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You Never Know5 comments

hillsteadnatureblog wrote 5 months ago: I never thought for a moment the cocoon I picked up off the ground last winter would be anything mor … more →

Tags: Nature, butterflies and moths, Environment, outdoors, Connecticut nature, Museums, walking, Hiking, new england museums

It's a Puzzlement!4 comments

hillsteadnatureblog wrote 5 months ago: \"A Puzzlement\" sung by Yul Brynner, from \'The King and I\' Press Here to See a … more →

Tags: Connecticut nature, Conservation, Environment, Nature, outdoors, Plants, walking, climate change, Global Warming

The Past is Prologue?1 comment

hillsteadnatureblog wrote 7 months ago: I hear that there are already tree swallows in shoreline towns here in Connecticut. I’m told t … more →

Tags: Connecticut nature, Environment, Hiking, Nature, outdoors, walking, Global Warming, Wildflowers

Bloomberg Bitten by Groundhog...and His Shadow1 comment

naturecalendar wrote 9 months ago: … more →

Tags: mammals, spring, Staten Island, vertebrates, winter, bitten, Bloomberg, Environment, erik baard

Cute Overload: Cats and Rabbits in Habitat Preserves

naturecalendar wrote 10 months ago:   Neighborhoodcats.org photo of JFK cat protest. by Erik Baard Australia is learning that it’s trade … more →

Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Birds, bronx, Brooklyn, estuary, mammals, Manhattan, New York harbor, Parks

Biggest Full Moon of '09 Tonight!

naturecalendar wrote 10 months ago:   Full moon perigee of 2008 by Ron Hodges. by Erik Baard   What a Wolf Moon this will be! Tonight wi … more →

Tags: astronomy, Weather, winter, American Museum of Natural History, AMNH, erik baard, Full Moon, hayden planterarium, Moon

Much of the East River Book Online for Free!

naturecalendar wrote 10 months ago: East River book cover. A good chunk of the East River book is now online for free! Get some hot coco … more →

Tags: Atlantic Ocean, bronx, Brooklyn, Crustaceans, edible plants, estuary, Fish, Fossils, Geology

And in with the New: Take a City Kid Outside!

naturecalendar wrote 10 months ago: Hour Children: Early childhood learning program.   (NOTE: WORDPRESS IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH POSTED DO … more →

Tags: Volunteer, wildwire, hour children, Mentoring, naturecalendar, New York City, Urban Ecology, Urban Environment, Youth

Dec. 13: Sealing the Deal. Who Could Resist?

naturecalendar wrote 11 months ago: To all those sitting on the fence about heading out to Riverhead, Long Island on a Newtown Pippin an … more →

Tags: Amphibians, estuary, Long Island Sound, mammals, New York harbor, Parks, Recreation, Reptiles, Volunteer

Give Me Sustainability and Conservation, But Not Yet.

naturecalendar wrote 1 year ago: WeAddUp.com WE ADD UP, a culture-changing marketer (a “tremendous” one at that, says non … more →

Tags: Trees, Volunteer, erik baard, Urban Ecology, Environment, Urban Environment, naturecalendar, Oil, weeaddup

Don't Leave Sarah Palin Lonely.

naturecalendar wrote 1 year ago: The Discovery Channel is casting its new adventure show, set in Alaska. I’ve uploaded the appl … more →

Tags: adventure, Alaska, camouflage tv, Discovery Channel, Environment, erik baard, Kayaking, Nature, ronica wynder

Nov. 9: Fossil Brooklyn Day! (Living and Dead)

naturecalendar wrote 1 year ago: Ginkgo leaf and nut. Photo by On November 9 we will have our first social outings as a Nature Calend … more →

Tags: estuary, Parks, Brooklyn, Fall, Trees, edible plants, Atlantic Ocean, Geology, Plants

Eco-Arts, Free Admission Party Tonight (10/03)!

naturecalendar wrote 1 year ago: Alchemy at Gowanus Studio Space. TONIGHT: Free admission to a party of environmentalists and art lov … more →

Tags: Birds, Brooklyn, edible plants, estuary, Fall, Flowers, Fresh water, Gardens, Grasses

Oh, Tree of Heaven! Oh, Ghetto Palm! 1 comment

naturecalendar wrote 1 year ago: by Erik Baard   As I walked past the Sunnyside Railyards yesterday I spotted a tree with a crown tha … more →

Tags: Birds, bronx, Brooklyn, Flowers, Manhattan, Parks, Plants, Queens, Recreation

Pigeon Netter Netted!

naturecalendar wrote 1 year ago:   by Erik Baard     One of the stupider “sports” people have come up with is pigeon shooting, where … more →

Tags: Birds, bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Parks, Queens, Recreation, Staten Island, vertebrates

Shoulder-to-Shoulder With Lightning1 comment

naturecalendar wrote 1 year ago:     By Sara Scovronick I live I high up in an apartment on 8th Avenue in Chelsea with a balcony that … more →

Tags: Manhattan, spring, summer, Weather, American Museum of Natural History, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation, cERC, Columbia University, Empire State Building

WildEyed: The Pant of the "Global Hawk"

naturecalendar wrote 1 year ago:   A glance at this red-tailed hawk brings to mind its famed cry, which Cornell University notes is d … more →

Tags: Birds, Parks, Queens, Recreation, summer, vertebrates, Weather, wild eyed, Cornell

Hoax Alert: Bald Eagle Attacks Hudson Kayaker2 comments

naturecalendar wrote 1 year ago: Editor’s Note: Thanks to a fellow kayaker I’ve learned that there was no bald eagle atta … more →

Tags: estuary, Parks, bronx, spring, Birds, Recreation, wild eyed, Kayaking, Urban Ecology

NYC Prickly Pear Day?2 comments

naturecalendar wrote 1 year ago:   By Erik Baard   In my youthful urbanite naïveté I used to view the idea of a flowering cactus as a … more →

Tags: estuary, Parks, Brooklyn, Queens, summer, Birds, Insects, Invertebrates, Flowers


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