Tag: wildlife

Families flock to Coney Island for cleanup outside aquarium for World Ocean Day

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Jun. 24, 2025 By Kacie Moschella June is World Ocean Month. To mark World Ocean Day, volunteers gathered outside the New York Aquarium along the Atlantic Ocean to pick up litter. The volunteers took part in the aquarium’s annual Ocean Shell-a-bration Weekend, a three-day event celebrating the vital role oceans play in our lives…

Life and death in Green-Wood Cemetery: Rewilding project revives native flora and fauna

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Apr. 9, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Just as the city is reawakening after months of winter, so are the delicate sprouts of native grasses and wildflowers in the micro-urban grasslands of Green-Wood Cemetery.  Visitors may notice a stark difference between grave plots along Green-Wood’s peaceful paths. Some public lots are almost entirely obscured by…