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Soil & Water

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Additional Resources

(Updated April 2025)

Articles & Reports

Groundwater: Our Most Valuable Hidden Resource.

The Nature Conservancy. 3/13/22
https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/groundwater-most-valuable-resource/

 

New York City’s Drinking Water Supply Quality Report 2024.

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dep/downloads/pdf/water/drinking-water/drinking-water-supply-quality-report/2024-drinking-water-supply-quality-report.pdf

 

Rethinking Soil, Reinvesting in Our Foundations. 

Includes link to pdf: reThink Soil: A Roadmap to Soil Health.

The Nature Conservancy. 1/2/20

https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/rethinking-soil-reinvesting-in-our-foundations/

The Universe’s Most Miraculous Molecule. By  Richard Gunderman. The Conversation UK in partnership with Indiana University. 2015.

https://theconversation.com/the-universes-most-miraculous-molecule-48075

 

Treated like dirt: urban soil is often overlooked as a resource.  By Roisin O’Riordan.

The Conversation UK in partnership with Lancaster University. 4/26/2021. 

https://theconversation.com/treated-like-dirt-urban-soil-is-often-overlooked-as-a-resource-158571

 

Books

Brown, Gabe. Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture.

Chelsea Green Publishing.  2018

 

Gershuny, Grace.Start with the Soil

St. Martin’s Press. 1996

 

Kimmerer, Robin Wall.  Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants 

Milkweed Editions. 2013

 

Ohlson, Kristin.  The Soil Will Save Us:  How Scientists, Farers, and Foodies are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet.

Rodale Books. 2014.

 

 

Educational Resources

Introduction to Organic Lawns and Yards Plus a Checklist for an Eco-Friendly Property by Sarah Little

NOFA Organic Land Care Program. 2016.

http://www.organiclandcare.net/sites/default/files/2016iolyfinalsingle_page_opt.pdf

 

Know Soil. Know life. David L. Linbo, Deb A.Kotlowski, and Clay Robinson, Editors ,with contributions from the Soil Science Society of America’s Education Committee. Published by American Society of Agronomy. 2012.  https://www.abebooks.com/products/isbn/9780891189541?ref_=vhr_1_rvi_v2S  or https://www.amazon.com/Know-Soil-Life-David-Lindbo/dp/0891189548

 

See also the accompanying Know Soil, Know Life Educators Guide. Updated 2021.   https://serc.carleton.edu/kskl_educator/index.html

 

Reduce Soil Erosion.   University of Rhode Island. Water Quality Program, College of the Environment and Life Sciences

https://web.uri.edu/safewater/protecting-water-quality-at-home/sustainable-landscaping/reduce-soil-erosion/

 

Soils4Teachers.  Lessons and Activities by Subject, Grade Level, and Standards .

https://www.soils4teachers.org/lessons-and-activities   

 

 

Organizations & Websites

New York City Water Supply. NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

https://dec.ny.gov/nature/waterbodies/watersheds/management/new-york-city-water-supply

 

New York City Water Supply System.  Drinking Water; Wastewater; Stormwater; NYC Waterways. New York City Department of Environmental Conservation. 

https://www.nyc.gov/site/dep/water/water-supply.page

 

Soil and Water Conservation Society

https://www.swcs.org/

 

 
Videos & Films

‘Gifts of the Land: A Guided Nature Tour with Robin Wall Kimmerer’

The Commons of the University of Kansas.  3/25/21. 20:48

https://youtu.be/OxJUFGlPYn4

 

‘The Importance of Soil.’

Chicago Botanic Garden.  2014

https://youtu.be/OiLITHMVcRw

 

The Universe’s Most Miraculous Molecule. By  Richard Gunderman. The Conversation UK in partnership with Indiana University. 2015.

https://theconversation.com/the-universes-most-miraculous-molecule-48075

 

Treated like dirt: urban soil is often overlooked as a resource.  By Roisin O’Riordan.

The Conversation UK in partnership with Lancaster University. 4/26/2021. 

https://theconversation.com/treated-like-dirt-urban-soil-is-often-overlooked-as-a-resource-158571

 

‘Understanding Living Soil’ with Monique Bosch. 

NOFA/Mass. 2021? 1:20:04

https://youtu.be/hr2T2uAtBv4

 

Why is Soil Important? ‘ Soil Science with Becky Searle. 2021.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmtdH8UzRDs

 

‘Why Soil is one of the Most Amazing Things on Earth.’  A BBC Royal Society Partnership.  2021.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiLITHMVcRw

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New York, NY 10075

office address

523 East 85th Street

New York, NY 10028

our phone number 

212 459 4455

email

Executive Director, Patrick K. McCluskey:

patrick@carlschurzparknyc.org

Horticulture Manager, Breeana George:

breeana@carlschurzparknyc.org

Operations Manager, Luke Cohen:

luke@carlschurzparknyc.org

 

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