Natural Areas Conservancy
@naturalareasnyc.bsky.social
We champion and protect NYC’s 20,000 acres of forests and wetlands to create a sustainable future here and across the nation.
Learn more about NAC at naturalareasnyc.org
Learn more about NAC at naturalareasnyc.org
You can spot delightful birds in winter if you know where to look! Our latest blog post highlights 5 species to look for, and which natural areas you can find them: bit.ly/48yrtRx
Ready to get out there? Join @nycbirdalliance.org for a #ChristmasBirdCount event on Dec 13 & 14: bit.ly/4axfjuR
Ready to get out there? Join @nycbirdalliance.org for a #ChristmasBirdCount event on Dec 13 & 14: bit.ly/4axfjuR
5 Winter Birds You Can Find in NYC Natural Areas - Natural Areas Conservancy
While birdwatching tends to favor the spring and fall seasons, there are still delightful birds to spot in the winter months if you know where to look! Read on below for five species to watch out for,...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
You can spot delightful birds in winter if you know where to look! Our latest blog post highlights 5 species to look for, and which natural areas you can find them: bit.ly/48yrtRx
Ready to get out there? Join @nycbirdalliance.org for a #ChristmasBirdCount event on Dec 13 & 14: bit.ly/4axfjuR
Ready to get out there? Join @nycbirdalliance.org for a #ChristmasBirdCount event on Dec 13 & 14: bit.ly/4axfjuR
On #GivingTuesday gifts to the NAC are doubled! 💚💚 Leanna & Giselle share highlights from our HS & fellowship programs. 2025 marked a special year, with our interns conducting the most projects ever and the fellowship completing its 1st year! Help us grow the next gen: bit.ly/4oHGE1M
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#GivingTuesday 2025: The Impact of NAC's High School Internship and Fellowship Programs
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December 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
On #GivingTuesday gifts to the NAC are doubled! 💚💚 Leanna & Giselle share highlights from our HS & fellowship programs. 2025 marked a special year, with our interns conducting the most projects ever and the fellowship completing its 1st year! Help us grow the next gen: bit.ly/4oHGE1M
bit.ly/4rz1MJw
bit.ly/4rz1MJw
While most leaves have fallen off trees in NYC, we can still enjoy the crunch beneath our feet 🍂🍁… and test our #treeleaf ID skills 👀 In this one photo taken in Forest Park, Queens, there are at least 7 species on display! Can you identify them? Answers can be found on our IG stories: bit.ly/4rKrrz4
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
While most leaves have fallen off trees in NYC, we can still enjoy the crunch beneath our feet 🍂🍁… and test our #treeleaf ID skills 👀 In this one photo taken in Forest Park, Queens, there are at least 7 species on display! Can you identify them? Answers can be found on our IG stories: bit.ly/4rKrrz4
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁 We're grateful for so much—our dedicated staff, supporters, and the beautiful natural areas in NYC we strive to protect. Show your gratitude for NYC's green spaces by signing on to the #PlayFair Coalition's #Parks2030 mayoral platform at https://bit.ly/3XNGOsu.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁 We're grateful for so much—our dedicated staff, supporters, and the beautiful natural areas in NYC we strive to protect. Show your gratitude for NYC's green spaces by signing on to the #PlayFair Coalition's #Parks2030 mayoral platform at https://bit.ly/3XNGOsu.
We're disappointed in the EPA's planned rollback of protections for nearly 85% of the country's wetlands. The value of our wetlands is immeasurable. Clean water should be the standard for every community nationwide. Read more about the ruling: bit.ly/3X9K0yx
Contact your local rep: bit.ly/4plWsqM
Contact your local rep: bit.ly/4plWsqM
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We're disappointed in the EPA's planned rollback of protections for nearly 85% of the country's wetlands. The value of our wetlands is immeasurable. Clean water should be the standard for every community nationwide. Read more about the ruling: bit.ly/3X9K0yx
Contact your local rep: bit.ly/4plWsqM
Contact your local rep: bit.ly/4plWsqM
On beautiful fall days like this, we're reminded of the value of parks and urban forests! We're proud to support the #PlayFair's "Parks 2030" platform—which outlines what the City could achieve by allocating 1% of NYC's budget to Parks. Are you with us? Sign on to the platform at playfair.nyc!
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
On beautiful fall days like this, we're reminded of the value of parks and urban forests! We're proud to support the #PlayFair's "Parks 2030" platform—which outlines what the City could achieve by allocating 1% of NYC's budget to Parks. Are you with us? Sign on to the platform at playfair.nyc!
