Experiments in urban nature observation

Heather Wolf’s delightful “Birding at the Bridge: In Search of Every Bird at the Brooklyn Waterfront” begins with a quest. In order to hone her…

You climb a grass-covered hill and look out onto a busy harbor. The skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan rise in the distance. The iconic Statue of Liberty…

It’s supposed to be hot this weekend in the city, a perfect excuse to spend time at the seaside. Here are a few more ways…

There are seahorses in the Hudson River. I repeat: there are seahorses in the Hudson River.

I’m Traci and this is my love letter to the place where I discovered the natural world – New York City. More about me >