Earth Day Mini Marsh Launch!

This Earth Day, April 22, Newtown Creek Alliance will be launching "TINA" — an experimental marsh tank, which will live Creekside at Kingsland Wildflowers for the next six months.

TINA is a 600-gallon aquaculture tank, planted with saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) and hundreds of Atlantic ribbed mussels (Geuksensia demissa) — two native wetland species that used to exist in abundance in Newtown Creek. Twice daily, TINA fills up with Creek water, allowing the mussels and SparTINA to filter and clean the water before being released. Over the course of this 6-month trial, TINA will filter hundreds of thousands of gallons of Creek water, with NCA and partners taking water quality samples and data throughout.

To celebrate the start of TINA's tenure, join us Creekside at Kingsland Wildflowers this Earth Day: check out the tank, look at some mussels and other Creek species, and learn more about our water quality advocacy. Food and drinks will be provided!

This project is made possible thanks to our climate resilience partnership with Con Edison.

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