Queens and its Natural Environment
While I was in the Land of No Computer, a number of articles were published regarding wildlife activity and natural spots in our fair borough. Here are the links:
Refuge’s center gets a (green) thumbs up [NY Daily News]
A new $3.3 million visitor center for the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge opened last week after more than five years of design and construction.
Visitor Center Open [Queens Chronicle]
Gateway National Recreation Area officials joined Queens students, environmentalists and elected officials at the national park’s new Visitor Contact Station’s opening ceremony on [June 11]. The building’s green design and construction includes low volatile organic paint, a system of sensor-activated lights and skylights, and its use of windpower.
Red-Tail Hawks Take Up Residency In Unisphere [Queens Chronicle]
The Unisphere — iconic symbol of the 1964 World’s Fair and the 21st century’s equivalent of the Statue of Liberty — has become the refuge of nesting red-tail hawks.
Galvin, Corps Restore NYC Wetlands Story - $13-Million Elder’s Island Project Helps Stem Jamaica Bay Salt Marsh Loss [Constructioneer via Lost in the Ozone]
In the skyline of one of the most populated, urban areas of the world adjacent to one of the nation’s busiest airports, Elders Point Island in Jamaica Bay Gateway National Park, King’s County, N.Y., is the focus of an impressive marsh island restoration project. The first phase of construction is underway on a $13-million wetland restoration project. It is also the first full-scale project to address the marsh island recession issue in Jamaica Bay.
