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Yoshion cherry, fall foliage, Nov 2020, Washington Square Park

Washington Square Park November 2020 Nature News

Nov 12, 2020wspecoprwsp nature newsletter

Thank you for being a voter during the recent General Election. We are excited about the next steps in the movements for racial equity and environmental justice. We wrapped up Explore Birds From Home last month. We had lots of STEAMy fun! Check out some of the objects created by the youth participants. Many of…

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Green ash leaf

Washington Square Park October 2020 Nature News

Oct 23, 2020wspecoprwsp nature newsletter

This initiative is led by a Black woman and its bird program is run by a white woman accomplice. Black Lives Matter to us, still! We encourage you to complete the 2020 Census and to vote. Vote early and in-person, if you can do so safely. There are three sessions remaining in Explore Birds From…

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Washington Square Park June 2020 Nature News

Jun 3, 2020wspecoprwsp nature newsletter

I am writing this newsletter with a very heavy heart. The racial animus that has led to the deaths of and threats to too many Black lives is frightening, appalling, and maddening. Action is necessary right now. You can call or write to your elected officials to demand substantive and sustainable reforms.  You can march with racial…

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Red-tailed hawks

Washington Square Park May 2020 Nature News

May 6, 2020wspecoprwsp nature newsletter

The Covid-19 situation in New York and elsewhere remains grim. We hope you and all your loved ones are well and safe. Our in-person public programs are still on hold, but we have resumed our bird survey and plant phenology monitoring programs with appropriate physical distancing protocols. For official park status updates, please visit the…

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Yoshino cherry, Washington Square Park, March 2020

Washington Square Park April 2020 Nature News

Apr 7, 2020wspecoprwsp nature newsletter

We hope this newsletter finds you and yours healthy and safe. Our wildlife and plant phenology surveys, the EXPLORE BIRDS education program, and related community science experiences are on hold. We miss spending time in the park. We will miss observing the changes in the trees and shrubs, the arrival of migratory birds, and the…

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Washington Square Park is a 9.75 acre public park managed and operated by the New York City Parks and Recreation Department. The park land’s past lives include, in reverse chronological order, a military parade ground, a cemetery, and a marsh. The land on which the park sits is Lenapehoking.

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