We are big fans of citizen science. A few years ago, we volunteered with Your Wild Life to collect Ants on Broadway. WSP Eco Projects was fortunate to work with SciStarter on a prototype wildlife observation tool called WSP Nature Finds. The launch of the prototype coincided with the last day of the World Science Festival 2015. To see […]
New York Citizen Science Projects on SciStarter Read Post »
I am pleased to share with you this interview with Darcy Troy Pollack of Zig Zag Zoom. I reached out to Darcy after reading about the release of Tree Story, a mobile game that combines virtual tree care and on-the-ground tree planting. We’ve played the game; it’s fun! Download Tree Story from iTunes. It will […]
Last month we walked the third (and newest) section of the High Line. We each had our favorites. One of us really liked the playground (Pershing Square Beams) and could have crawled, clambered, and popped up into the single “gopher hole” for longer than we had time to spend at the park. Two other fun […]
Designed to Decay – High Line Infrastructure and Art Read Post »
I have always been fascinated by tools of the trade – the equipment people regularly use in their work. Today’s tool share is from indoor gardener Melissa Brzuszek of The Sill. Check out her seven tools including a pressurized hand sprayer (not pictured). Felco #2 Gardeners best friend when it comes to pruning. Trusty and strong an […]
Tools of the Trade – Melissa Brzuszek, Indoor Gardener Read Post »
For two years in the early 2000s we had a plot in the Fenway Victory Gardens. We inherited a back border of lilacs, several blueberry bushes, and a sprouting pear stump. We do not have an outdoor garden in New York. Our only plant space is the window sill in the living room. What does […]
Our plot in the Fenway Victory Gardens Read Post »
Image: Repurposed oil tankers to generate algal biodiesel, Matthew Baird Architects via MoMA (source) In 2009, five multidisciplinary teams of landscape architects, architects, ecologists, artists, and other specialists were selected by the Museum of Modern Art to participate in its Rising Currents exhibit which debuted in 2010. Baird Architects was among the five teams and […]
Three proposals for the NY-NJ Waterfront from Matthew Baird Architects Read Post »