Join us on Sunday November 5th from 10am-12pm as we start planting one of our favorite spring ephemerals: Mertensia virginica, or Virginia bluebells!
On November 27th we'll be hosting a Community Ecology Reading Group on zoom in collaboration with NYC Parks GreenThumb. Liz and I have been compiling a google doc where we aim to crowdsource books that have inspired or challenged us to think about our messy past and precarious future. It is projected to be a […]
Let's do a little citizen science and start tracking the wildlife as they return to our newly redesigned park. We'll use inaturalist and a host of identification tools to try and pinpoint which types of birds, bees, fungi, etc we find, discussing the importance of biodiversity in our cities and how we can help foster […]
Gardening for Veterans is a program that looks to build and foster community for veterans and their families. Come to: Connect with other veterans Help create a healthy ecosystem Build a supportive community Email us to register.
Join us for bird watching and native flower identification with our friends from Local Nature Lab! Join us and our friends from Local Nature Lab for a day of bird watching and native plant identification. Our beach is a hotspot for shore birds, and our newly planted garden beds are brimming with colors. Binoculars provided […]
Gardening for Veterans is a program that looks to build and foster community for veterans and their families. Come to: Connect with other veterans Help create a healthy ecosystem Build a supportive community Email us to register.
Solar One x Holes In The Wall Collective Join us for a Ferry tour with plant stewards and urban ecologists Journei Bimwala, Candace Thompson, and Liz Paredes in conversation with environmental journalist Yessenia Funes. We'll start at Stuy Cove park for a pollinator count workshop and little tour. From there, we'll jump on the ferry […]
Join us in September as we continue fostering connections with land and community with veterans and their families.
Join us for a Thursday evening fishing clinic on the East River Estuary, held in collaboration with our friends from LES Ecology Center. We'll try our hand at catch and release, discuss and attempt to identify the various fish species we see, and watch as the shorebirds outfish us all :) All abilities, and skill […]
Our street trees do so much: cool our homes, clean the air, mitigate storm water, provide habitat for wildlife...but did you know they can, at times, provide food and medicine for us as well? During this urban canopy foraging walk we'll learn the history and culinary uses of some of our most common street trees. […]
It's time to put the park to bed for the winter, and you can help!
The Community Ecology Reading Group has been meeting for over a year, exploring trees, wildlife, waterways and more, and compiling a reading list on community ecology. In this meet-up, we'll make community ecology zines with the texts and images that have inspired us the most, on the theme of Fire. Share your favorite excerpts with […]
