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es that was drastically altered to
support shipping and industrial development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These alterations
degraded water quality, reduced
aquatic habitat and decreased public access to the waterfront. Over the
past decade, the city of New York
has started to transform the Harlem
River's Bronx shoreline through rezoning, land acquisition and construction of new waterfront parks
and greenways, but poor water
quality and lack of public access to
the waterfront continue to be major
concerns of the local community.
The Harlem River Watershed
Plan, once published in mid-2019,
will serve as a guiding document for
agencies, community groups and
other stakeholders to implement

actions to protect and restore watershed resources. Specifically, the
plan will identify opportunities for
stormwater management, habitat
restoration, improved open space
and waterfront connectivity, and
public engagement. Comparable
to the IMWP, this plan builds on
multiple community-led planning
efforts and is incorporating community and stakeholder feedback
throughout the process to gain consensus and buy-in on goals. Funding
for the Harlem River Plan was also
provided by the New York State Department of State Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program.
The remaining natural ecosystems present in the Bronx and
Harlem River watersheds deserve
celebration and preservation as an

enriching element of what makes
NYC unique. Only through collaborative planning efforts that
engage residents in the protection
and restoration of our urban waterways at the watershed scale will we
be able to realize the integral role
that parks and public open spaces
play in benefiting communities in
densely urban areas.
For information about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Urban
Waters Federal Partnership, visit www.
epa.gov/urbanwaterspartners.
Sara Powell is the Ambassador for the Bronx & Harlem Rivers
Urban Waters Federal Partnership (sara.powell@parks.nyc.gov).
Michelle Luebke is the Director of Environmental Stewardship
for the Bronx River Alliance (michelle.luebke@bronxriver.org).
Jamie Ong is the Environmental Protection Project Manager for
New York City Parks (jamie.ong@parks.nyc.gov).

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