About this Event
The location is the Faculty Dining Room in the Music Building at Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York, Bedford Park Boulevard at Paul Avenue in the Bronx NY 10468. The venue is one block from the #4 train and easily accessible by public transit. Metered street parking is available near the campus. Please bring a reusable water bottle with you; a water faucet is on site. Light snacks will be served. We are also offering a hybrid session, but registration will close October 6.
The lecture will be in person and virtual.
REGISTRATION for virtual at [email protected] (link will be sent on day of)
For October 9, 2026, our guest speakers will be Paul Mankiewicz and John McLaughlin. Dr. Paul S. Mankiewicz is a Biogeochemist with over 30 years of experience in ecological restoration and green infrastructure. Paul has demonstrated the transformative power of integrating greenery into urban environments. By designing and constructing living structures across the city, he aims to combat heat islands, capture CO2, and remove air pollutants, improving public health and well-being. John McLaughlin is the Managing Director of the Office of Ecosystem Services, Green Infrastructure and Research at the NYC DEP. He has spent over three decades leading ecological restoration, wetland and natural resource protection, and green infrastructure projects across New York City.
Thank you to our partners: Dr. Holly Porter-Morgan, Department Chair Earth, Environmental & Geospatial Sciences (EEGS), Herbert H. Lehman College, and corporate sponsor Con Edison.
*The BCEQ Jane E.S. Sokolow Lecture Series is in honor of our beloved Board Member who died too soon. Jane loved trees, the Bronx and everything green. She was a prominent environmental conservationist, community activist, and master’s graduate of the Yale School of Forestry and Environment Studies, who worked at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx NY.
Event venue & nearby stays
Lehman College, CUNY, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, The Bronx, United States
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