Dec 22 Another Year Among the Rotating Spheres The shortest day has yet again dawned in New York City and each hour in the sunlight feels hallowed. Dec 22, 2022 1 min read
Dec 15 Squirrels Are Inadvertent Arborists Eastern gray squirrels have a whole constellation of hidden sustenance that they will recover by scent or memory. Dec 15, 2022 3 min read
Dec 08 Ducks Arrive In Fantastic Feathers Ducks are not like the rest of birds. Dec 8, 2022 3 min read
Dec 05 A Lingering Blush of Cold Dawn Our star now breaks above the horizon at eminently reasonable hours. Dec 5, 2022 2 min read
Nov 26 Escape the City in Corridors of Fir and Pine Like the Great Birnam Wood moving to Dunsinane Hill foretelling the downfall of Macbeth, a forest is invading New York City. Nov 26, 2022 3 min read
Nov 17 Garlands of Aerial Flotsam The now-naked forms of trees are revealing summer’s detritus in their twiggy grasp. Nov 17, 2022 3 min read
Nov 10 A Tapestry of Trees at Your Feet Midway through fall, there is a collage of local biodiversity in every park and neighborhood. Nov 10, 2022 2 min read
Nov 03 The Hazardous Fall of the Osage Oranges Softball-sized and abundant, they can bruise a head as they tumble. Nov 3, 2022 3 min read
Oct 26 Golden Carpet of Rancid Butter The putrescence you hopscotch around is the smell of butyric acid, the smell of nausea. Oct 26, 2022 3 min read
Oct 19 Yip-Howls Pierce the Night For the next few weeks, coyotes will be particularly vocal—keeping track of their family members and warning off interlopers. Oct 19, 2022 2 min read