Our Executive Committee
Chair: Catherine Skopic
Vice-Chair: Karl Palmquist
Treasurer: Irene VanSlyke
Secretary: Alex Collins Francis
Abhishek Shah
Alan Gerson
Bonnie Weber
Regina Cornwell
Wayne Arden
Kevin Costa
Uncovering underground ecosystems—super cool! Our summer researchers @rockedu_ @RockefellerUniv are using metabarcoding and sequencing of environmental DNA to discover soil biodiversity, including fungi, in New York City’s community gardens https://twitter.com/KiersToby/status/1545122909341073408
“Ambitious effort to raise the profile of often invisible soil fungi”
Thanks @GabrielPopkin for joining us in the field to sample mycorrhizal fungi with @spununderground @fungifoundation Cesar Marin @MerlinSheldrake @Giulifungi @cosmosheldrake +SPUN team
https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.add7606
Our first stop was Sherman Creek Park with @NYRP, where our team collected four samples to perform elemental analysis and biodiversity measurements.
Next, our team will perform a variety of tests in the lab— metabarcoding and sequencing to analyze the prevalence of bacteria, fungi, and macro invertebrates in the soil, ICP-MS for elemental analysis, and more! Then to thinking about how this work intersects with policy…
Get to Know the NYC Group
ESG and Sustainable Finance Committee focuses on sustainable development and green finance. We aim to promote education, understanding, and action on creating a nuanced, sustainable financial system.
Inspiring Connections Outdoors is a 100% volunteer-run program that empowers New York City youth to connect with the outdoors.
No Nuclear Committee works on nuclear energy issues, showing New York how nuclear energy is neither clean nor green.
Photography Committee members capture the beauty, excitement, and peacefulness of the natural world to promote its conservation.
Plastic Pollution Committee informs policymakers and the public about the plastic crisis in the state, while promoting sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental waste in New York.
Political Committee interviews candidates running for public office to endorse those whom we believe will be strong environmental leaders.
Population, Consumption, and Environment Committee helps to preserve the natural ecosystem by lobbying and raising awareness of excessive consumption and a growing population.
Urban Sustainability deals with neighborhood-based environmental issues, citywide land use, and policies impacting neighborhood environmental conditions and problems common to the NY/NJ metropolitan area.
Volunteer Board
Hey, New York! NYC Sierra Club is looking for a social media and web design volunteer for the Digital Communication Team. Below is a brief description of what we’re looking for at this time:
• Create social media posts on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
• Manage NYC Group’s website via WordPress
• Support committee meetings via Zoom
If interested in giving some time and expertise to the Digital Communication Team, please send an email to nycsierraclub.digital@gmail.com.
Putting Plastic in the Past
In collaboration with the NYC Group’s Plastic Pollution Committee and Project Defeat Denial
Starting this Earth Month, free yourself from plastic and follow our timeline to put plastic in the past! Click HERE to learn more about this collaboration to end our plastic waste.
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