Reservoir Closed September 4th!
The Jersey City Reservoir will be closed on Saturday, September 4th 2010 for the Labor Day Weekend. Have a great holiday!
Posted: August 30th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Reservoir Closed for 4th of July Weekend!
The reservoir will be closed this weekend (3rd and 4th of July) for the 4th of July weekend celebration. Have a happy and safe Independence Day!
Posted: June 28th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Landscape Painting Session this Saturday, 19 June 2010!
Reservoir Events this Saturday Great News! Painting by Marge Colavito
We’re again having two Landscape Painting sessions using oil paints. The first is this Saturday, June 19th from 10:00am-12:30pm and the second is next Saturday, June 26th at the same time. Please enter at the Troy Street gate (off Summit and Pershing Plaza). All are welcome who want to attend, but those who attend the first session will have priority for the second session. No painting experience is necessary!
The space is limited to the first 15 people who RSVP cindyhadj@yahoo.com. Interested participants should wear comfortable, light-colored clothing which they don’t mind getting paint on. If you have an easel or palette, please bring it–as well as a folding chair and a pencil. All other supplies will be provided.
Please contact Laura Skolar at 201-259-1800 if you have any further questions or wish to register by phone. We hope to see you!
About our Landscape Painting Class teacher:
Marge Colavito is a graduate of Jersey City Junior College and New York University. Her great passion for art inspired her in 1964 to establish the Upstairs Art Gallery, literally up-the-stairs at 896 Bergen Ave in Jersey City, where she teaches painting classes, frames art, and holds continuing exhibitions.
On her own, Colavito has a number of recognitions and awards for her landscapes, still lifes, and portraits in oil, in a style inspired by the masters of her Italian ancestry. She is a member of the prestigious Salmagundi Club, the American Artists Professional League, the Wesfield Art Association, and also chairs the Hudson Artists of New Jersey.
Fishing Continues at the Reservoir!
Remember that every Saturday at the Reservoir, Andy Gray and the JC Department of Parks and Recreation sponsor fishing.
Fishing gear is available to use for free (catch and release only please!) at the Jefferson Avenue gate from 9am to 2pm.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
The Reservoir is a community-run park, so we greatly need people to greet at the gates, take names, and help manage the Reservoir on a weekly basis. Please email: voong.johnny@gmail.com, our new Volunteer Coordinator, if you would like to volunteer any non-holiday Saturday this summer. (Note that the Reservoir is generally closed on holiday Saturdays.)
Your help is much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you!
As you probably know, the Jersey City Reservoir Alliance is comprised of many local organizations (listed here), working toward a common goal of preserving the Reservoir’s lake, meadow and woods from destruction and development.
We often post brief information about the Alliance members’ upcoming events to make our community aware of other opportunities in Jersey City. We hope that our members appreciate this information, and understand that we’re trying to provide support for all areas of interest–in the same way that these other organizations support our cause.
To see images from last year’s Reservoir activities please click here:jcreservoir.org
And see you in the Reservoir!
Sincerely,
Steven Latham
Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance
Posted: June 18th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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The Reservoir is Open!
The reservoir is open this Saturday, June 5th 2010! Juneberries and mulberries are starting to come in at the reservoir so make sure to stop by.
Posted: June 1st, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Come to this Year’s Closing Party! (& Fish till the end of October!)
Saturday, October 10.
The JC Fire Department will be there with a fire truck; we’ll have a BBQ with hot dogs, soda, and chips. Come celebrate another Reservoir season with us!
The Jefferson Avenue gate will open at 9, with free fishing, and the BBQ festivities go from 11 til 2.
This is the Alliance’s last weekend at the Reservoir this Autumn, but Andy Gray and the JC Rec Department will have fishing gear for free at the Jefferson Ave. gate from 9 to 2 until the end of October. (Note that the Reservoir opening is weather permitting)
We look forward to seeing you!
Posted: October 9th, 2009 under News, Homepage.
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Join us Sunday, August 16, to Kayak the Reservoir!
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| From Kayaking, July & August 2007 |
Sunday is meant to be a stunning day, so join us for to Kayak the Reservoir! It’s from from 11am-3pm at the Jefferson Avenue gate.Thank you to our partners at the Hoboken Cove Boathouse and NYC’s Downtown Boathouse for helping make Kayaking happen!The Reservoir cannot allow personal boats due to liability, but we have one-person and two-person kayaks for use so come out and use them.We also would love your help with kayaking, and other events! Please email jcreservoir@gmail.com with ‘kayak’ or ‘volunteer’ in the subject line and we’ll contact you.
Posted: August 14th, 2009 under News, Homepage.
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Landscape Painting, Saturday, August 15th at 10:15 am
Landscape Painting will happen again this Saturday, August 15th at 10:15 am at the Troy Street gate (off Summit and Pershing Plaza). It’s still free!
Posted: August 12th, 2009 under News, Homepage.
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Landscape Painting, Saturday, August 8th at 10:15 am
Landscape Painting, using oil paints, is this Saturday, August 8th at 10:15 am at the Troy Street gate (off Summit and Pershing Plaza). About our Landscape Painting Class teacher: Marge Colavito is a graduate of Jersey City Junior College and New York University. Her great passion for art inspired her in 1964 to establish the Upstairs Art Gallery, Colavito has a number of recognitions and awards for her landscapes, still lifes, and portraits in oil, in a style inspired by the Masters of her Italian ancestry. She is a member of the prestigious Salmagundi Club, the American Artists Professional League, the Wesfield Art Association
The space is limited to the first 15 people who RSVP cindyhadj@yahoo.com. Interested participants should wear comfortable clothing that they don’t mind getting paint on. If you have an easel or palette please bring it as well as a folding chair and a pencil. All other supplies will be provided. If you have any questions regarding the class, please contact Laura Skolar at 201-259-1800.
Below is a one of Marge Colavito’s paintings.
Posted: August 7th, 2009 under News, Homepage.
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To develop plan to turn reservoir into public park
from JERSEY JOURNAL
Friday, July 31, 2009
By AMY SARA CLARK
JERSEY JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A plan is on the way for transforming Reservoir No. 3 into a park while preserving its historic structures. A $355,601 contract with the Pennsylvania-based John Milner Associates to produce the plan has been approved by the Jersey City City Council.
Journal File Photo
As part of the study, the firm will help the city apply to put the unused reservoir on the National Register of Historic Places, which will allow the city to apply for other grants to preserve buildings on the grounds.
Creation of the park - which will include hiking trails and amenities for boating and fishing - could take seven to 10 years and cost about $10 million, says Glenn Wrigley, the city’s chief architect.
The study will also provide the city and the volunteer Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance with a report on current site and structural conditions, including site ecology, and will document the history of the reservoir, which was built between 1871 and 1874.
The Alliance fully backs the choice, saying the firm offers the perfect combination of price and experience, said Cynthia Hadjiyannis, the group’s treasurer.
John Milner Associates will be working with the Brooklyn-based landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, which has done Hoboken’s Pier C and Teardrop parks and New York City’s Union Square.
Posted: August 6th, 2009 under Media, News, Homepage.
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Reservoir Open Late Today, Saturday 8/1
Meet us at Jefferson Ave. Gate for sunset and fishing until 8pm tonight!
Posted: August 1st, 2009 under News, Homepage.
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