How Did New York City Become a Diverse Ecological Hot Spot? — New York Magazine – Annotated   Incredibly, scientists are starting to view New York as an ecological hot spot—more diverse and richer in nature than the suburbs and rural counties that surround it.   “People think of the rural as this pristine, untouched [...]

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A native digs deep with relish… “The English sticks have been subjected to a makeover, a wash and brush up. Dirt farms have turned into clean farms. Canals in desuetude have been redug and refilled. Cottages have been restored to a state of “authenticity”.” http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2010/mar/17/british-countryside-transformed

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Miss Rumphias, aka Susan Cohan, Visits the Brine Garden Trifecta at the Twitter Track by Susan Cohan © gardenlarge.com “Duncan Brine aka @gardenlarge, who with his wife Julia, has a wonderful and totally unique garden in Pawling, NY. He graciously invited me to visit on my way to the TweetUp. I knew in advance I [...]

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First Phase of High Line Is Ready for Strolling – ArtsBeat Blog – NYTimes.com By Robin Pogrebin Standing on a newly renovated stretch of an elevated promenade that was once a railway line for delivering cattle — surrounded by the community activists, elected officials and architects who made the transformation happen — Mayor Michael R. [...]

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As Climate Warms, Species May Need to Migrate or Perish by Carl Zimmer: Yale Environment 360 With global warming pushing some animals and plants to the brink of extinction, conservation biologists are now saying that the only way to save some species may be to move them. This strategy — which goes by various names [...]

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