Slow Nature Fast City
A beginner's guide to noticing and exploring nature in NYC
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One of my favorite signs of summer in the eastern United States is the twilight flickering of the common eastern firefly (photinus pyralis). Have you seen a firefly this summer? Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, are actually beetles. They flash each other as a way to find mates. Their bioluminescence is incredibly energy-efficient; almost 100 percent of…
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This weekend I’m learning about seahorses that live in the Hudson River(!). Here are a few more ways to explore the natural world in NYC and beyond (June 25-26, 2016): Learn about urban gardening at the GROW Festival in Crown Heights (Sat. 6/25) Get a sneak-peek of the largest park to be created in NYC in…
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For the first time since 1948, we have a full Moon on the summer solstice (June 20, 2016). Here are a few ways to celebrate the summer solstice in NYC and beyond.
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New Yorkers, it’s time to take a deep breath. Did you smell a floral honey-lemon scent wafting on the breeze? You just caught a whiff of the Linden trees in bloom.
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Ways to explore the natural world in NYC and beyond this upcoming week (June 11-17, 2016).
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This weekend (June 4-5, 2016) in NYC, you can see stars, count fish, explore a wetland, or read about the bliss of storms.
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Here are a few signs that you may miss nature: You’ve said “We didn’t really have a Spring this year.” You only spend time outside to get from point A to point B You feel like time is speeding up and your days pass in a blur You work long hours and you forget to…
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Roses are blooming across the boroughs of NYC. Last week I smelled the sweet fragrance of seaside roses (Rosa rugosa) in the dunes behind Plumb Beach. You can find roses blooming along the greenest neighborhood blocks, Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Rose Garden, and the New York Botanic Garden’s Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden. Rose blooms should peak in…
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My Memorial Day weekend promises to be a time with friends, camping, and stargazing. More ideas for the long weekend in NYC (May 28-30, 2016): Put out the picnic blanket in your favorite park, look up, and collect clouds Take a nocturnal wildlife walk in the salt marshes of Marine Park, Brooklyn Brush up on your…
Slow Nature Fast City 