Staten Island’s Greenbelt Called Home By Eastern Box Turtles: Researchers Talk About Current Search
See below for an interview with Drs. Anna Thonis and Kris Hoffman of NYU…
Category: Parks & Woodlands
Staten Island, Where Wildlife Meets City-Life: Animals Suffer From Heat Exposure Just As Humans Do – Here Are Ways To Help
PETA provided the below information on how to help animals who may be suffering from…
Climate Leadership Continues By New York State: Infrastructure Investments, Community Projects, Environmental Conservation, Emmissions Standards
Editor’s note: Last year, the Nature Conservancy held a symposium to discuss the…
Staten Island Marshes, Wetlands To Receive Aerial Mosqito Larvacide Spraying Tonight, This Week
NYC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TAKES FLIGHT AGAINST MOSQUITOES WITH FIRST AERIAL LARVICIDING OPERATION OF THE SEASON Aerial Larviciding Treatment to be Conducted by Helicopter in Marshes and Wetlands June…
Staten Island: Got Ticks? Highest Population Citywide, High Incidence Of Lyme Disease – NYC Dept of Health Recommends Taking Measures To Prevent Tick Bites
TICKTOCK, IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN TO PREVENT TICK BITES The New York City Health Department…
Staten Island Borough-Wide Cleanup Happening Today, Continuing This Month: Add Places Needing Cleaning!
Staten Island Borough-Wide Cleanup Happening Today, Continuing This Month: Add Places Needing Cleaning! You can…
Extracting Monetary Benefit From Uncut Forests In Contracts As Active Carbon Sequestration Units To Be Banned In New Hampshire – Restoring Sole Valuation Of Ecosystems By Their Destruction Or Timber Possibilities
Representatives weigh promise, value of forests in move to restrict carbon programs Editor’s note: With…
New York Tribe’s Land Returned, Utility Usage Payments From Local Power Company, Tuition Discounts For Tribe Members: Gov Hochul Reaches Settlement
New York Tribe’s Land To Be Returned, Utility Usage Payments From Local Power Company, Tuition…
Staten Island’s Hidden Gem: Mount Loretto Unique Area
A Hidden Gem: The Mount Loretto Unique Area Nestled in the southern reaches of Staten…
NY Gov, Atty Gen: Conservation Win For State Lands With Memorandum of Understanding To Facilitate Quick Preservation
NY Gov, Atty Gen: Conservation Win For State Lands With Memorandum of Understanding To Facilitate…
Staten Island Residents Demand Hochul Stop $3.2B NESE Pipeline Due To Ecosystem Damage, Increased Energy Costs
Dozens in Staten Island demand Hochul stop $3.2B NESE pipeline Residents warn project would raise…
Snug Harbor Cultural Center Wetlands Boardwalk, Viewing Platform Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Wheelchair Accessible Space
Regarding this new boardwalk, Snug Harbor’s Meredith Sladek had the following to say. It is…
Brooklyn Tonight, Staten Island Tomorrow: Broad Spectrum Insecticide Spraying In Multiple Zip Codes – Concern For Backyard Bees, Butterflies
Editor’s note: According to the No Spray Coalition and Beyond Pesticides, during their successful case…
NY Kids: Request Free Explorer Activity Book For Outdoor Adventures From NY Parks – Get Offline, Get Outside!
