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…
A Second Batch of Bluebirds
This has been a very successful year for our bluebirds. The first five babies fledged the nest. Then a second pair of adults moved into a different box and had a second batch of babies!…
Bluebird Banding
Sandy Morrissey, President of the Board of the Bronx River Sound Shore Audubon Society and licensed bander, banded our baby bluebirds. All three of our babies, as well as the mother were banded. Greens to…
Bring on the Bluebirds
We have baby bluebirds! One of our five nesting boxes is occupied with a bluebird family. See the before & after below. …
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,…
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…