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New York, new bees
Lasioglossum gotham Four new species of bees have been identified in New York State. Among them is Lasioglossum gotham, discovered at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, as small as a grain of rice. It...
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Bird-watching as citizen science
The WildLab is an iPhone app that allows bird-watching citizens and students to contribute to research about bird populations and distributions. The app helps institutions like the Cornell Lab of...
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A century of wetland restoration efforts
A recent analysis of wetland restoration efforts sheds new light on the success of a 100-year history of such work to reclaim these highly important ecosystems. Restoration has been a major...
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New study on link between trees and lower crime rates
Previous studies have shown that trees are associated with lower crime rates and a new study in Baltimore affirms this finding, showing the link goes beyond a correlation between the two factors. In...
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‘Mussel Raft’ aides water filtration
Mussel Raft, South Bronx estuary, NY. Courtesy: Lisa Graham, Long Island Sound Study via The New York Times An interesting experiment in water pollution management is taking place in the Bronx River...
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Bird Breeding at Freshkills
House Wren eggs in a bird nestbox. Last week several members of the Freshkills team assisted Dr. Mark Hauber, a professor of Psychology at Hunter College, in checking bird nestboxes in the park. Dr....
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The Philanthropic Future of Science?
The NY Times reported that American science is becoming increasingly funded by philanthropic donors, for better or for worse. Supporters of philanthropy cite accomplishments such as medical advances...
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In a Bird Box at Freshkills Park
Three years ago, Professor Mark Hauber from Hunter College hung bird boxes in select locations at Freshkills Park and he has since been monitoring them on an annual basis. He is tracking the growth in...
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From Behind the Mounds: Meet Cait Field, Research Program Manager
From commercially sailing NYC waterways to conducting doctoral research on South American weakly fish, Cait Field brings experience as a scientist, mariner and educator to her new job as the Freshkills...
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Farther Afield: A visit to the Black Rock Forest Consortium
In mid-December, the Freshkills Park Development Team took a trip to visit the Black Rock Forest Consortium in Cornwall, NY. The Consortium manages 3,838 acres of forest with a scientific research...
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Tweeting Bird Boxes at Freshkills Park
Freshkills Park is developing a unique digital app that will broadcast the ongoing ecological restoration of the Park and create new potentials in the field of scientific research. The launch of the...
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From Behind the Mounds: Highlights from BioBlitz! at Freshkills Park
On August 29th and 30th, Freshkills Park teamed up with CUNY Macaulay Honors College to conduct a BioBlitz of North Park. A BioBlitz is a 24-hr biological survey event aimed at developing a snapshot of...
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The Twelve Days of Freshkills Park
12 years since James Corner Field Operations won the City of New York design competition. In 2006, NYC Parks assumed responsibility for implementing the project using Field Operations’ Draft Master...
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Citizen Science: Water Monitoring Project for Students
This spring, 6th-12th grade students in Staten Island will have the chance to participate in a Citizen Science water monitoring project at Freshkills Park. The project will be overseen by Manager of...
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On President’s Day weekend, millions of birds were recorded as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). According to the New York Times, this was the 19th year that both amateur and expert...
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Freshkills Park, Fifteen Years after Landfill Closure
Fifteen years ago this week, the final barge of household garbage arrived at Fresh Kills Landfill. To celebrate this milestone, the website’s new interactive landfill-to-park timeline illustrates...
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Panel Discussion: Re-envisioning Post-Industrial Public Landscapes
Freshkills Park’s Manager for Science & Research Development Dr. Cait Field will participate in a panel discussion at Rutgers University on Wednesday, April 27th. Called Re-envisioning...
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A Look Back at the 2015 Freshkills Park BioBlitz
Last year, sophomores from CUNY Macaulay Honors College worked with professional scientists across 233 acres and two days in August to conduct a BioBlitz at Freshkills Park. A BioBlitz is a 24-hr...
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Secret Lives of City Vermin
Ask people to name an animal that lives in New York City, and chances are they’ll pick one of the following: Rats, pigeons, or cockroaches. And they’ll probably have some horror stories to tell about...
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Banding Birds to Track Success
A cardinal after being banded at the park. This summer, researchers from the College of Staten Island operated the first bird banding station at Freshkills Park. The banding station was part of The...
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