Fwd: June Neighborhood Naturalist talk + Upcoming Events

[Friends Of Soundview Park]

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From: ecoflora <ecof...@nybg.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 9:24 AM
Subject: June Neighborhood Naturalist talk + Upcoming Events
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New York City Neighborhood Naturalists Monthly Meeting

Monday, June 13 @ 5 PM ET

This month's talk will be presented by Dr. Monica Palta (Pace University) on her work with urban waterways and "accidental" wetlands. Dr. Palta is an urban ecosystem ecologist and wetland biogeochemist. For the last 15 years, she has conducted research in wetland, river, and stream systems in the northeastern, southeastern, and southwestern United States. The central focus of her work is on interactions between human infrastructure and activity and ecosystem functions and associated ecosystem services in aquatic ecosystems. Her research has investigated the effects of dams on floodplain tree productivity and nitrogen removal (via microbial denitrification) in urban wetland ecosystems. Her current focus is on investing a range of ecosystem services and disservices related to water quality in urban waterfronts and wetlands.

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Upcoming Nature Events (June 2-June 13)

June 2 (Thursday)

• Growing Berries: Small scale organic fruit production in the 21st century
  virtual, 2-3PM

June 3 (Friday)

• Bringing Urban Ecology into the Classroom
  hosted by the NY Public Library - virtual, 9-10AM
• Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roof Tour
  hosted by the Newtown Creek Alliance - Brooklyn, 5-8PM
• Opening of new gallery exhibit: "Native Neighbors: Botanical Illustrations by Valentina Gallup Salerni"
  hosted by the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy - Brooklyn, 6-8PM
• Saltwater Intrusion, Sea Level Rise, and the Spread of Ghost Forests 
  hosted by the Cary Institute - virtual, 7-8PM

June 4 (Saturday)

• National Trails Day
  Seven hikes organized by NYC Parks: at Kissena Park (Queens), Forest Park (Queens), Willowbrook Park (Staten Island), Riverdale Park (the Bronx), Pelham Park (the Bronx), and Marine Park (Brooklyn)
• Open Gardens Day NYC
  Dozens of community gardens in all 5 boroughs will be open to the public, offering a wide variety of tours, workshops and activities for all ages.
• Park Revitalization @ Soundview Park, Joyce Kilmer Park, and Walter Gladwin Park
  hosted by the Bronx is Blooming - the Bronx, 10AM-1PM
• Bee Ecology Walk
  hosted by the Riverside Park Conservancy - Manhattan, 10-11:30AM
• Wild Flora of NYBG walk
  hosted by the Torrey Botanical Society - the Bronx, 11AM-3PM

June 5 (Sunday)

• Open Gardens Day NYC
  Dozens of community gardens in all 5 boroughs will be open to the public, offering a wide variety of tours, workshops and activities for all ages.
• First Sunday bird walk in Prospect Park
  hosted by the Brooklyn Bird Club - Brooklyn, 8-10AM
  
• East River Riversweep @ Pier 35
  hosted by the Friends of + Pools - Manhattan, 10AM-1PM
  
• Spring Meadow Ecology @ Naval Cemetery Landscape
  hosted by the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative - Brooklyn, 11AM
• Guided hike photo scavenger hunt @ Fort Greene Park
  hosted by NYC Parks - Brooklyn, 11AM-12PM

June 6 (Wednesday)

• Deciduous Tree Identification
  hosted by the Greenbelt Conservancy - virtual, 10-11AM
  

June 7 (Tuesday)

• Printmaking with Plants @ Starlight Park
  hosted by the Bronx River Alliance - the Bronx, 11AM-12PM
  

June 8 (Wednesday)

• "Environment in New York City and the Bronx" Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon 
  hosted by the NYBG Mertz Library, the Bronx, 11am-5pm

June 9 (Thursday)

• the Science and Practice of Fire Management
  hosted by the California Native Plant Society - virtual, 10:30-11:30AM
• Gowanus Salt Lot Compost Tour
  hosted by the NYC Compost Project - Brooklyn, 3:30-5PM

June 10 (Friday)

• Queensbridge Compost Lot Tour and Volunteer Work Day
  
  hosted by the NYC Compost Project - Queens, 10:30AM-2PM
• Birding in Marine Park
  hosted by NYC Green Thumb - Brooklyn, 10AM-1PM
• Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roof Tour
  hosted by the Newtown Creek Alliance - Brooklyn, 5-8PM
  

June 11 (Saturday)

• World Fish Migration Day seining event @ Fort Washington Park
  hosted by the Riverside Park Conservancy - Manhattan, 12:30-2:30PM
• Billion Oyster Project presentation
  hosted by the Riverside Park Conservancy - Manhattan, 12-2PM
• Celebrate the Trees of Fort Green Park - community activism to prevent the destruction of 83 park trees
  hosted by Fort Greene Neighbors - Brooklyn, 2-5PM
• Basics of Local Plant Identification @ Cunningham Park - Mini-Workshop for Teachers
  hosted by STEMteachersNYC and NYC Parks - Queens, 3-5PM

June 12 (Sunday)

• Trail of the month: High Rock Park to St. Francis Woodlands
  hosted by the Greenbelt Conservancy - Staten Island, 10AM
• Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Conference House
  hosted by NYC Parks - Staten Island, 6:30-8:30PM
• Wetland Wildflowers of Alley Pond Park
  hosted by NYC Wildflower Week - Queens, 10AM-1PM
• Early Season Grasses @ Van Cortlandt Park
  hosted by the Torrey Botanical Society - the Bronx, 10AM-2PM