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Dec
12
Locals Want Coney Island Creek To Be Designated A Superfund Site

Locals Want Coney Island Creek To Be Designated A Superfund Site

A lovely view of Coney Island Creek from Calvert Vaux Park. Photo by Den SchwartzIf locals get their way, the
1 min read
Oct
21
Bertha Schalk, The 1940s Marine Park Environmental Hero

Bertha Schalk, The 1940s Marine Park Environmental Hero

Photo screenshot from Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives. [https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/52893011/?terms=bertha%2Bschalk]In July of 1948,
2 min read
May
19
New Clean-Up Crew in Prospect Park Consists of Eight Four-Legged Friends

New Clean-Up Crew in Prospect Park Consists of Eight Four-Legged Friends

Zoya munches away on invasive plants like poison ivy. (Photo by Heather Andelsman/Park Slope Stoop)Don’t be surprised
6 min read
Feb
10
Madison High Students Trash School To Raise Awareness About Environmental Issues

Madison High Students Trash School To Raise Awareness About Environmental Issues

James Madison High School students and teachers celebrate creating the borough’s longest chain of plastic bags. (Photo: Alex Ellefson
3 min read
Sep
18

Where Can You Find Sheepshead Bay’s Red-Tailed Hawks?

A red-tailed hawk feasting on prey. (Photo: Daniel Frazer / Sheepshead Bites) Recently, I was crossing over the fields to the
6 min read
Aug
11
Apply To Be A Prospect Park Volunteer Leader By Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12

Apply To Be A Prospect Park Volunteer Leader By Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12

Photo via the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/pb.10150099384115385.-2207520000.1439214140./10155891916235385/?type=3&
1 min read
Jun
10
A Sweet Deal: Green-Wood Cemetery Gets Into The Honey Business

A Sweet Deal: Green-Wood Cemetery Gets Into The Honey Business

A first-time visitor to Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/], the National Historic Landmark located just south of Prospect Park
6 min read
Mar
11
Sheepshead Bay’s Iconic Swans Back On State’s Kill List, Sort Of

Sheepshead Bay’s Iconic Swans Back On State’s Kill List, Sort Of

Swans on Weber Court. (Photo by Eric Jankiewicz)The state has released a new plan to manage the booming mute
3 min read
Jan
09
Get Rid Of Those Food Scraps At Compost for Brooklyn This Winter

Get Rid Of Those Food Scraps At Compost for Brooklyn This Winter

[https://www.facebook.com/compostforbrooklyn/photos/pb.333868227728.-2207520000.1420815992./10151630067957729/?type=3&theater] Photo via Compost for Brooklyn
1 min read
Nov
10

If UES Waste Transfer Station May Triple City’s Garbage Costs, What Does That Mean For Proposed Local Facility?

Source: Flickr/jpotischA study highlighting the exorbitant cost of a proposed waste transfer station on the Upper East Side may
1 min read