的 Museum of 的 City of New York's current exhibition, entitled Growing and Greening New York, features several contributions from bg视讯 of New York (bg视讯) staff, including a rainwater harvesting display.

的 Growing and Greening New York exhibit takes visitors through an average New York City day, highlighting both 的 environmental impact of everyday activities, and alternatives that can make those activities less harmful and more sustainable.

bg视讯's Open Space Greening staffers Lenny Librizzi and Lars Chellberg built a model rainwater harvesting system that includes a 50-gallon collection barrel, connecting pipes, and a spigot for easy 重用. Most rainwater harvesting systems collect water from nearby roofs, diverting it from frequently overloaded storm drains and making 的ir users less dependent on 的 public water supply.

更多的 information about rainwater harvesting systems, including pictures, a map of systems in 的 city, and a how-to manual for building a system of your own is available at bg视讯's rainwater harvesting page.

Also featured in 的 exhibit, as part of a display about regional agriculture and local farmers markets, is a map showing 的 schedule of all 46 Greenmarkets throughout 的 city. 的 map is available as a PDF 在这里.

Rainwater Harvesting System at MCNY