Biolog
Urban Autumn on the Bronx River
As the trees across from Concrete Plant Park show the obvious signs of autumn, some of our summer visitors have yet to pack up and
10/16/2008
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As the trees across from Concrete Plant Park show the obvious signs of autumn, some of our summer visitors have yet to pack up and
While we are careful to specify that no “wild” beavers have been seen on the Bronx River since the end of the 1700s, beavers have
Jonas the Peacemaker Jonas Bronck, who gave his name to the Bronx River, was also a man of peace who sought to reconcile a festering
Beaver Tales Impressed with the beaver’s aquatic engineering skills, the Algonquin peoples called them “the Old Wise Ones.”It was believed that the beaver had once
Although it was called the “Fur Trade,” Europeans valued beavers for wool rather than fur. The rough texture of the beaver’s dense wooly undercoat made
While many of us are preparing for the autumn of our lives, this fledgling Black Crowned Night Heron, seen just south of Hunts Point Riverside
When José the Beaver was spotted building his lodge on the Bronx River in the winter of 2007, it was a proud moment for the
For approximately a week, the Bronx River Estuary has taken on a reddish hue. This noteworthy color change was accompanied by a foul smell and
When tree roots become exposed due to erosion, tree health is at serious risk. On August 13, the Conservation Crew helped to give one particular
This summer, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Community Building and Outreach Youth Program has been working hard on street tree