Introducing WILDWIRE
May 30th, 2008 by Jervey
Our friend Eric Baard has added a new feature to his already riveting Nature Calendar. It’s called the WildWire, and serves as a nice complement to this little reblog for those in our audience who fancy themselves fans of the out of doors. It’s a weekly summary of cool outdoorsy type events and happenings, and we’d encourage you all to check it out. A sample below the hop, and a link here.
SATURDAY, MAY 31
BIRDING, BROOKLYN
Roll out of bed and roll down the road (I always recommend biking) to the Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park, Brooklyn by 8AM to see a wide variety of upland and estuary birds. The Urban Park Rangers will teach you the basics…starting with the fact that no matter how good you get, birding will always involve an amount of early rising! But the rewards of open trails, fascinating creatures, and time to gather your thoughts is worth the initial bleariness. The center is at East 33rd Street and Avenue U. Call 718-421-2021 for more information.
BIKING, QUEENS
The increasingly interconnected greenways of New York City include some gorgeous vistas, like the western Long Island Sound. Get to know the Little Neck Bay section (and Fort Totten and Little Bay Park) and while you’re at it, join Transportation Alternatives in lobbying for full bike access across the East River’s bridges linking Queens to the Bronx!
Meet up is at 10AM, at the Cryders Lane entrance of Little Bay Park.
SOLAR OBSERVING, MANHATTAN
You’re “not the only one, staring at the sun”…At least you won’t be on Saturday morning from 10AM until noon in Central Park, at the model sailboat-filled Conservatory Water (enter at 5th Avenue and 72nd Street). The Amateur Astronomers Association would like you to safely (approved filters) look at the surface of the sun, and learn about this average yet precious star. And while you’re there, check out the red-tailed hawk, Pale Male!
If you’re bitten by the astronomy bug, join the friendly stargazers at their 1PM meeting: 1 PM, AA HQ (1010 Park Avenue, at 85th Street). Call Rik Davis for more information: 646-873-0252