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	Bronx River Parkway
		The Bronx River Commission was established in 1907 to acquire the necessary lands, eliminate nuisance conditions and build the Bronx River Parkway as a joint undertaking between New York City and Westchester County.
		Between 1992 and 1995, the WCDPW reconstructed the southernmost 2.3 miles of the Bronx River Parkway in Westchester County, from the Bronx-Westchester border north to the Sprain Brook Parkway.
		Construction of the Bronx River Greenway (a multi-use pedestrian and bicycle path), extending along the length of the parkway in the Bronx to a path connection in Westchester County.
	www.nycroads.com /roads/bronx-river (2758 words)

	Bronx River History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1600, the Bronx River, used to be called Aquehung or "River of High Bluffs" by the Mohecan Indians who first lived and fished along it.
		The Bronx is a perfect place for urban life, it has a peaceful corridor of green for fishing, strolling, biking, boating and nature study.
		The dumping of garbage in the Bronx river had killed a lot of marine life by that time, and was in dire need of help.
	www.thirteen.org /edonline/studentstake/water/BronxRiver/bronxriverhistory.htm (367 words)

	CWAP Watershed Success Stories -- Bronx River, NY
		In the early 1800s, the Bronx River watershed was characterized by a magnificent oak forest and abun-dant wildlife, including beaver and trout.
		However, the Bronx River Watershed has been subjected to the effects of urbaniza-tion since the 1840s, when the local railroad was built.
		The Bronx River Working Group is accomplishing significant watershed restoration and protection objectives by acquiring land, restoring river channel hydraulics, stabilizing eroding riverbank with native vegetation, reclaiming wetlands and floodplains, improving habitat and increasing public access to the river.
	water.usgs.gov /owq/cleanwater/success/bronx.html (795 words)

	WKCD - Water Works -- Restoring the Bronx Rvier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Bronx River originates in Westchester County south of the Kensico Dam.
		In essence, while the Bronx River is beautiful and fully accessible to a primarily white, wealthier community north of the Bronx Zoo, it is highly industrialized, dumped upon, and inaccessible in our neighborhood, predominantly a working class community of color, located on the southern reaches of the river.
		R.I.V.E.R. team members—all youth of color—spent two years researching the environmental condition of their neighborhood and their stretch of the Bronx River.
	www.whatkidscando.org /studentwork/BronxRiver.html (899 words)

	Internship, Bronx River Alliance - Education : New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
		The Bronx River Alliance is a public private partnership of the Parks Department and more than 80 organizations that acts as a coordinated voice for the river.
		The Alliance is housed at the Bronx headquarters of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and works closely with Parks and Recreation to implement four core program areas: Ecology, Education, Greenway, and Outreach and Technical Assistance.
		These Bronx River Stewards are helping the Alliance create a set of reliable and consistently gathered data for the Bronx River and its watershed to evaluate the health of the river and to alert agencies and organizations to water quality issues as they arise.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_opportunities/internships/bx_river_alliance_education.html (571 words)

	Westchester Environment November - December 2002
		The Bronx River Conservancy, was founded in 1997 as a private nonprofit organization to support the County of Westchester in its stewardship of the Bronx River Parkway Reservation.
		The section of the River between the Bronx County line and Fenimore Road in Scarsdale is currently classified by the NY State DEC as a Class C surface water, “suitable for fishing and fish propagation” as well as for primary and secondary recreational contact.
		The Bronx River can be a river of clean water in Westchester and part of a linear park providing opportunities for recreation, the enjoyment of nature and history in a developed suburban area where the County and volunteer citizens work together to care for this very valuable resource.
	www.fcwc.org /WEArchive/111202/bronxriver.htm (916 words)

	BRONX RIVER - Historical Sign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Instead, the “Poet of the Bronx” was laid to rest in a Hunt’s Point cemetery, near his beloved river.
		The river’s story began more than 150 million years ago when a waterway, whose origins lie in present day Westchester County, began carving a channel for itself through the bedrock on its way towards the Bronx.
		By the early 1900s, the river that only 60 years earlier had been considered a source of pure drinking water for the City was being described as an “open sewer” forcing the first efforts toward its conservation.
	nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=11583 (693 words)

	The Bronx: A Thriving River Runs Through It <p><b><span class="UR_dark_blue_003399">The ...
		The conclusions we have reached in our study of the river’s estuary may surprise: despite appearances, the river is thriving and serves as a breeding ground and nursery for more than a dozen species of fish and other aquatic organisms, including shrimp, horseshoe crabs and blue crabs.
		The Bronx River Parkway, a 15-mile, four-lane roadway, was built between 1916 and 1925.
		The old Delancy Dam and waterfall in River Park at the southern boundary of the Bronx Zoo is the northern-most incursion of marine and estuarine fauna.
	www1.cuny.edu /portal_ur/news/cuny_matters/2002_october/bronxriver.html (1208 words)

