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Three people seated at benches, drawing the English Elm in Washington Square Park.

Draw with Pamela Turczyn in Washington Square Park

Join us this Sunday, September 15th for a Drawing Session led by artist Pamela Turczyn at the oldest tree in Manhattan. Find us at the foot of the English Elm in the northwest corner of Washington Square Park between 11:30am and 1pm to observe, draw, and wonder!   Tree Wonder is a community eco-art initiative to raise awareness of nature in the city and promote ecological

Draw with Marissa Stanton in Washington Square Park on September 8th

Draw with Marissa Stanton this Sunday! Join us this Sunday, September 8th from 11:30am-1pm at the English Elm in Washington Square Park. Follow us on Instagram for weekly updates & announcements and to explore our archive of over 1,000 drawings of the monumental English Elm!   Tree Wonder is a community eco-art initiative to raise awareness of nature in the

Together in Nature in Washington Square Park in 2024

Happy New Year! Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we would like to spend more time together in nature in 2024. From Dr. King’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech: “We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of

Photo by Diane Helentjaris via unsplash of Binoculars rest on a bird identification book open to a page on owls.

Washington Square Park – Christmas Bird Count 2021

We are proud to be a Christmas Bird Count site again this year. Join us for a collabirdtive excursion on Sunday, December 19, 3pm ET. Christmas Bird Count Covid-19 Guidance Please do not attend this program if you meet any of the below conditions on the day that it is held, as per CDC guidelines.