Filmmaker Robert C. DiMaio is a resident of Long Island City, and has been an active volunteer in community organizations in Greenpoint and Long Island City since the year 2000. He was a founding member of the East river Kayak club and boat building organization. In 2003, he and his wife Monica became steering committee members for Long Island City Community Boat House http://www.licboathouse.org. In 2011, Robert and Monica became trip leaders for the North Brooklyn Boat Club on the Newtown Creek taking hundreds of individuals out on the NYC waterways http://northbrooklynboatclub.org.
What began as casual documentation of communities organizing, boat- building projects, waterfront artists and paddling adventures slowly transformed into an important timeline of environmental educational events in American history.
Read more about Robert DiMaio in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/nyregion/29kayak.html?_r=4&ref=nyregion&or&
Hudson River Foundation
We want to thank the Hudson River Foundation (HRF) for their generous grant, and recognition of the educational value of these films, which help to capture the accomplishments and devotion of so many individuals to the betterment of their communities.
The Hudson River Foundation (HRF) seeks to make science integral to decision-making with regard to the Hudson River and its watershed and to support competent stewardship of this extraordinary resource.
This purpose is pursued through support of scientific research; communication to expand knowledge about the river among the scientific community, policy makers, and the public at large; initiatives to enhance management of the Hudson ecosystem; education about the River; and physical improvements to the riverfront.
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