It’s March! We hope to see you in the park this month. We will launch Tree Wonder’s Spring 2025 Season on March 23rd. You can join us on our monthly wildlife survey on March 26th. We will post new events throughout the spring here. Subscribe to the newsletter. Sunday, March 23rd, 11:30 am Tree Wonder…
Identifying trees in the winter can be hard especially for deciduous species who lose their leaves in the fall. There are no flowers. Some young oaks retain withered leaves, known as marcescence, which can aid in identification. In addition, some species like American Sweetgum have persistent over-mature fruit. Some species have distinctive bark that can…
Join us to count birds in Washington Square Park. We will meet on Friday, February 14th at 8 a.m. in the southeast corner of the park (Washington Square South//Washington Square East). This is a limited capacity event (a max of 20 people). The event is accessible. We will stay on flat, paved paths. The event…
We attended an intensive two-day phenology workshop hosted by the National Phenology Network and the USGS Powell Center last week. To improve the value of our data, we have increased the number of pairs of plant species we will observe in the park. Monitoring multiple individuals of a species/genus helps to reduce “noise” in the data. We’ve…
Photo: Gotham Taxidermy Our year-end auction ends today, December 18th. Check out chances to win a taxidermy class at Gotham Taxidermy, a forest card game bundle, and more.