What happens when golf courses close? The Urban Land Institute takes a look at some of the options being explored around the country in this recent article. It’s a continuing problem, as golf course closures across…
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Myrtle Beach’s Abandoned 54-Hole Course
The 54-hole Bay Tree Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is one of a dozen of the city’s abandoned golf courses. This Salon article takes us on a walk through the site, examining what…
Yale’s Urban Meadows
Yale University’s Urban Meadow project encompasses seven meadows created over the past two years, with more on the way. Each of the meadows is mown just a few times a year, allowing for native wildflowers…
Golf Courses or Starbucks – which are more prevalent?
In leafy green Westchester, which would you guess is more ubiquitous, golf courses, Starbucks or public natural open spaces? Let’s take a look: 32 Golf Courses in a 10-mile radius of White Plains. (A reason…
Join us: Your support is needed
On Monday, Mayor Tom Roach and the White Plains Common Council will be meeting to consider accepting our Final Environmental Impact Statement as complete. Since our last public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement…
Transforming Lawns to Meadows
At Hampshire College, sustainably minded students are envisioning a campus of beautiful, ecologically diverse meadows, and making their vision a reality. The potential benefits: reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, creation of wildlife and plant habitats,…
Likeminded: Ponderlodge Golf Club
On the Cape May Peninsula in Sothern New Jersey, the former Ponderlodge Golf Club is transforming into a more natural state and is a beloved green space for both wildlife and local residents. The defunct…
The Bluebird Project – Baby Birds!
All five of the bluebird nesting boxes we placed in early spring in collaboration with the Bronx River Sound Shore Audubon Society are fully occupied… but not with bluebirds! Iridescent blue-green tree swallows have moved…
Butterflies, Crepes & Haitian Flags
From offering Conservancy-inspired face paintings to setting up children’s games, to cooking crepes and marching in the parade, FASNY volunteers were delighted to participate in Haitian Flag Day at the Thomas H. Slater center in…
The Bluebird Project
In collaboration with Bronx River Sound Shore Audubon Society of Westchester County, and with the help and guidance of BRSS Audubon president Sandy Morrissey, we installed five bluebird nest boxes throughout the Conservancy, becoming part…