	The BRONX MALL - Cultural Mosaic - Bronx River
		One of the little-known marvels of the New York City landscape, the 23-mile Bronx River winds down through southern Westchester and the Bronx to define a peaceful corridor of green for fishing, strolling, biking, boating and nature study amid the noise and bustle of urban life.
		As the 20th Century becomes the 21st, people are returning to the Bronx River, drawn back to a place that has remained true to itself in a region where much else has changed.
		The river passes through the Townships of Mt. Pleasant and North Castle, the City of White Plains, the Town of Greenburgh, the Village of Scarsdale, the Town of Eastchester, the Village of Tuckaho, the City of Yonkers, the Village of Bronxville, and the City of Mt. Vernon before entering The Bronx.
	www.bronxmall.com /cult/river/index.html (425 words)

	:: BRONX COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE ::
		When Bronx farmers were forced to pay tolls to bring their cattle and produce to New York City over the King’s Bridge, he formed a group to build a Free Bridge over Spuyten Duyvil Creek in 1759.
		The son of one of the principal framers of the U.S. Constitution, and born in Morrisania, Gouverneur Morris II was one of the major entrepreneurs of the nineteenth century Bronx.
		Lloyd Ultan, The Bronx Borough Historian, is a professor of history at the Edward Williams College of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack, New Jersey and a Centennial Historian of New York City.
	www.bronxcountyclerksoffice.com /en/history/notable.htm (7766 words)

	Gotham Gazette: Bronx River Rising
		Last year, in her place, the Bronx River Alliance was created to lead the 60 corporate, governmental and community groups involved with the river's restoration.
		Alexie Torres-Fleming, the chairperson for the Bronx River Alliance, notes how the river and the Bronx communities along its banks have been neglected, if not abused, for years, and cites as an example a cement plant on the riverês western shore, that is representative of what happens when a community lacks political heft.
		He describes a journey through forests, the Bronx Botanical Garden, the buffalo park in the Bronx Zoo, portaging around dams and waterfalls, passing under city streets and alongside derelict industry before reaching the waves, tides and sandbars that are nature's markers between natural places.
	www.gothamgazette.com /print/757 (521 words)

	Restoring the Bronx River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Thanks to Congressman José E. Serrano and his ongoing dedication to the Bronx River, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is shepherding efforts for increased public access, educational activities and habitat restoration.
		The overall goals of the effort are restoring living marine resource habitats (such as salt marshes, intertidal flats, riverine floodplain and riverbanks), acquiring lands to facilitate enhancement or restoration of the lower Bronx River, improving public access to the river and educating children and adults of an underutilized local treasure and the environment in general.
		The geographical scope of this grant is the coastal waters and bordering lands of the lower Bronx River.
	www.wcs.org /sw-wcs_in_new_york/communityaffairs/bronxriver (394 words)

	WCS Seeks Clear Visions for Clean Water: New Funds for Bronx River Restoration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Thanks to Congressman José E. Serrano and his ongoing dedication to the Bronx River, and in keeping with a commitment to the local environment, the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is working to restore this treasured habitat.
		This includes the rehabilitation of river’s passageways, which will enable the reintroduction of fish such as river herring, which are known as diadromous for their migration between salt- and freshwater.
		The geographical scope of this grant is the coastal waters and bordering lands of the lower Bronx River within the 16th Congressional District of New York.
	www.wcs.org /353624/bronxriverrestorationfunds (446 words)

	Bronx River Art Center: Education
		AUGUST 19, 2005 4-7 PM On August 19, 2005, The Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) will present a summer art fair and benefit sale held at Drew Gardens, a lush landscaped public space along the banks of the Bronx River at West Farms Square.
		Purchases of artworks and Bronx River souvenirs may be made by check or cash.
		Bronx River Art Center is able to provide free or low-cost arts programming through funding from the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development and the Department of Cultural Affairs, The New York State Council on the Arts, Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion Jr.
	www.bronxriverart.org /events/sab_exhibition.php4 (480 words)

	The Bronx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bronx, highlighted in yellow, is the only borough of New York City on the mainland of the United States.
		Named for Jonas Bronck, a Swedish sea captain and 1641 resident whose 500-acre (2 km²) farm between the Harlem River and the Aquahung comprises part of the modern borough, The Bronx is the fourth most populous of New York City's five boroughs.
		The Bronx has much affordable housing (as compared to most of the rest of the New York metropolitan area, as well as upscale neighborhoods like Riverdale, City Island, Pelham Bay, Woodlawn, and Country Club), and parts of the North Bronx.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bronx (3797 words)

	Bronx River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bronx River is a river, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in southeast New York in the United States.
		Along much of its length in Westchester County and the northern Bronx it is paralleled by the Bronx River Parkway.
		The Bronx River is also known as the "Aquahung", a name used by Native Americans in the area before the arrival of European colonists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bronx_River (222 words)

	Spitzer Announces Settlement With Botanical Garden that Ends its Pollution of Bronx River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Bronx River begins at Davis Brook in Valhalla and runs 24 miles downstream, flowing into the East River.
		As a result of development and pollution from numerous sources, the river is not fit for many uses, including swimming.
		The Attorney General’s Office is one of over 60 members of the Bronx River Alliance, formerly known as the Bronx River Working Group, which was formed in 1997 to restore the river.
	www.oag.state.ny.us /press/2002/jan/jan16a_02.html (566 words)

