Bonnie Hulkower
Bonnie is a marine scientist and environmental planner. She has a Master’s degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, where her research explored nitrogen cycling in California’s estuaries. Currently working as an environmental planner, her work focuses on ensuring that public housing and water resource projects comply with environmental regulations.
A Californian with a New York City soul, Bonnie most recently worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where she explored how the Corps can improve the New York metropolitan area’s air quality. Active in NYC politics, she is a public member of Manhattan’s Community Board 3. She was also a sustainability planner in the San Francisco area, where she developed energy and water conservation initiatives and green infrastructure plans.
Bonnie’s life aquatic and interest in the natural world blossomed after her mom took her when she was five years old to see the grunion run along the beach at Cabrillo Marine Museum in San Pedro. Today, it remains one of the most magical events she has ever witnessed. She loves all things green, but when eating, prefers dark chocolate.
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See New York City's Herons and Egrets On a Sunset EcoCruise This Summer
The wildlife living in the East River between NYC's bridges is often overlooked. Most people don't realize that New York is an archipelago of islands
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New Yorkers Don't Miss City of Water Day Festival This Saturday On Governor's Island
Looking for something different to do in New York City this upcoming weekend? This Saturday, July 16th, 2011 marks the 4th annual City of Water Day Festival in New York City. The event
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Is Living In A City Making You Crazy?
With more than 50% of the world's population currently living in cities and 70% of the world population expected to live in a city by 2050, neurologists are starting to map out the impact of living in
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Trove Transforms The Look Of The Cooper Hewitt Garden
Having lived with a view of scaffolding outside my window for the better part of the last five years, I'm sensitive to how unattractive and dark it can make a street look. Trove, a New York City-based design and wallcovering
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The Sun Also Rises - Empire State Legislators Have Until June 20th To Pass The New York Solar Jobs Act
New York Legislators have until June 20th, the end of the session, to vote on a numerous amount of bills. Many of the others, such as gay marriage, have been getting signifcant more press attention. Still, the New York Solar Jobs
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Cicada Ice Cream? A Big Buzz That Was Short Lived
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you cicadas, make ice cream? It may not make sense to many of us, but that is what the owners of Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream in Colombia, Missouri did. Cicadas are
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Seaworthy Art Exhibit Allows New Yorkers To Channel Their Inner Pirate
As summer approaches, many New Yorkers head to the beaches along Long Island or the banks of the Hudson, to escape the heat island and pavement jungle. A few others build boats themselves to explore the East River or other
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Selinda Spillway- Canoe on One of Africa's Most Peaceful and Awe Inspiring River Safaris
When you fly across Botswana, most of what you see for miles is the Kalahari Desert. But in the northern portion of the country, is a unique Savannah habitat where the Okavango River flows down from
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World Science Festival Street Fair Transforms NYC's Washington Square Park into Outdoor Science Fair
On June 5th, the last day of the World Science Festival (WSF), Washington Square Park was "transformed into a science wonderland." The park was
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Slow Money NYC Presented 1st Entrepreneur Showcase and Resource Exchange This Weekend in Brooklyn
This past weekend, Slow Money NYC hosted its inaugural entrepreneur showcase and resource exchange at the Commons in Brooklyn, New York.
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Nature, Biodiversity And NYC? Wildflower Week and PlaNYC Prove These Go Together In Perfect Harmony
Spring is in the air. Flowers and ideas are blooming in NYC. NYC has a new nature focus. The
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Would You Eat Human Cheese? Artist Serves Breast Milk Cheese In East Village Gallery
Would you eat human cheese? This was a question I posed to my friends at brunch yesterday. Most of the group seemed repulsed by the idea. My friend Dan wasn't game even though he has eaten rat in the
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Green Shopping In Tel Aviv
One of my favorite things to do when I travel to new cities is check out their green shopping scenes. I was recently in the Tel Aviv/Jaffa region of Israel and had a few hours to visit the area shops and outdoor
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NYC Has Big Plans For Its Waterfront
One month ago, Mayor Bloomberg released his $3.3 billion, new waterfront plan for New York City, called "Vision 2020". The plan is the city's first comprehensive waterfront plan and it
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You Can Be The Proud Owner Of A Staten Island Ferry, If You Can Find A Place To Park It
In 2008, Jacques Guillet, walked out of a Manhattan Municipal Building, $152,500 poorer, but the proud owner of a used 3,500-passenger Staten Island Ferry. The former marina owner and sailboat racer had a
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San Francisco Nightclub's Sustainable Dance Floor Powered By Partiers
Last weekend, 1400 club patrons at Temple Nightclub in San Francisco shook their booties and booted up the power of the sustainable dance floor. 480 Watts were generated
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Los Angeles's Subway To The Sea In Its Final Planning Miles
Today's LA Marathon followed a "Stadium to the Sea" route that has been in effect since 2009. The route was designed to showcase the City's landmarks from the East to the West. While looking at the map,
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6th Annual Memorial Ride and Walk Honoring NYC's Fallen Bicyclists and Pedestrians
Today, families, friends, residents and bicycle advocates participated in the 6th Annual Memorial Ride and Walk for New Yorkers who have been killed by cars while
