Bronx River Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to conserving, preserving, and improving the health of the

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and surrounding environments.

Organization history

The ''Bronx River Restoration Project (BXRR),'' founded by

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in 1974, grew into the ''Bronx River Working Group'' a group with the aim to be a "voice for the river." In 1997, the Bronx River Working Group expanded its efforts to include community groups including government agencies, businesses, and schools. In 2001, the Bronx River Working Group officially founded the Bronx River Alliance.

Bronx River House

In 2016, after sharing an office for many years with the Parks Department on the

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, the alliance opened the Bronx River House, a riverfront home in

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near 174th Street. The Bronx River House, a parks department building, serves as a base for the Bronx River Alliance's 20-member staff. Additionally, the building stores canoes and kayaks, serves as a laboratory for studying the river environment, while also providing space and programming to school and community groups.

Conservation work

Since its founding in 2001, the alliance has led in the

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and transformation of the river from polluted and abandoned to a source of pride and recreation, providing public parks, hiking and bike trails. Additionally, the alliance assists in providing boats to the public so they paddle in the river and experience it first hand. Throughout its history, the alliance has partnered with other environmental organizations including the

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to restore the environment and trails along the river.

References

Non-profit organizations based in New York City Rivers of the Bronx Environmental organizations based in New York City {{US-org-stub