New York State Parks Announces New Children’s Activity Book Explorer Club Activity Book aims to…
NJ, VT Senators: Repealing Corporate Welfare For Fossil Fuels Provided For In President Trump’s Budget Bill – End Planet-Destroying Giveaways
Sanders, Omar Introduce Legislation to Repeal Corporate Welfare for Fossil Fuels in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful…
Staten Islanders At High Risk Of Lyme: Return Of Tick Season – Prevent Bites, Learn Removal Methods
Return of the Ticks: Prevent Ticks Bites The New York City Health Department Continues Tick-Bite…
NYC Breaks Ground on New Queens Botanical Garden Education Building
CITY BREAKS GROUND ON NEW $34 MILLION EDUCATION BUILDING FOR QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN Project…
In The Bronx, Foliage Planting Along Grand Concourse Brings Beauty To Area During NYCxDesign Festival
In The Bronx, Foliage Planting Along Grand Concourse Brings Beauty To Area During NYCxDesign Festival…
Axe The Tax For Working Class, Women-Led Families Affordable Housing, Get [Scaffolding] Sheds Down, Baseball Season Starts, Free Swim Lessons: Mayor Adams
Axe The Tax For Working Class, Women-Led Families Affordable Housing, Get [Scaffolding] Sheds Down, Baseball…
New York’s Fingerlakes Region Should Be Designated National Heritage Area Due To Its Cultural, Historic Significance
GILLIBRAND REINTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO DESIGNATE THE FINGER LAKES REGION AS A NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA Legislation…
EPA Ban Of TCE, Chemical Implicated In Parkinson’s, Cancer, Infant Heart Defects Now In Jeopardy
TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want…
Bayonne Meeting Held On Flooding, Climate Issues By Resilient Northeastern NJ
Bayonne: Meeting Held on Flooding and Climate Issues Editor’s note: Staten Islander has previously covered…
Senator Scarcella-Spanton’s Disaster Preparedness Bill Passes Senate Floor
Senator Scarcella-Spanton’s Disaster Preparedness Bill Passes Senate Floor Editor’s note: As part of last year’s…
NYCHA Resident Climate Action Program Application Closes Soon
NYCHA Resident Climate Action Program Application Closes Soon Editor’s note: From the program’s website: Resident…
Butterflies Are Declining Nationwide – But You Can Help
Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways…
Alice Austen House Industrial Remains Photo Walk
Photowalk Series: The Industrial Waterfront → Saturday February 22nd. 11am–12:30pm Editor’s note: The following information…
Staten Island Leads Way In New Tree Growth, Followed By Queens, the Bronx
From the original study referenced below, published in Public Library Of Science (PLOS): Spatial patterns…
Staten Island’s Greenbelt: Borough of Parks Evolution From Beginning To Modern Day
Staten Island’s Greenbelt: Borough of Parks Evolution From Beginning To Modern Day Staten Islander…
Bayonne Mayor Davis Signs Purchase and Sale Agreement for Bayonne Ferry Terminal
Mayor Davis Signs Purchase and Sale Agreement for Bayonne Ferry Terminal Editor’s note: Readers may…
Staten Islanders Can Join Community Climate Corps To Build Resilience, Knowledge About Climate Change: Application Due Today
Editor’s note: Last year, several Congress people sent letters to the appropriations committee regarding the…
NYC Is 400 Years Old This Year: Celebrating Our City’s History, Culture
Celebrating 400 Years of the Greatest City in the World Editor’s note: Last weekend’s op-ed…
Involuntary Commitment Changes; New Hate Crimes Prevention Director; NonProfit Services Director; Drought Watch Lifted; NYC Health + Hospitals Possible Strike; Kingsbridge Armory Reimagining
MAYOR ADAMS’ STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S PLANS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO FINALLY CHANGE NEW YORK’S INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT…
Touring Brookfield Park, Revitalized Staten Island Dump Site
Touring Brookfield Park, Revitalized Staten Island Dump Site Staten Islander News went…
“The Arches” Under Brooklyn Bridge Restored As Park Space, Outdoor Dining Season Ends, Research Shows Some Vision Zero Modifications Saved Pedestrian Lives Among Low Income New Yorkers
NYC DOT OPENS NEXT PHASE OF “THE ARCHES,” NEW INVITING PUBLIC SPACE ON MANHATTAN SIDE…
Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Could Decrease Protections For National Monuments, Roll Back Progress In Filling Nature Gap For Low Income Americans
Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Would Decrease Protections for Nature Editor’s note: We have previously…
Surprising Adaptability Of Ecosystems To Climate Change Caused By Humans: Heritage Foundation
Resilient Wilds: Unmasking the Surprising Adaptability of U.S. Ecosystems to Climate Change Susan Crockford Zoologist…
EXCLUSIVE: Annual Awards For Excellence In Public Design Awarded With One Staten Island Winner – NYC DCA
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC DESIGN Projects in All Five…
Environmental Community Meeting Thursday Evening
Environmental Community Meeting September 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Editor’s note: We’ve previously reported on…
Broad Spectrum Insecticide Spraying Tonight, Wednesday Evening
Editor’s note: As in the previous mosquito spraying session, the insecticides often also kill non-…
Brooklyn, Queens Beaches Closed Saturday, Sunday Due To Dangerous Conditions From Tropical Storm Ernesto
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO: NYC QUEENS AND BROOKLYN BEACHES & NPS JACOB RIIS BEACH WILL CLOSE…
Book Review: The Great Regeneration – A Good Primer On A Movement Slowly, Steadily Growing Worldwide
The Great Regeneration Book Review: Good Primer On A Movement Slowly, Steadily Growing Worldwide …
City Breaks Ground On Over $15M Renovation Project For Brooklyn Children’s Museum In Crown Heights
City Breaks Ground on Over $15 Million Renovation Project for Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Crown Heights …
Flooding Expected To Continue, Worsen Today As Post-Tropical Depression Debby Merges With Another Weather Front, Bringing More Rain
NYC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ISSUES TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING…
Wind Farms Not Efficient, Heavily Subsidized: Vast Quantities Of Rare Earth Minerals, Land – Plus Damage To Birds, Bats, Marine Mammals
Wind Turbines: Not Green, Not Reliable Research Associate, Energy, Climate, and Environment Austin is a…
NYC Rat Pack Launched To Train People In Preventing Rat Infestation With Rat Academy, Swag, Literature
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR ADAMS AND CITYWIDE DIRECTOR OF RODENT MITIGATION CORRADI ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THE NYC…
Mosquito Spraying, Major Threat To Monarch Butterflies, Bees, Dragonflies, Other Predator Insects, Scheduled For Tonight In Certain Staten Island Areas
Editor’s note: According to the Center For Biodiversity, one of the largest threats to Monarch…
Senator Gillibrand Gives Update On Pending Legislation Providing Lyme Disease Funding: Research, Testing, Treatment, National Strategy
Senator Gillibrand held a video press conference about the proposed legislation she is championing in…
Simplest, Most Effective Tick Removal Method Yet – Get Rid Of Embedded Ticks Fast And Easy
Removing Ticks Without Tweezers, Pain, Heads Remaining Embedded Note: The following is an experientially based…
“Rise Up NYC” Summer Concert Series Featuring 18 World-Class Free Concerts Across Boroughs, Including 3 On Staten Island This Summer
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES RETURN OF ‘RISE UP NYC’ SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, FEATURING 18 WORLD-CLASS CONCERTS…
Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Staten Island’s Only Non-Sectarian Cemetery Founded By, For NYC’s Black Community
MAYOR ADAMS, LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION DESIGNATE STATEN ISLAND’S FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL PARK AS INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK Frederick Douglass…
Groundbreaking At New Track and Field At Staten Island’s I.S.61: BP Fossella, CM Hanks Attend
BP Fossella, CM Hanks to Break Ground on New Track and Field at I.S. 61…
Submit Your Videos For Staten Island’s Natural Beauty Contest Held By BP Fossella: Show Off Our Natural Treasures
Seconds of Staten Island’s Natural Beauty Contest! Editor’s note: Submissions for this contest end on…
Homegrown National Park: Interview With Doug Tallamy On Personal Environmental Responsibility, Bringing Nature Back To Our Backyards
