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 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…
Plants are leafing out in…Florida, Texas, and parts of California and the Southwest! Check out the USA NPN Status of Spring tracker for more information. Would you like to take a guess when the first leaf will appear in the park? The leaves pictured above are European Holly, which is a broadleaf evergreen shrub. The…
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…
Fall Foliage Tour – November 4th Leaf peep with us and Carey Russell. Russell is a naturalist, filmmaker, forester, and more. The fall color tour is limited to 20 people. Reserve a spot. That’s a wrap on Tree Wonder 2023 Our 2023 season is over. It is getting chilly outside. The program will resume in…
Asters are blooming. Syrphid flies aka Flower Flies are visiting them. The USDA writes, “Flies are among the most frequent visitors to flowers and important pollinators of a wide range of plants. Syrphid flies are often referred to as flower flies….The Syrphidae family is broken down into 3 subfamilies and 15 tribes, containing more than 6,000…