Fwd: EcoFlora annual survey + September NYC Nature Events
Friends Of Soundview Park
From: ecoflora <ecof...@nybg.org>
Date: Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 11:29 AM
Subject: EcoFlora annual survey + September NYC Nature Events
To:
Annual Community Survey
As we enter the final year of the NYC EcoFlora project, we want to hear from you about your experiences documenting the biodiversity of our city. Please take a few minutes to fill out our EcoFlora Community Survey! The survey will be open until September 23.
https://forms.gle/Z7nLtNwSK5WBWS6S9
Community Plant Walk
Today @ 5PM
September Neighborhood Naturalists virtual seminar
Ants in the city:
Influence
of urbanization on arthropods using ants as bioindicator tools
Dr. Gema Trigos Peral (Museum and Institute of Zoology of Warsaw)
Tuesday, September 6 @ 5PM ET
Drastic changes in the habitat through urbanization have been described as a major threat against biodiversity. Notwithstanding, new studies have shown that the arthropods diversity in cities might be richer than expected. However, the effectiveness as refuge for the biodiversity varies among greeneries and the number of species present in a green patch will be strongly linked to the structure and complexity of these urban greeneries. Another effect of urbanization is changes in abiotic factors - for example, temperatures are higher in urban areas (“urban heat island effect”). This scenario also affects arthropods at different level through the modification of their activity or development. Through the use of ants as bioindicator tools, we will analyze different aspects of the urbanization and their effect on arthropods in order to gain a better understanding of the urban environments.
More Upcoming Talks:
9/26 : Dr. Emily Meineke (UC Davis) - Plant-Insect Interactions -Register
10/3: Dr. Mary Gardiner (Ohio State University) - "The value of vacant land for urban bees" - Register
If you have any questions or comments about our upcoming events, would like to suggest a location for a plant walk or a future speaker, or have a cool observation to share, send us an email at ecof...@nybg.org!
Upcoming NYC Nature Events
September 1 (Thursday)
Pigeon Watching: Getting to know the world's most misunderstood bird (VIRTUAL) - Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - 7-8p
September 2 (Friday)
Inwood Hill Park Forest Restoration (M) - NYC Parks - 9a-12p
Project Waste River Cleanup (BX) - Bronx River Alliance - 2:30-4:30p
September 3 (Saturday)
Van Cortlandt Super Hike (BX) - NYC Parks - 10a-12p
Monarch Butterfly Celebration (Concrete Plant Park, BX) - Bronx River Alliance - 12-4p
Pollinators BioBlitz (Crotona Park, BX) - NYC Parks - 1-2p
Insects of the Night (Alley Pond Park, Q) - NYC Parks - 7:30-8:30p
September 4 (Sunday)
Nature Discovery Hike (Marine Park, BK) - NYC Parks - 11a-12p
Outdoor Skills: Survival 101 (Van Cortlandt Park, BX) - NYC Parks - 1-2p
September 6 (Tuesday)
Volunteer at Queens Farm: Cultivator Crew - Queens County Farm Museum - 10a-12p
Wetlab Look-In (Hudson River Park, M) - Hudson River Park Conservancy - 3-6p
Fungi ID Hunting with iNaturalist (VIRTUAL) - Capital Nature (Washington, DC) - 7-8p
September 7 (Wednesday)
Law and Botany: An Entangled History (VIRTUAL) - Linnean Society of London - 7:30-10:30a
Guided Bird Walk at the Battery (M) - NYC Parks/NYC Audubon - 8-9a
Plant Galls for the Curious Naturalist (VIRTUAL) - Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful (California) - 8:30-9:30p
September 8 (Thursday)
Natural Areas Volunteers (Randall's Island, M) - Randalls Island Park Alliance - 10a-12p
Adult Hike: Lake Orbach (High Rock Park, SI) - SI Greenbelt Conservancy - 10a-1p
Gowanus Salt Lot Compost Tour (BK) - 3:30-5p
Bringing the Green: Crowdfunding for Community Gardens (VIRTUAL) - 6:30-7:30p
September 9 (Friday)
Pelham Bay Park Forest Restoration (BX) - NYC Parks - 9a-12p
Greenbelt Native Plant Center Gardening (SI) - NYC Parks - 9a-12p
Forest Restoration Fridays (Van Cortlandt Park, BX) - Van Cortlandt Park Alliance - 9a-12p
View the Medical Botany Books at the NY Academy of Medicine Library - 11:30a-12:45p
Summer on the Hudson Birding Walk (M) - Riverside Park Conservancy - 5:30-7p
September 10 (Saturday)
Flatlands Street Care (BK) - 9a-12p
Second Saturday Volunteer Day (Morningside Park, M) - Friends of Morningside Park - 10a-12p
Jefferson Gardens' Volunteer Session (M) - Concrete Safaris - 10a-1p
Fall Perennial Plant Care workshop (M) - NYC Parks GreenThumb/6BC Botanical Garden - 11a-1p
Wild Flower Crown Making (SI) - Alice Austen House - 12-1:30p
Revitalize Soundview Park (BX) - the Bronx is Blooming - 10a-1p
Rooting 4 You: an event for NYC queer plant people (Albatross Bar, BK) - 3-7p
Shoreline Cleanup + Newtown Odyssey opera performance (Q) - 4-8p
September 11 (Sunday)
Waterfront Walk (Brooklyn Bridge Park) - Brooklyn Bridge Park Alliance - 10:30-11:30a
Apples & Honey Day (Queens Botanical Garden) - 12-4p
