OurPublic Paddle Series let us fulfill our mission: enabling safe, responsible, access to our waterways, and educating residents to be stewards of the history, ecology and sustainability of the waterways of Newtown Creek and the adjacent East River.
At these Free, informal paddles, NBCB welcomes walk-up participants to join trained NBCB canoe guides for short trips on Newtown creek in our 29 foot voyageur canoes. We’ll paddle out toward the East River and take in views of Manhattan before paddling deeper into the creek, a very rewarding experience!
We welcome folks to sign up for volunteer shifts including:
Launching the big boats
Trip leaders and “Big boat sterners” for Paddling the big boats
Setting up, laying out snacks and other accoutrements (sanitizer, sunscreen etc.)
Getting members of the public fitted with paddles, live vests, and ready for paddling
Getting folks registered and collecting signed waivers
General help during the event.
Hanging out and enjoying our wonderful community!
If you are interested, please register and select the shift that works best for you so we can plan accordingly! Sign up for as many trips as you want, your participation is very welcome! If you're seeing this via email, you can sign up through our calendar.
Volunteer Shift 1: Early: 11:00am - 12:30pm
Help get set up, get the boats in the water (we need strong backs and willing hands!), and run the first trips.
Volunteer Shift 2: Middle: 12pm - 2:30pmHelp run trips, get waivers, fit life vests, and serve food and drinks.
Volunteer Shift 3: Late: 2:30pm - 5pmHelp with the late trips, cleaning up after the Public Paddle, and putting the boats away!
We want to see you for as long as we can— maybe stay all day! Leave a note to tell us what works for you!
