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  • Cherry Blossom Viewing in NYC

    Cherry Blossom Viewing in NYC

    An idiosyncratic list of places to enjoy the ephemeral cherry blossoms in NYC.

  • NYC Landscapes for the Heartbroken

    NYC Landscapes for the Heartbroken

    If you live in or are visiting New York City, here are a few places worthy of a visit when you are sad, desolate, or heartbroken.

  • Put Nature on Your Calendar

    Put Nature on Your Calendar

    If you want to simplify your life and pay more attention to urban nature, put natural events on your calendar. Give yourself reminders to pay careful attention to wildlife migration and plant life-cycles in the city. Seek out monthly prompts to focus your attention and cultivate anticipation.

  • Throw a Dart at a Map

    Throw a Dart at a Map

    It’s not always easy to live a Slow life in a city that wants you to speed up. Try this experiment if you’re out of vacation days, have burned through your budget, or have a bad case of wanderlust. All you need is your MetroCard and a sense of adventure.

  • Weekend Plans: Clouds, Bats, and the Underground Forest Economy

    Weekend Plans: Clouds, Bats, and the Underground Forest Economy

    Here a few ways to explore the natural world in NYC and beyond (August 13 – 17, 2016).

  • Notice the Ephemeral: Perseids Meteor Shower

    Notice the Ephemeral: Perseids Meteor Shower

    New York City may not have the best skies for stargazing. But you still may be able to see a meteor shower in the next few days.

  • Weekend Plans: The Corpse Flower, Maritime Forests, and Lily Pads

    Weekend Plans: The Corpse Flower, Maritime Forests, and Lily Pads

    The human world got you down? It’s time to unplug and take solace outdoors. Here are a few ways to explore the natural world in NYC and beyond this weekend (July 30-31, 2016).

  • Currently Reading: Birding at the Bridge

    Currently Reading: Birding at the Bridge

    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 urban bird-watching skills, she set the goal of spotting 100 bird species in the Brooklyn Bridge Park. How many birds would visit the limited habitat of a new city park?…

  • Weekend Plans: Frogs, Bodega Cats, and Underwater Oddities

    Weekend Plans: Frogs, Bodega Cats, and Underwater Oddities

    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 to explore the natural world in NYC and beyond (July 23 –24 , 2016).

  • See Big to See Small

    See Big to See Small

    This week try a new urban nature observation technique: warm up your eyes by tracing the horizon. Then take a walk in search of small signs of nature.