Coastal Preservation Network

06/11/2026

Join us for an upcoming beach cleanup at Powell’s and an oyster reef zoom next week! (Register here for the Zoom:
https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/billionoysterproject/items/618759/calendar/2026/06/?full-items=yes)

06/09/2026

I grew up playing in this park (and have a scar from falling thru the monkey bars!) … and was so disappointed to see the horrible state of this water fountain. The GOOD news is… CPN is replacing it with a combination water fountain /bottle filler! We ordered it and it should arrive to Queens by end of June… and NYC Parks will install it hopefully soon after. This is “Poppenhusen Playground” on 20th ave b/t 123rd and 124th streets, known by old timers as “the Little Park.” There will be a cleanup there this Sunday — consider helping out!! Fountain funded thru our “Greener NYC” grant from City Councilwoman and DYCD.

06/08/2026

…and that’s a wrap on our 2026 free public kayaking day! What a great day we had getting 140 people out on the water!! We started this annual tradition about 15 years ago, and it’s definitely one of our favorite events— it’s a joy to connect people from the neighborhood to the water that surrounds them! Huge thanks to our amazing partners from Long Island City Community Boathouse/East River Crew, A Better College Point Civic Association, Partnerships for Parks, NYC Parks, and to NYC Councilwoman Vickie Paladino / DYCD for funding support. And thank you to our friends at the Billion Oyster Project and the NYC Parks’ Marine Debris Removal division for coming out and explaining upcoming College Point projects to the people of the community.

05/22/2026

Don’t miss the unique opportunity to kayak — free of charge!! — in the MacNeil Park cove on the East River! All ages welcome. it will be on June 6 from 1 to 4 PM.(ignore the times in the video -oops!)

05/21/2026

Annual Kayak Day at MacNeil Park in College Point is just two weeks away! Tell your friends, & mark your calendar! Please consider volunteering with us that day- scan WR code. This will be the last one at MacNeil for a few years, as seawall repairs are set to start this fall.

05/16/2026

The community is invited to come and enjoy a great free day kayaking on the water — June 6 at MacNeil Park!! All are welcome, even if you’ve never been on a boat in your life. It’s so much fun to paddle and see the community from the water!
Scan qr code to volunteer and help out at kayaking day!

05/10/2026

Nice coverage in Newsday of our composting efforts , and our neighbors’, in Nassau County

Programs in Upper Brookville and Sea Cliff offer ways for Nassau residents to convert their food scraps.

05/06/2026

Whatcha doing at 7 pm tomorrow, May 7? Stop by the Long Island Organic Council’s zoom! I’m the guest speaker for Compost Awareness Week. Hear about our new composting pilot pgm in Upper Brookville!

us06web.zoom.us/j/86956204289?pwd=j2DqpL9WYWNh0uoLSlUXX3j7LNtwDl.1

05/04/2026

After our Saturday beach cleanup, a group of us stayed to watch our trash get crushed. Good times!😀 38 bags, 1,390 lbs 💪💪💪💪

05/03/2026

What a great day of community partnership at MacNeil Park! We worked with A Better College Point Civic Association and about 25 volunteers to clean the beach & kayak launch as part of the “Riverkeeper Sweep” & “I Love My Park! Day.” Ours was among hundreds of cleanups yesterday in New York City, the Hudson Valley, and statewide. Way to make a difference, volunteers!!