Maritime Skills
This command is used to get the rowers to row the boat in reverse.
What is "backwater"?
This gas is primarily responsible for rising atmospheric temperatures.
What is CO2? (Carbon dioxide)
What organization is responsible for care and activism of the Bronx River?
What is the Bronx River alliance?
Acidity is measured by this parameter.
What is pH?
What was the first program created when RTB was founded in 1996?
What is the boatbuilding program?
This is a type of knot used to secure lines and boats to docks and piers.
What is a cleat hitch?
This form of renewable energy is growing and starting to match the price of oil and gas.
What is solar power/energy?
We rely on the knowledge base and practices of this group of people for environmental and climate justice.
What are indigenous peoples?
What is 0?
What other city does RTB have a program set up?
What is San Francisco?
These devices are attached to lines at the bow of the boat and used to keep the boat tethered to the ground.
What are anchors?
Increased acidity levels in the ocean are damaging to this mineral which crabs, oysters, and corals need to build their shells and survive.
What is calcium carbonate?
This neighborhood will be the site for the first city-run grocery store, focusing on affordable prices and accessibility to low-income residents.
What is Hunts Point?
The normal salinity range for brackish water.
What is 16-28 ppt?
When does RTB summer program start?
What is the last week of June? (June 29th)
These rectangular structures attached to the side of the boat are used to hold the oarlocks in place while rowing.
What are oarblocks?
This type of rapid marine species growth is caused by nutrient runoff from farms and sewer systems.
What are harmful algal blooms (HABs)
This economic industry was one of the first to become aware of global warming, and was responsible for the shift in language to "climate change"
What is the oil industry?
This is the number above which dissolved oxygen levels are considered to be healthy.
What is 5?
This is the founder and director of RtB.
Who is Adam Green?
This VHF radio channel is used by the U.S. Coast Guard for maritime distress calls and emergencies.
What is channel 16?
This landmark agreement reached 2015 was a major win for climate diplomacy and environmentalism. (Hint, the U.S. has entered and exited this agreement multiple times in the last decade based on executive leadership)
What is the Paris Agreement?
These objectives were created by the United Nations to promote environmental and economic sustainability worldwide? (Hint, 3 letter acronym)
What are SDG's? (Sustainable development goals)
MASTS is the acronym for the order of dissolved oxygen reagents. This acronym stands for:
What are Manganous Sulfate, Alkaline Potassium, Sulfuric Acid, "Sodium" Thiosulfate, and Starch Indicator?
How many total programs does RTB run?
What is 5? (sailing, environmental, boatbuilding, middle school, public programs)