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BPC PARKS HAPPENINGS: MARCH 2022
…Tree & Shrub Pruning: Scheduled across the parks to remove dead/ dying tree branches and promote healthy growing habits along the Esplanade and other park areas. Selective tree and shrub…
BPC PARKS HAPPENINGS: FEBRUARY 2022
…trees will be used in the parks in a variety of ways. Some of the material will go straight out to the gardens as mulch and some will be used…
BPC PARKS HAPPENINGS: JANUARY 2022
…DID YOU KNOW? | EVEN GREEN IN THE SNOW – Holiday Tree Collection & Chipping: Place unadorned Christmas trees curbside through Friday, January 28 for pickup by BPCA staff. Tree…
BATTERY PARK CITY’S ANNUAL TREE RECYCLING
Feeling chipper! BPCA’s annual tree recycling program is coming up. Here’s how to participate: Simply place your unadorned tree curbside through Friday, January 28 for pickup – no stands, lights, ornaments,…
BPC PARKS HAPPENINGS: DECEMBER 2021
…Battery Park City holiday tradition – back in-person for the first time since 2019 – below. (And stay tuned for details about BPC’s annual tree recycling beginning December 26.) –…
The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust and BPCA Dedicate “The Children’s Tree,” a Maple Descended from a Tree Planted by Children at Theresienstadt Concentration Camp
…of the Museum. You can learn more about the tree and watch the dedication ceremony here or at https://mjhnyc.org/blog/dedication-of-the-childrens-tree-a-living-artifact-from-theresienstadt/. “With roots born of the Holocaust, the tree—now firmly planted in…
BPC PARKS HAPPENINGS: NOVEMBER 2021
…launch of our Dog Waste Composting pilot program in 2019. Learn more. – New Tree Plantings: BPCA’s Parks Operations professionals planted six new trees – three in the south neighborhood…
BPC DID YOU KNOW? | SPOTTED LANTERNFLY TRAPS
…spread, the Authority has also installed circle traps on a number trees (pictured above) throughout the neighborhood. These traps work by wrapping the trunk with screen material to capture the…
BPC DID YOU KNOW? | STORM CLEANUP & TREE REPLACEMENT
…about assessing the damaged trees for signs of any structural damage affecting the future health of the tree canopy. As a result of that assessment, five trees along the BPC…
KEEPING IT WILD! Ducks at Rockefeller Park Lily Pool
…Leap from Tree (National Geographic) – The Problem with Feeding Ducks (The Wildlife Center of Virginia) – Wildlife Watching Tips (NYS DEC) – Questions? Contact DEC’s Bureau of Wildlife: wildlife@dec.ny.gov…