Climate Change & Sustainability
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Drop Off Your Food Scraps on the Way to the Subway
There are new weekday morning collection sites near designated subway stations. How convenient! Read › Drop Off Your Food Scraps on the Way to the Subway
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Birds of Brooklyn: Eastern Phoebe
This insect-catching bird is the new harbinger of spring! Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Eastern Phoebe
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Q&A with Onika Abraham
Onika Abraham talks with BBG about the importance of community and cultural heritage to the sustainable urban gardening and farming movement. Read › Q&A with Onika Abraham
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Bikes at BBG
You'll see and hear fewer motor vehicles on the paths as BBG continues to increase its fleet of cycles. Read › Bikes at BBG
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Restorative Gardening on Brooklyn’s Coast
From the overflowing window boxes of Bay Ridge to the patchwork of urban farms in East New York, gardening in Brooklyn means tradition, therapy, discipline, beauty, and can-do resilience. But when the second spring since Sandy came this year, many gardeners in coastal Brooklyn did not see the buds and blooms they were used to. Read › Restorative Gardening on Brooklyn’s Coast
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Gardening Like Our Life Depends on It
What makes New Yorkers so able to bounce back from disaster? Community horticulturists know: We live in relationship, not isolation. Brooklyn gardeners collaborate and learn to respect each other, though it’s not always easy, as well as Mother Nature. Read › Gardening Like Our Life Depends on It
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BBG Weathers Hurricane Sandy
The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy remains amply evident in the piles of brush and downed trees lining paths and areas of the Garden that remain cordoned off for visitor safety. Read › BBG Weathers Hurricane Sandy
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Working for Watersheds
As the climate warms, BBG scientists are working in area watersheds to evaluate and understand the condition of these forests. Read › Working for Watersheds
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Rain Gardens Capture Storm Water
These sunken rain gardens are part of an innovative storm-water management system that also includes the Visitor Center's living roof, its landscaped berms, and the new and existing tree beds along Washington Avenue. Read › Rain Gardens Capture Storm Water
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April Roses?
Last week our first rose bloomed. That indicates that in about 20 days, the Cranford Rose Garden will be looking quite wonderful. Read › April Roses?