Please see our review of the author’s book Nature’s Best Hope. Doug Tallamy is…
American Corps Program Could Combat Climate Crisis: Local Pols Pen Letter To Appropriators
Ocasio-Cortez, Neguse Lead Letter to Top Appropriators to Combat the Escalating Climate Crisis Through the…
Ukraine-Russia War As Ecocide Reflected In Mavka: The Forest Song
Mavka: The Forest Song – Ukrainian animation echoes the ecocide of wartime Viktoriia Grivina, University of…
Wild Turkey Populations Declining: Habitat Loss, Other Human Based Issues Most Likely Culprit – But You Can Help Them Thrive
Wild turkey numbers are falling in some parts of the US – the main reason…
Rare 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Felt In NYC – Mayor’s Office Holds Briefing With Senior Administration Officials
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR ADAMS HOLDS BRIEFING WITH SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS EARTHQUAKE FELT IN GREATER NEW…
Worsening Floods, More Severe Weather To Come For Upstate New York, Other Areas Of State: Senator Gillibrand Looks To Work With Colleagues In Congress On Bills To Facilitate Recovery
Editor’s note: Senator Gillibrand held a video press conference back in January after severely damaging…
Supreme Court Decision Could Dramatically Limit Federal Regulatory Power, Stemming From Issues With Fishing
A Supreme Court ruling on fishing for herring could sharply curb federal regulatory power PTwo cases…
Restoring American Chestnut Trees – Vital To Local Ecosystems, Economies: Keystone Species Succumbed To Blight In 20th Century, Can Make Comeback In 21st
Staten Islander News Organization had the opportunity to sit down with Hoy, of the American…
Cheapest, Most Efficient Way To Stop Climate Change: Protect Old-Growth Forests From Logging, Let Them Grow, Sequester Carbon
Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging An…
Asm. Charles Fall Invites Residents To Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day With Neighborhood Cleanups, Provides Other Updates
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join me, Senator Scarcella-Spanton, Councilwoman Hanks & District Attorney…
Humans Rethinking Relationships With Wild Animals: Case In Point – Wolf Restoration In Colorado
Wolf restoration in Colorado shows how humans are rethinking their relationships with wild animals A gray…
Have Mice Found Their Way Into Your Home? Here Are Humane Ways To Deal With This Mouse-Sized Problem
Some forward-thinking mice may have found their way into your home prior to the start…
NYS Grappling With Reductions In Recycling Leading Toward Solid Waste Crisis: NYPIRG’s Recommends Modernized Bottle Bill
New York State is grappling with a growing solid waste crisis: Society is drowning in…
Nature Conservancy: Many Policy Wins, Positive Changes In 2023
Season’s Greetings to you and yours! Writing to share The Nature Conservancy’s 2023 Impact Report….
Nature-Deficit Disorder’s Effects On Our Outdoors-Averse Children: Book Review of Last Child In The Woods by Richard Louv
Staten Islander Exclusive Richard Louv’s book, Last Child In The Woods, birthed a movement. This…
Staten Island’s Wolfe’s Pond Park To Receive Developmental Disabilities-Friendly Interactive Playground, “Field Of Dreams”
BP Fossella to Announce Funding for a “Field of Dreams” for Staten Island’s Children with…
Doggie Cam – Paddy Takes Us On A Dog’s Eye View Tour Of Staten Island’s Parks
Paddy the Dog brings us a dogs-eye view of Staten Island’s extensive parkland. Visiting most…
Rep. Malliotakis Joins Army Corps Of Engineers, Local Pols. To Break Ground On Fmr. Uranium Storage Warehouse Site
Malliotakis, Army Corps to Break Ground on Remediation of Staten Island Warehouse Site Updated Nov…
New Small Wetlands Protections In NYS May Protect Critical Small Wetlands, Vital To Farms, Homes, Infrastructure
Wetland Wonders: Reforms Included in New York’s Budget Will Help Safeguard These Vital Areas Marshes,…
After Renovation, Ocean Breeze Fishing Pier Finally Reopens In Time For 20th Anniversary
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on the Reopening of Ocean Breeze Fishing Pier We…
Oceans, Rivers Warming More Quickly – Losing Oxygen, Ability To Support Life
As climate change warms rivers, they are running out of breath – and so could…