Nature & Gardens
Artificial light at night dramatically impacts bird behavior, Cornell-partnered study finds
The Ithaca Voice - Billions of birds undertake migratory journeys each spring and fall. Most of these spectacular movements go unseen, occurring under the cover of darkness. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides some of the most compelling evidence yet that artificial light at night causes radical...
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Hosts Forum on Urban Water Management
Brooklyn Botanic Garden partnered with the Leon Levy Foundation to present a forum on urban water management, with a focus on the intersection of environmental solutions and community engagement. A panel discussion took place with thought leaders and practitioners working on urban water management, including Bjarke Ingels Group’s Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency Project,...
New insect species discovered at Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve on Eleuthera
The Bahamas Weekly - A new species of insect has been discovered at the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve in Governor’s Harbour, The Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) first national park on Eleuthera. The insect is a katydid and belongs to the same group as grasshoppers and crickets in the order Orthoptera. According to Dr. De...
Brooklyn’s Botanic Garden Goes on a Water Diet
The Wall Street Journal - The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has embarked on a $17.2 million overhaul intended to slash consumption and waste of one of the garden’s most critical resources: water. Each year, the botanic garden uses about 22 million gallons of water to fill a 1-acre pool in its Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. That water...
