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We are on a break now, but our programs will return in the fall. In the mean time, check out these resources for nature exploration in Washington Square Park.

Learn about QUERCUS 

Closed and open copies of QUERCUS Zine, a guide to the oak trees of Washington Square Park. 

Quercus is the genus name for oak trees. Download the free QUERCUS Zine, a guide to the oak trees of Washington Square Park.  (There’s another free zine in the shop: New York City Urban Bird Explorers Guide which has a section about tree spotting native species.)

Browse the Tree Wonder WSP Archive

Black silhouette of the English Elm in Washington Square Park

For two years and counting, since Spring 2022, New Yorkers and visitors have observed and drawn the oldest tree on record in the Manhattan. Leaf through 😉 the Tree Wonder WSP archive on Instagram.

Explore The First Online Map of the Park’s Trees

Screenshot of the Washington Square Park Eco Map showing tree locations and the historic and current flow of the Minetta Brook.

The first online tree map of the park was completed in 2014, and was recreated in 2022 on iNaturalist and Map Google by Dakota London during a paid summer internship. Explore the map now.

Take a Tree Walk on the Phenology Trail

of Swamp White Oak acorns with overlay text DO YOU SEE... Leaves? Flowers? Fruits? Ripe Fruits

The park has been a Nature’s Notebook phenology site since 2019. Visit each of the 14 trees on the Phenology Trail. Email us to receive monitoring training and check out the project on SciStarter.

Tag us on social media (@wspecoprojects), letting us know which resource(s) you are using to explore the nature of the park.