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Scavengers hunt in nooks and crannies on Governors Island
Several Cornell graduate students (including Ryan De Souza and Christine Maskell, in red shirts, pictured) and alumni volunteered at the July 24 scavenger hunt event on Governors Island. See larger image
On July 24, more than 260 people, representing 94 teams, scrambled around Governors Island nooks and crannies in a Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City (CUCE-NYC)-organized outdoor educational scavenger hunt.
The activity was designed to give the participants an appreciation of the island's natural beauty and history and its historic district, which remains relatively unchanged from its rich past of 19th-century military forts, stately homes and a parade ground.
The scavenger hunt, now in its fourth year, was organized by CUCE-NYC's Urban Environment Program, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance's City of Water Day festival.
In addition to CUCE-NYC staff, several Cornell graduate students (including Ryan De Souza and Christine Maskell, in red shirts, pictured) and alumni volunteered at the events.