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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) - Angelina M.

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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) - Angelina M

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Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis) - Joy L.

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Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis) - Joy L

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Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis) - Damien R.

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Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis) - Damien R

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Sideoats grama grass (Bouteloua curtipendula) - Emma B.

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Sideoats grama grass (Bouteloua curtipendula) - Emma B

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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) - Fariha A.

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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) - Fariha A

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Northern Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa) - Melanie M.

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Northern Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa) - Melanie M

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Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum)- By Aleksei V.

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Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum)- By Aleksei V

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Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) - Tasnim A.

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Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) - Tasnim A

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Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea)- Yuki S.

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Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea)- Yuki S

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Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) - Justin S.

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Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) - Justin S

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Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) - Ava Z.

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Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) - Ava Z

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Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) - Jake B.

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Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) - Jake B

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Aromatic aster (Aster oblongifolius)- Jiwon L.

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Aromatic aster (Aster oblongifolius)- Jiwon L

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White heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) - Sofiya C.

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White heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) - Sofiya C

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Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

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Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes campestris)

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Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

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Miner bees (Andrena sp.)

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Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)

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Frosted elfin butterfly (Callophrys irus)

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American Bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus)

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Bumblebee and Blue Wild Indigo - Rastko M

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

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Ruby Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

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Ruby Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

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Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

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Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

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Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

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Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

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Sofiya C.
I increased the marsh grass and the wildflowers/pollinators area. I also added a fish safehouse, which consists of artificial (or maybe we can grow our own) coral reefs with seagrass which will help hide the fishes from predators. The oysters and mussels in the nets are there to filter the water… I hope they don’t mind staying under such conditions! The base is made out of wood, like a regular dock. So are the bird perches and feeders, which will give them (birds) food and shelter anytime of the year. There are various kinds and different sizes.

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Estella M.
If we don’t clean up, it’s not just gonna hurt us. This is going to hurt the animals, the grass and ground, and the environment. It is very important that we have a community that is clean and trash free. LIC is beautiful and it is a great place to live but if we -continue- to trash or space and not pick up trash, this will grow and grow into a dirty community.

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Danilo E.
A clean community is very important and also healthy for our environment around us. Trash is pollution and is not healthy for the environment around us. Also, I do come from a background of cleaners in my family or people who like to clean and tidy up. This is when I would like to jump in and have a role in cleaning up the community and making a better and cleaner environment for us to live in.

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Dayana C.
Many people are working hard to pick up OUR trash that we left. We have a responsibility to pick up our own trash and throw it away in the trash can. Littering is bad for the environment such as the ocean. Many animals, especially turtles, are getting hurt from the trash in the ocean. So that’s why picking up trash is helpful for our community.

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Sky  R.
I feel like people should just know not to litter, there are trash cans and there are signs saying not to litter. It’s like common sense cause by littering we destroy the planet we live on even more.

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Justin S.
Polluters must be stopped! There are companies and people destroying Newtown creek. There are animals that live in Newtown Creek and these people are destroying their home. We have to put an end to these companies who pour raw sewage right into newtown creek polluting the water and making it disgusting and very dirty for the different species that live in newtown creek. People also have to stop littering, not just companies, people can play a big role too. We have to stop littering like it's no problem because it has an effect on other things and littering is destroying newtown creek. DON'T LITTER OUR CREEK OR YOUR A GEEK !

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Tasnim A.
The reason I want to stop littering is because we only have one earth and we need to take care of it. People litter so much and I feel like a lot of people aren’t educated on the topic. Because I’m educated on it and I know what to do, I should use my knowledge in one way or another to help the earth. That’s why I care. And who would want to be somewhere dirty and polluted? People work hard to try to keep this place clean and people just don’t care. If we spread awareness then at least we could be helping the people that don’t know about this. It’s important to me because I don’t want to see a place I grew up in turn into a dirty place. That’s why I  want to make a difference here.

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Angelina M.
The reason i am protesting for newtown creek is because, we only have one single planet & the people polluting might not realize how much this is affecting our world and our planet.i believe a lot of people don't realize what is happening and a protest will open there eyes, I want to fight to try and help our planet. This is important to me because I want to keep our planet alive & clean, why grow up in a dirty planet with no fresh air? I want to be able to live awhile, but this won't happen when people kill our planet. Another reason is because they are harming animals and if they harm way to many of these animals we may not even see them again, this is our home & doing this to the creek is destroying our neighborhood. I want change, save the planet before it's too late.

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Jake B.
I love my neighborhood and enjoy hanging out by Newtown Creek. I enjoy watching all the different types of birds and see many wildlife living in the creek.  What I don’t like is when I see all the pollution and garbage surrounding the creek. It makes me very upset. The factories need to realize what they’re doing. They’re destroying the wildlife at Newtown Creek and taking away from our beautiful neighborhood. They need to recognize this and stop polluting. Let’s get together and end this now, so we can all enjoy the creek including the innocent wildlife that lives there. Don’t be a geek, don’t litter Newtown Creek!

