Local Ecologist

Goal reached! $3000 was raised by June 21st.* Many, many thanks to the 35 family and friends who donated! Funds will be used to develop and launch a web-based map of the wild things of the park, from historic elms to squirrel nest boxes.  There will be a citizen science component to the project so please watch this space (or bit.ly/WSPEcology ) for updates. * ioby is still accepting donations on our behalf until June 30, 2014.  If you know someone who would like to make a gift, please direct them to the website: bit.ly/WSPEcology .

On Monday June 16 I participated in a plant photography work session at Washington Square Park to raise awareness of the  Washington Square Park Ecology  map project.  All of my photos from the work session are available on Flickr , and those of the instructor, Hubert J. Steed, can be viewed here .  My favorite photographs of the ones I took are included in this post.

Image: Daylilies, Toddlers Playground, Washington Square Park courtesy of Hubert J. Steed Photographer Hubert J. Steed will lead a 2-hour park and garden photo work session  Washington Square Park - Meet at the Arch Washington Square N and Fifth Ave New York, NY 10011 Monday, June 16, 2014, 10 a.m. Hubert will discuss components of landscape photo composition and offer some practical and aesthetic considerations. He will relate some of his experience in choosing photo equipment as well as advise on work flow and processing considerations. View Hubert's photo gallery of Washington Square Park . The event is free but we ask that you donate $25 to support Washington Square Park Ecology , an online natural resources map of the park from historic elms to squirrel nests.