Join us at Naval Cemetery Landscape on May 15, 2022 for bird crafting, listening, and watching! Register for this free event at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-friendly-bird-program-at-the-naval-cemetery-landscape-tickets-320117820017.
The deciduous trees in the park have leafed out, and the warblers and other migratory birds are here! The lede photo looks into the park from the northwest corner which is again barricaded. Full disclosure: our survey permit allows us to enter this area of the park on a biweekly basis to count birds. Let’s…
We hosted two programs in April to spotlight the biodiversity of New York City with a focus on birds. On April 21, we unveiled a new art activity: What’s Your Wingspan?, at the Earth Day celebration in Union Square. We traced children’s outstretched arms, measured the span, and the children illustrated an imaginary or real…
Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) trees, above, are no longer in bloom. The trees are leafing out. Crabapple (Malus) flowers are open now. Two locations to view the flowers en masse are the grouping across from the Holley Monument and the grove to the west of the Arch. The park is also home to Kwanzan…
Last week the showy-flowering magnolias and ornamental cherries began to reveal their petals. The photo above is of a Star Magnolia flower emerged from a terminal bud. Leaves are also housed in the terminal buds of this species. This flower is not open phenologically speaking–the petals are still obscuring the reproductive organs. Outside of their…