<p>In the final episode in our season on rewilding, we’re visiting New York Harbor. Commonly considered a high-traffic waterway beneath skyscrapers – New York Harbor actually was once one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. It was full of living reefs of molluscs that filtered the harbor and created a thriving habitat for other creatures. But as the city grew, the harbor fell silent. Today, New Yorkers are trying to reinvigorate a harbor rendered lifeless by replenishing the very population they destroyed a century ago: oysters. </p><br><p>Marcella Durand reads an excerpt of her poem, <a href="https://www.poetryproject.org/publications/newsletter/266-fall-2021/east-river-park-feature/the-ways-of-east-river-park" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Ways of East River Park</a>, about embracing a new form of urban ecosystem that brings humans into the habitat of the harbor.</p><br><p>Thank you to Earthjustice for supporting this season of As She Rises. Learn more at <a href="https://earthjustice.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">earthjustice.org</a>.</p><br><p>For more: </p><ul><li>Learn more about the Billion Oyster Project and find ways to get involved at <a href="http://billionoysterproject.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BillionOysterProject.org</a></li><li>Marcella Durand’s latest book, <a href="https://fordhampress.com/a-winter-triangle-pb-9781531511708.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawMJcKtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF3Z0NpRnZwejhsQVNYRFM1AR5TPHhm3v5C1hAzW4dvwI_viWBlixZ8tR-k-2C-j2mBgWnkMqzwZ6KIPc-3qw_aem_ALpbszXFO17SGLxIkxVLqA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Winter Triangle</em></a>, is the recipient of the 2024 Poetic Justice Institute Prize, and you can find more of her work on local urban ecological issues including an essay, <a href="https://blackearthinstitute.org/at-spirals-center/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"At Spiral's Center"</a> at the Black Earth Institute. </li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
