There were 32 entries to the Name the Washington Square Park Ecology Map Contest. Before announcing the winning name, a thank you to our judges – Casey Brown, Jennifer Casriel, Katherine Keltner, and Cathryn Swan – for considering the names, and to the creative individuals who submitted entries to the contest. The grand prize for […]
CONTEST Winner – Name the #WashingtonSquarePark Ecology Map Read Post »
Image: Daylilies in Washington Square Park, photo courtesy Hubert J. Steed (source) Washington Square Park Ecology (WSP Ecology) is an environmental initiative to celebrate the wild things in the park. WSP Ecology’s first project is a mobile map of the trees, the historic flow and contemporary route of the channelized Minetta Brook/Creek, and the other […]
[New Deadline] CONTEST – Name the #WashingtonSquarePark Ecology Map Read Post »
This guide is based on the Fall Foliage Tree Walk of Washington Square Park organized by WSP Ecology and led by Leslie Day, PhD on November 14, 2014. Unless otherwise noted, the tree photographs were taken by Hubert J. Steed from his Trees – Washington Square Park gallery and used with his permission. If you visit the […]
Washington Square Park Self Guided Fall Foliage Walk Read Post »
Goal reached! $3000 was raised by June 21st.* Many, many thanks to the 35 family and friends who donated! Funds will be used to develop and launch a web-based map of the wild things of the park, from historic elms to squirrel nest boxes. There will be a citizen science component to the project so […]
Goal reached for Washington Square Park Ecology Read Post »
On Monday June 16 I participated in a plant photography work session at Washington Square Park to raise awareness of the Washington Square Park Ecology map project. All of my photos from the work session are available on Flickr, and those of the instructor, Hubert J. Steed, can be viewed here. My favorite photographs of the ones I […]
Favorite Washington Square Park plant photos Read Post »
Image: Daylilies, Toddlers Playground, Washington Square Park courtesy of Hubert J. Steed Photographer Hubert J. Steed will lead a 2-hour park and garden photo work session Washington Square Park – Meet at the Arch Washington Square N and Fifth Ave New York, NY 10011 Monday, June 16, 2014, 10 a.m. Hubert will discuss components of […]
Plant Photography 101 in Washington Square Park Read Post »