EXPLORE Birds is a pop-up bird education program developed by Washington Square Park Eco Projects and the Uni Project. The collaboration between the two organizations began during fall 2016. A selection of Eco Projects’ nature books were shelved with a Uni READ cart. The following year, Eco Projects was looking for a partner for its new […]
The Launch and Evolution of EXPLORE BIRDS Read Post »
There are many fascinating places in any given city. Instead of limiting the “5 Things I Like About” series to cities as I’ve done in the past, I’ve expanded it to include neighborhoods and parks, such as Domino Park which is featured today. I am kicking off the revamped 5 Things I Like about series […]
5 Things I Like about Domino Park Read Post »
What accounts for species diiversity, specifically species richness, in an urban park? Is it the size of the park? Is it habitat diversity within the park? Is it the location of the park relative to birds’ migration route? I am interested in these questions because of my interest in urban ecology, but also specifically because […]
Bird Species Diversity in New York City Parks Read Post »
Image: WSP Eco Map showing tree clusters and Minetta Creek With the release of the NYC Street Tree Map by the Parks Department this fall, I wanted to plug the WSP Eco Map, a project of Washington Square Park Eco Projects, which shows the locations of the 200-plus trees growing in the almost 10-acre park. Washington […]
Maps of NYC Street and Park Trees Read Post »
To see one of the newest parks in New York, I joined at least 15 other people on a tour of the Paerdegat Ecology Park in Carnasie, Brooklyn, on September 23rd. Paerdegat Ecology Park is one element of Paerdegat Basin Natural Area Park and Ecology Park. The natural area and ecology parks are a community […]
Paerdegat Ecology and Natural Area Parks in Brooklyn Read Post »