Here are a couple of events this weekend on the Gowanus, which we take please in noting after a week during which everyone seemed to have run a story about the environmentally-challenge state of things on the canal, thanks to past activity and continued dumping of sewage and other toxins.

October 6 and 7, Saturday and Sunday (2:00pm-6:00pm)

Gowanus Open House NY
Explore the Gowanus estuary, canoeing at your own pace and enjoy iscovering the canal’s unique mix of wildlife and urban waterway infrastructure. Meet at the 2nd St. launch site, off Bond Street at the Gowanus Canal. Details at the Gowanus Dredgers website.

October 6, Saturday (1:00pm-9:00pm)

Party for the People on Gowanus Shoreline
The Yard at Carroll / Canal will assemble multiple community organizations and feature performers of poetry and music with fun for the entire family. You can read our post about it here. It takes place from 1PM-9PM today.