	Wildlife Conservation Society To Offer Grants For Bronx River Cleanup And Restoration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The grants, ranging from $500 to $2,500, will fund projects that involve river cleanup and restoration, new opportunities for community enjoyment of the river, and educational programs that emphasize its importance as a natural resource.
		The Bronx River system suffers from a multitude of debilitating factors that put its future in jeopardy including erosion, pollution and dumping, the invasion of non-native plants, and a general lack of care.
		Potential projects include: planting trees and other native vegetation along the river; adopting a section of the river to care for and maintain; monitoring the river's water quality; cleaning trash and other debris; counting bird species; conducting tours and hikes along the river; and the construction and restoration of trails.
	www.bronxzoo.com /278313/187985 (480 words)

	The Bronx River's Restoration - Wired New York Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		But the Bronx River, the city's only true freshwater river, has been restored for a good portion of its eight-mile course through the borough to something closer to what it was before urbanization turned it into a trough for collecting abandoned cars and tires.
		The river splits in two around an island, and trapped at the bend was an artifact that proved we were still in the Bronx: a basketball.
		Dredging the channel would not be a problem either, since the Bronx River is a Federally maintained channel from the mouth to the weir/dam north of the Westchester Avenue fixed bridge.
	www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?t=3097 (2893 words)

	Maps & Neighborhoods - Bronx
		The mighty Hudson River and dramatic Palisades (cliffs on the west bank of the Hudson River) provide the backdrop for the neighborhood of Riverdale, a hilly enclave of estates.
		The Bronx Zoo (River Pkwy & Fordham Rd., 718/367-1010, 800/937-2868) is the largest urban zoo in the country.
		The Bronx Culture Trolley is a free program of the Bronx Council on the Arts (718/931-9500) that runs on the first Wednesday of each month (except January) providing travel in a replica of an early 20th-century trolley car.
	www.nycvisit.com /content/index.cfm?pagePkey=430 (998 words)

	Bronx River Parkway (Bronx section) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Within the borough of the Bronx, the Bronx River Parkway is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT).
		In Westchester County, the Bronx River Parkway is maintained by the Westchester County Department of Public Works (WCDPW).
		Continue north on the Bronx River Parkway to Valhalla.
	www.nycroads.com /exits/bronx-river_bronx (172 words)

	GOVERNOR PATAKI ANNOUNCES STATE TO BUILD BRONX RIVER GREENWAY
		The Governor's announcement was made in conjunction with the Bronx River Golden Ball, featuring a Golden Ball, three feet in diameter and weighing 65 pounds, journeying down the historic Bronx River from 219th Street in the Bronx down to Starlight Park.
		The event is organized by the Bronx River Working Group, an alliance of 55 community groups, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies working together to restore the Bronx River to a healthy recreational, ecological and educational community resource.
		The two pedestrian/bicycle bridges over the Bronx River will link the pathways to the north and south ends of what will be a newly reconstructed Starlight Park, providing the community with a n approximately half-mile loop for exercise and recreation.
	www.state.ny.us /governor/press/00/oct15_00.htm (1096 words)

	Welcome to Bronx River Press
		Bronx River Press is a new publisher whose mission is to publish
		On one hand, the Bronx is an industrial center that defines in many people's minds what the "inner city" looks like.
		Bronx River Press aims to publish fiction that similarly contains multitudes (to paraphrase Walt Whitman, though he was based in Brooklyn).
	www.bronxriverpress.com (311 words)

	eBay - bronx river, Postcards Paper, Posters items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Bronx River Bronx Park NY Published by Valentine & Sons
		Bronx River Falls New York City postcard 1905
		BRONX RIVER 7" funk groove latin gilles peterson breaks
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=bronx+river&newu=1&krd=1 (388 words)

	Bronx River - NYWiki
		The Bronx River Parkway was built along it's course.
		The Bronx River forms the eastern edge of The Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Gardens.
		The hemlock grove on the banks of the Bronx River and w...
	www.nywiki.com /new-york-city/index.php/Bronx_river (105 words)

	Bronx River
		The Bronx River in New York City is a lovely little body of water, despite the fact that it is in the Bronx.
		Unfortunately, the public is not allowed to kayak on the river.
		The purpose of these pictures is show people just how pretty and interesting the river is - in the hope that someday it will be open to all.
	mysite.verizon.net /Graeme_Birchall/id12.html (70 words)

	BCHS \| Bronx River Expedition \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		While floatables (garbage) were found in the Westchester towns along the river, The Bronx section was clean, beautiful, and clear up to West Farms where the river widened and was bulkheaded for use by larger ships.
		But at the mouth of the river, the aroma of the Hunt's Point Food market was wonderful and where the expedition members smelled the aroma of the Bazzini Nut Company roasting their product.
		By far the most beautiful section runs in Bronx Park, through the New York Botanical Garden and The Bronx Zoo, where the Bronx River Parkway is away from the riverbank and many variety of birds could be seen and the wind could be heard.
	www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org /bronxriverexpedition/Bronx_River_Expedition.html (210 words)

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