Beczak Environmental Education Center (Voluntary Cleanup Program)
Sites #V00440 and #V00441
The education facility includes a restored intertidal marshland. Photo courtesy of Beczak Environmental Education Center.
Site Description and Cleanup
These sites, formerly known as the Naval Militia Site and Habirshaw Club Property, had several past uses including training activities for the militia. The property is located along the Hudson River in the City of Yonkers. Remedial activities included placing a cap of clean soil at the site.
Reuse
This property is now the home of the Beczak Environmental Education Center, a non-profit facility that provides educational programs for the community to increase informed stewardship of the Hudson, Saw Mill and Bronx Rivers. The facility includes a park, restored intertidal marshlands, and easily accessible beach. The Center hosts school programs, teacher workshops, public forums and social events.
Turtles greet visitors at the interpretive facility. Photo courtesy of the Beczak Center.
Highlights
The current use of this site allows for waterfront access in an area where the river was historically blocked by industrial facilities.