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Milo M.
Newtown Creek is a major part of this city as well as a major part of this city's ecosystem. And yet we treat its territory with utter disrespect. Although the government as well as other third party groups have made long term plans to reinstate Newtown creek to its former cleanliness there are still multiple active polluters dumping waste directly into Newtown creek. IN 2010 Newtown Creek was designated as a super fund site, and researchers uncovered chemicals that cause cancer in the water. Let that sink in, it's been ten years and there are still active companies unloading these chemicals today without repercussion.

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Emma B.
People have to stop polluting and destroying the Newtown Creek ecosystem because it’s harmful to animals and the environment, and it makes the river dirty. People don’t realize that they are harming animals, but they are. This is why humans have to think twice before they do something because they have changed the environment in Newtown Creek a huge amount. We, as a community, have to work together to persuade people to stop polluting.

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Diana V.
A lot of people don’t care if there is trash on the floor or anywhere because they believe it doesn’t affect them, but it does. They may not seem it now but in a few years if we don’t start cleaning three is going to be trash everywhere. So, I think this challenge is important because we can inspire new people to join and also get a chance to clean LIC.

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Omar A.
People have to clean up the garbage that they are responsible for and that we want to keep the places we enjoy clean. Many people like the park clean and the water clear, but some people think the opposite and litter all they want. If people are polluting the water and we need the water clean and so do some animals. We like to have a very clean spot to be in not a dirty spot all messy and scattered everywhere, and that this community can stop that.

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Andreas P.
Every day animals are trapped in trash we throw out in nature. Plastic is seen on streets, forests, parks, rivers, lakes, oceans etc. It is important to remove this trash to save the animals and their habitats. We are responsible for cleaning up this trash, because we caused this damaged environment for the animals but also ourselves. By this activism we can make a difference and contribute to a better place for everyone.

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Melanie M.
It's important to clean up the community because we don't want any trash everywhere, we want to have this community clean and not dirty. It's also important to pick up the litter since birds or any other animals think that litter is food. We also want to clean the water with litter in it since us humans, plants, and animals need the water to survive. I think we can make this community clean instead of having litter everywhere.

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Ava S.
We should clean up our community because we don't want our parks and water to get dirty and terrible. It is important to clean up after yourself because just one plastic water bottle can help our community.

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Mission: You will plan an anti-littering campaign to pick up litter that might end up in Newtown Creek.

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Mission: To create a message protest polluters of Newtown Creek, but also  to advocate positively for the ecosystem.

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Flint M.
This 3D model is an example of what we can do to Newtown Creek. We can make it more resistant to climate change and give it a better place in nature. Here I have added lots of plants and a flood wall so companies don’t have to worry as much about rising water.

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Mission: You will plan modern engineering structures along Newtown Creek to both sustain the ecosystem, and be resilient against climate change (like Hunter’s Point South Park).

Yuki S.
This is my final Newtown Creek re-design model. I added a reusable energy source, I also have my bridge so that people can view the river from it. There is also space to sit. My favorite part of this project is rocks. It took me a long time to put many rocks along the river. I tried to put as many plants as possible because this is good for our environment.

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Amy O.
I tried to make some improvements. I added more color to the marsh and I made the bird perches visible. I also drew the fish hide out and the oyster and mussels little area visible. I also have a little coral reef for fish hideout. I added more detail. I also added the perches and made them visible as well. I hope this will help the animals of the creek.

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Mission: You will create a plan to conserve the plants and animals that live along Newtown Creek, and increase the health of the ecosystem.

They created modified versions of the Living Dock.

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There are many reasons why Newtown Creek is important to me. One reason is that Newtown  Creek is a beautiful ecosystem that has lots of organisms that I would hate to see get killed due to humans causing climate change. Another reason is that Newtown Creek benefits humans in their own way. Newtown Creek is lined with plants and marshes that will soak up water if there is a flood. So it is for these reasons that Newtown Creek is important to me.

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Mission: To make a digital infographic that teaches the public about Newtown Creek and why it's important.

Carlos J.
Raising awareness about Newtown Creek is important to me because I live in Long Island City and though it may not appear that way, this ecosystem has a lot of potential. It’s very pretty, and if we care for it, it may just shine through. Many animals live in Newtown Creek as well, so if we don’t help it out, we may lose many native species’ and happy animals who found refuge in our little neighborhood.

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Ava Z.

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Mission: To create “National Park” style posters to increase awareness of Newtown Creek in the community.

Aleksi V.