulations are much more complex than this...
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    Archive: RNP Newsletter, Spring 2002

    Topics: Naturalist Corner- Composting, Greenway Updates, Zoning for Preservation, Riverdale's Roots, Chapel Farm, Riverdale Metro-North...
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    Annual Update for 2020

    Annual Update for 2020

    Our work continues into 2021!
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    Native Plants:  Support Local Ecology!

    Native Plants: Support Local Ecology!

    Reduce waste, create an garden that is easier to maintain, and provide habitat for local wildlife by choosing native plants. Learn best...
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