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Ya just have to admit, those Harlequin drakes are a showpiece. They look like they were posing for Roy Low when he found them all ganged up on the rocks on the Southern Oregon Coast, enjoying the crashing surf. Harlequin ducks can be found all winter hanging out along the Oregon Coast, on the western side of the North American continent, and also along the coast of Maine on the other side of our good old U.S. of A. Roy Low ...

The installation, which Maya Lin said carries a sense of mourning, has taken on added meaning since the death of her husband in January.

Surface cover star Maya Lin has unveiled a public installation at Madison Square Park. Dubbed  Ghost Forest, the work comprises 49 spectral white cedar tree transplants meant to shed light on the eponymous dying event impacting woodlands around the world due to climate change. The Download: Sourced from New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, the grove of barren cedars presents a stark juxtaposition with the surrounding greenscape, bringing to light issues like species loss, habitat loss, and climate...

ALEXANDRIA BAY — The Thousand Islands Land Trust is hosting a two-part birding event this week for those looking to get into birding or to sharpen identification skills. The free event begins with a virtual training at 5:30 p.m. Thursday with avid local birder Dan Miller. The training will focus on using the eBird app for logging bird sighting data. The app was developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 2002, and compiles data from bird observations submitted by experts and amateur bir...

The Lazy Gardener The Lazy Gardener says: “This is a great time of year to notice nature, or wildlife, in the garden. Sometimes you can see animal footprints or other signs. They can tell a story of what’s happening in your garden. Even though our bird feeders are down this spring, many species still visit the garden to browse the seeds this Lazy Gardener has left for them. The rudbeckia patch is frequented. There are some citizen science projects aimed specifically at birds through the Co...

Email is invalid Maya Lins Ghost Forest, 2021. Courtesy of the artist and Madison Square Park Conservancy. Photo: Maya Lin Studio After a delay due to COVID-19 precautions, Maya Lin’s Ghost Forest, a towering stand of forty-nine spectral cedar trees, is a powerful new public art work on view in New Yorks Madison Square Park, now through November 14, 2021. Killed by saltwater infiltration in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, the trees were "resurrected" by the artist in the city park, juxt...

With the opening of frieze Senior Editor Evan Moffitt Evan Moffitt On 10 May, you will unveil Ghost Forest in Madison Square Park in New York: a sculptural installation and monument to the world’s dying forests. How did you first become engaged with the issue of deforestation and how will the work approach the specific ecological concerns of New York?  Maya Lin My earth-based, site-specific outdoor works, such as the Storm King Wavefield [2007–08] or the earth line drawing I recent...

Managing Editor Eastern phoebes may nest at the same site for years — this one has chosen a light fixture just under the eaves of a shop roof at Six Mile Lake — if that site has proven successful for raising broods of chicks in the past. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News photos) While it might look like the male bufflehead, at right, has a harem, this diving duck species is monogamous. Like wood ducks and hooded mergansers, the females are cavity nesters that may return to the same ne...

Bluebird Trail Grand Opening In Red Bank Scheduled For Saturday, May 8 Thursday, May 6, 2021 White Oak Park in the City of Red Bank will be the site of the grand opening of the Tri-State Bluebird’s Society’s newest Bluebird Trail.  The public is invited to attend this educational event scheduled for this Saturday from 11 a.m.-noon at the upper pavilion at White Oak Park. Bluebird Trails are a series of bluebird boxes installed near each other so that volunteers can monitor them and r...

World Migratory Bird Day The theme for this World Migratory Bird Day is Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a bird! At the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, we support natural sites around the world in their conservation efforts, which in turn supports animals in maintaining their natural behaviors in healthy habitats. Bird song is not only enjoyable to listen to, but scientists and site managers can use it to evaluate the health of a forest. In 2020, a study was published by the Area de Conservación Guanac...