Dear Joe & all,
Of course, a NYC park that has done some excellent work in planting &
planning for the future of the green-space is Prospect Park-Brooklyn,
which is in many ways a jewel of a place in this city and in the world.
There are programs to place native plants & do work that can
I hate to burst your bubble, but 99 percent of the park resides on the West
side of Gerritsen Creek and is overrun with invasive plants, illegal paintball,
ATVs, dirt bikes and burned out stolen cars. The parks department and Army Corp
of Engineers spent millions of dollars over many years
Date: May 11, 2014
Taking a break from our regular birding spots my wife and I went to the
Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center off of Ave. U in Brooklyn. The birding
was good as we saw some 30 species. The highlights were: Clapper Rail,
Solitary Sandpiper ,Killdeer, Oystercatcher, Greater
Date: May 11, 2014
Taking a break from our regular birding spots my wife and I went to the
Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center off of Ave. U in Brooklyn. The birding
was good as we saw some 30 species. The highlights were: Clapper Rail,
Solitary Sandpiper ,Killdeer, Oystercatcher, Greater
I hate to burst your bubble, but 99 percent of the park resides on the West
side of Gerritsen Creek and is overrun with invasive plants, illegal paintball,
ATVs, dirt bikes and burned out stolen cars. The parks department and Army Corp
of Engineers spent millions of dollars over many years
