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PWGreen: Updated 2009 Brochure

appearances — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:33:00 +0000

PWGreen of Port Washington NY

PWGreen is a not-for-profit organization based in Port Washington (New York). It’s an environmental action group with a mission to protect Long Island’s North Shore.

The goals of the PWGreen organization, according to its website, include:

Working with the Port Washington School District to enhance and leverage the Guggenheim property’s environmental and educational value
Sponsoring educational events
Participating in community events
Working with teachers to create environment-based learning programs
Establishing an advisory board of recognized experts in botany, ecology and ornithology

PWGreen manned a booth at the 2009 Harborfest in Port Washington and handed out a single-page brochure describing its mission. This brochure doesn’t appear to be on their website, but you can download a PDF here: MyAppearances.com.

The website is has useful but dated information, as most pages appear not to have been updated since 2004. For instance, it hosts a 2pp handout on the Guggenheim Environmental Fund, which describes the property on the Port Washington peninsula. Little information on that fund appears to be available elsewhere.

Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee

appearances — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:14:48 +0000

It’s a trustworthy image along Port Washington / Roslyn’s West Shore Drive and in summers, a regional play area. It’s Hempstead Harbor. It’s doing better these days, partly due to the work of the Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee (HHPC). In response to the declining quality of the Harbor and the ability of multiple regional government entities to address the issue, the HHPC was formed in 1986 as the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor. Today the HHPC has an official status, with assistance — volunteer and otherwise — from numerous private, state and nonprofit organizations.

Learn more at www.hempsteadharbor.org. The HHPC describes itself as “an inter-municipal coalition of 9 local governments” — the Villages of Sea cliff, Roslyn Harbor, Roslyn, Flower Hill and Sands Point, the City of Glen Cove, the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, and Nassau County.

At the 2009 Port Washington Harborfest, a pamphlet was produced and distributed by the Committee, “The Habitats of Hempstead Harbor.” Since I didn’t see it on their website, I’m making it available on this site.

New to the area? Find it on the Platial map found on the MyAppearances home page.

County Soil / Water Conservation District

appearances — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:37:11 +0000

The Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District, authorized under the NYS Soil and Water Conservation District Law, explained their objectives in this handout at Port Washington’s Harborfest 2009. The contact information available on the web is:

Nassau SWCD
1864 Muttontown Rd.
Syosset, NY 11791-9652
(516) 364-5860
nassauswcd – optonline.net

Dining in Port Washington

appearances — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:06:46 +0000

It’s prudent to avoid the pedantic and ordinary, but, darn it, sometimes you’ve got to eat. So, in the pursuit of a better understanding of GeoRSS, I created this map in Platial. See a full page version of this map by launching a new browser window or click on the plus sign to the right of the Platial logo.

I’ve begun a dining guide that will eventually supplement this map.

Anyone, best way to get this map to a Windows Mobile cell phone?

Someone or Something You Aren’t

appearances — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:25:46 +0000

After the Great Struggle for identity that is Adolescence, comes its opposite: anonymity, or — better — an alternate persona you could slip into to escape yourself.

“Six Feet Under” Remembered

appearances — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:57:59 +0000

In the HBO series Six Feet Under, the creators went to considerable trouble to create the image of the tree, wilting rose and crow. The background image for this theme reminded me of that superb design.

A prominent geographical landmark in Port Washington is the Nassau Knolls Cemetery & Memorial Park.

If you’re not already a fan, the book Six Feet Under: TV to Die For by Kim Akass is a great guide.