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War On Trees Spreads Further On Cranberry Street In Brooklyn Heights

By on February 26, 2014 4:04 pm in Nature

This dispatch from a BHB reader tells that tale of another act of terror against the Brooklyn Heights tree population:

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Morning Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on February 15, 2014 2:35 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Nature, Photos, Weather

The robin is supposed to be a harbinger of spring. “If only!” this one seems to be saying to himself. As I started my morning walk, a few little snowflakes were falling, but as I headed down into Squibb Park and across the bouncy bridge to Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park the flakes got [...]

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Trees of Winter in Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on February 11, 2014 12:00 am in brooklyn bridge park, Education, Nature

On Saturday afternoon, your correspondent joined a group of botanical enthusiasts for a “trees of winter” tour in Brooklyn Bridge Park, led by horticulturalists Marina (photo) and Chet, along with Park Program Coordinator Travis Craw. More text and photos follow the jump. Before venturing out, we spent some time in a classroom, learning how to [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on February 6, 2014 12:23 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Downtown Brooklyn, Events, Fun, Kids, Literature, movies, Nature, Theater

Starting tomorrow (Friday, February 7) the Brooklyn Heights Cinema will be showing for a limited two week engagement Gloria, a film by Chile’s Sebastian Lelio, starring Paulina Garcia (in Spanish, with English subtitles). The Cinema will also be showing Nebraska. Today is your last chance to see Inside Llewen Davis at the Cinema (your correspondent [...]

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Cranberry Street Arborcide May Have Been A Mercy Killing Says BHB Reader

By on February 2, 2014 10:32 pm in Nature

A BHB reader sheds some light on why the city may have taken one of the trees at Cranberry Street and Columbia Heights down last week.

“Cedric” writes us that he called 311 about the tree:

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on January 23, 2014 1:37 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Events, Fun, Kids, movies, Music, Nature, Parents, Visual Arts

Update: The snow sculpture contest at Brooklyn Bridge Park, PIer 5, will not be held tomorrow. We’ll update you on when it will be held. Saturday afternoon, starting at 3:00, the Park will have the first in its series of “Winter Talks.” This one, on “Living Aquatic Infrastructures,” will be given by Dr. Ido Sella, [...]

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A Possum’s Kingdom In Brooklyn Heights

By on January 10, 2014 10:40 am in Nature

A BHB tipster sends us a shadowy photo of a possum living on Grace Court. Like Sasquatch he’s been quite elusive, perhaps camera shy. But last night he was caught on film. This is not the BHB community’s first brush with wildlife – in 2010 Karl Junkersfeld caught a muskrat on tape at Brooklyn Bridge [...]

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Autumn in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Brooklyn Heights

By on November 25, 2013 12:06 am in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Gardening, Nature, Photos

Autumn is officially with us for almost another month, but it feels like, to quote a Joni Mitchell song, “winter’s closing in.” I’ve collected here some photos I’ve taken on walks over the past month, mostly in Brooklyn Bridge Park and along the Promenade, showing foliage nearing or at its peak fall dress. Above is [...]

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Injured Hawk Sighted In Brooklyn Heights

By on November 19, 2013 9:45 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Nature

An injured hawk was spotted today by Twitter user @eas211. We had this exchange with him regarding the sighting:

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Sandy In Brooklyn Heights – One Year Later [Video]

By on October 29, 2013 10:08 am in Nature

Karl Junkersfeld files this video report on the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. What a difference a year makes.

Video after the jump.

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Some Autumn Color at Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on October 18, 2013 12:02 am in brooklyn bridge park, Environment, Nature, Photos

After taking the tour of Pier 5 and the construction zone on Sunday, I headed north to Pier 1. While fall foliage is at its peak upstate, the warmer temperatures here mean it comes later. Still, there were some hints of fall evident along the way, beginning with these staghorn sumac leaves and drupes. The [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on September 5, 2013 12:40 am in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, movies, Music, Nature, Theater

Start the weekend this evening (Thursday, September 5) with your last chance this season for stargazing on Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 esplanade with members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York and their telescopes. The forecast is for clear skies, and the observing goes from 8:30 to 10:30. Also this evening, starting at [...]

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Taking the “Birds, Bugs, Bees” Tour at Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on August 4, 2013 12:41 am in brooklyn bridge park, Environment, Nature, Photos

That’s a fearsome looking cicada-killer wasp peering over the edge of a flower stalk in Brooklyn Bridge Park this morning. I saw it while on the Birds, Bugs, Bees tour offered by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. Although skies were gray and some desultory rain was falling, I put on my slicker and walked down [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on July 31, 2013 11:55 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fun, Kids, movies, Music, Nature, Parents, Theater

There’s action for naturophiles at Brooklyn Bridge Park this weekend. On Saturday, August 3, starting at 9:30 a.m., on Pier 1, there will be a Birds, Bugs, and Bees tour, and on Sunday, August 4, from noon to 1:30 p.m. there will be Seining the River Wild near the Main Street entrance to the Park [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on July 19, 2013 1:00 am in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Events, Fun, Kids, Literature, movies, Music, Nature

Saturday is the annual City of Water Day, and Brooklyn Bridge Park has several events planned to celebrate it. There will be kayaking from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. between piers 1 and 2. From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Pier 6 there will be a Wildlife Theater performance that should appeal to kids, A [...]

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Evening Walk Photos: Brooklyn Bridge Park and Brooklyn Heights

By on July 16, 2013 12:09 am in brooklyn bridge park, Maritime, Nature, Photos

I took a walk early yesterday (Monday) evening. On my way from the Squibb Park pedestrian bridge on to Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, I was greeted by this gray catbird (thanks to reader elw_ny and FB friend John Hunt for the species ID). A little farther along, I found a red saddlebags dragonfly (thanks [...]

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