We are excited to share that guests at Target stores cast 71,746 votes to Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, Inc. d/b/a RISE (Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity), awarding Target funds in the amount of $2,124.40 to our organization. We appreciate that you voted for us, our mission, and the impact we have on our community.
Thank you for helping us make the most of this incredible opportunity!
In a segment of “Cyberchase: For Real,” a live-action epilogue that follows the animated portion of Emmy Award-winning PBS TV series Cyberchase, the Rockaway dunes are highlighted as real-life examples of community stewardship and education. RISE collaborated with first-grade students from PS 183Q Dr. Richard R. Green School, who received a lesson on the proper planting techniques for Virginia creeper, bayberry, and beach plum as part of “Greater Rockaway” Coastal Resilience Plan.
Check out AZURE Magazine's AZ Awards 2024 to RISE, in collaboration with WXY Architecture + Urban Design and eDesign Dynamics, for the new Arverne East Welcome Center, Native Plant Nursery, Dune Preserve, and development of educational programs and "Dune Squad" stewardship training program.
Join RISE in creating a new native plant nursery, to locally grow native shoreline plants for the coastal dunes of the Rockaway peninsula.
RISE won a three-year grant from New York State's Environmental Protection Fund. Click here to learn more.
RISE established a new initiative to conduct a comprehensive site assessment and preliminary design, with community input, to enhance the shoreline of the Rockaway peninsula into an extensive, biodiverse, and habitat-rich dune system.
Click here to read our final report.
