When I first photographed the entrance to the first phase of the High Line, I did not intend to photograph the same site every three years. However, I have coincidentally. The park’s evolution is striking along its entire length but there is something particularly appealing about the Gansevoort entrance. Have you walked the High Line? […]
The High Line in 2010, 2013, and 2016 Read Post »
Image: Screenshot of Figure: Locations: Borough and Park, page 2, Research Permits Report 2015 Annual Report There is a lot of research happening in New York City’s parks! I’m putting together a permit application on behalf of WSP Eco Projects and have been reviewing Research Permit Reports [pdf] and NYC Urban Field Station Progress Reports […]
Researching the Urban Ecologies of Parks in NYC Read Post »
Trees being counted here! #treescount #treescount2015 #nycparks A photo posted by Local Ecologist (@localecologist) on Jun 20, 2015 at 7:48am PDT One of the best things I did last year was to volunteer as a TreesCount2015! tree counter. I attended a presentation by Jaclyn Shanley hosted by Trees New York. Then I recruited a co-trainer […]
NYC Street Trees by Species, a Map by Jill Hubley Read Post »
One training and one mapping event down, one mapping event to go. At the end of last Saturday’s training event, Washington Square Tree Counters had mapped 14.9% of our census area. By the end of Monday’s mapping event, we had mapped 42.5% of our census area and counted 570 trees! Thank you to TreesCount! Team […]
Mapping Street Trees with the Washington Square Tree Counters Read Post »
On February 2nd, I walked over to Manhattan’s Chinatown and photographed the pre-parade happenings. Enjoy! Please visit our Flickr page for more Lunar New Year 2014 Parade photographs.
Lunar New Year 2014 Parade Read Post »
Here is our Nature of NYC book list. Let us know what you’ve read and the books we should add to the list.
9 Books about the Nature of New York City Read Post »