Do you know a rising high school junior or senior with an interest in #urbanecology? We are now accepting nominations for the Natural Areas Conservancy's Student Urban Nature (SUN) Program, and we would love your help in identifying strong candidates. 🌞 Nominate a student: lnkd.in/et9Ps2rr
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Do you know a rising high school junior or senior with an interest in #urbanecology? We are now accepting nominations for the Natural Areas Conservancy's Student Urban Nature (SUN) Program, and we would love your help in identifying strong candidates. 🌞 Nominate a student: lnkd.in/et9Ps2rr
We’re honored to be a grantee of NYS DEC’s #CoRe grant program. $7M has been awarded to NYC orgs, making it possible to plant over 21k trees across the city! Today, we celebrated this significant win for our city by planting the first trees in Forest Park! Learn more: bit.ly/3LHndri
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We’re honored to be a grantee of NYS DEC’s #CoRe grant program. $7M has been awarded to NYC orgs, making it possible to plant over 21k trees across the city! Today, we celebrated this significant win for our city by planting the first trees in Forest Park! Learn more: bit.ly/3LHndri
Congrats to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on the mayoral win! We look forward to working with Mamdani's administration to prioritize NYC's parks and natural areas. We're proud to amplify the #PlayFair coalition's #Parks2030 platform. Sign on here: bit.ly/47YTZN6
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Congrats to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on the mayoral win! We look forward to working with Mamdani's administration to prioritize NYC's parks and natural areas. We're proud to amplify the #PlayFair coalition's #Parks2030 platform. Sign on here: bit.ly/47YTZN6
Join our team! 💚 The NAC is #hiring two full-time positions:
🌱 Restoration Ecologist
🌳 Senior Manager of Applied Science and Partnerships
Learn more and apply for these positions: bit.ly/NAC-jobs
🌱 Restoration Ecologist
🌳 Senior Manager of Applied Science and Partnerships
Learn more and apply for these positions: bit.ly/NAC-jobs
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Join our team! 💚 The NAC is #hiring two full-time positions:
🌱 Restoration Ecologist
🌳 Senior Manager of Applied Science and Partnerships
Learn more and apply for these positions: bit.ly/NAC-jobs
🌱 Restoration Ecologist
🌳 Senior Manager of Applied Science and Partnerships
Learn more and apply for these positions: bit.ly/NAC-jobs
Horseshoe crabs are a vital species that support vulnerable birds—but they are at risk! Help us turn a proposed protections bill into law. Urge Governor Kathy Hochul to pass legislation through @nycbirdalliance.org's campaign: bit.ly/47Mw2Zs
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Horseshoe crabs are a vital species that support vulnerable birds—but they are at risk! Help us turn a proposed protections bill into law. Urge Governor Kathy Hochul to pass legislation through @nycbirdalliance.org's campaign: bit.ly/47Mw2Zs
Fall migration is happening right now in NYC, and many #birdwatchers have flocked to the city’s natural areas to glimpse our feathered friends. We've put together a blog post of tips for #birding in the city's natural areas: bit.ly/478vUTS
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Fall migration is happening right now in NYC, and many #birdwatchers have flocked to the city’s natural areas to glimpse our feathered friends. We've put together a blog post of tips for #birding in the city's natural areas: bit.ly/478vUTS
Congrats to our intern alumni and NAC staff who presented at the Student Conference on Conservation Science at @amnh.org! 👏
Learn more about our Urban NEST internship programs: naturalareasnyc.org/internships/
Learn more about our Urban NEST internship programs: naturalareasnyc.org/internships/
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Congrats to our intern alumni and NAC staff who presented at the Student Conference on Conservation Science at @amnh.org! 👏
Learn more about our Urban NEST internship programs: naturalareasnyc.org/internships/
Learn more about our Urban NEST internship programs: naturalareasnyc.org/internships/
Great feature by @johnsurico.bsky.social of @nycfuture.bsky.social and Nick Underwood in @nytimes.com that explores NYC's flood resiliency. Our #stormwater report, outlines how natural areas capture 17% of runoff in the city! Learn more: bit.ly/3LkkvHT
Revisit the stormwater report: bit.ly/4qz3MB4
Revisit the stormwater report: bit.ly/4qz3MB4
New York Is Going to Flood. Here’s What the City Can Do to Survive.
Adaptation is a matter of survival, and the city may have to throw every solution available at a worsening situation.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Great feature by @johnsurico.bsky.social of @nycfuture.bsky.social and Nick Underwood in @nytimes.com that explores NYC's flood resiliency. Our #stormwater report, outlines how natural areas capture 17% of runoff in the city! Learn more: bit.ly/3LkkvHT
Revisit the stormwater report: bit.ly/4qz3MB4
Revisit the stormwater report: bit.ly/4qz3MB4
We are thrilled to have Ethan Crenson, President of @newyorkmyc.org as an expert guest writer for NAC's Understories blog! 🍄 Ethan shares 5 of his favorite NYC tiny fungi and provides tips for identifying each; where you might spot them; as well as detailed insight into their biology: bit.ly/473stfK
Top 5 Most Beautiful Tiny Fungi You Can Find in NYC… If You Really Look. - Natural Areas Conservancy
New York City is home to thousands of species of fungi—some big, some small, and some positively tiny! Read on below for five of my favorite tiny fungi you can find right here in NYC.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We are thrilled to have Ethan Crenson, President of @newyorkmyc.org as an expert guest writer for NAC's Understories blog! 🍄 Ethan shares 5 of his favorite NYC tiny fungi and provides tips for identifying each; where you might spot them; as well as detailed insight into their biology: bit.ly/473stfK
#DYK each year, New Yorkers get to decide how capital dollars are spent in their neighborhoods? Through a process called #ParticipatoryBudgeting, the power to propose and vote on infrastructure projects across the five boroughs is placed directly in the hands of residents. Learn more: bit.ly/48qbOpd
How Participatory Budgeting Can Benefit the Urban Forest - Natural Areas Conservancy
Did you know that each year, New Yorkers get to decide how capital dollars are spent in their neighborhoods? Through a process called Participatory Budgeting (PBNYC), the power to propose and vote on ...
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October 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#DYK each year, New Yorkers get to decide how capital dollars are spent in their neighborhoods? Through a process called #ParticipatoryBudgeting, the power to propose and vote on infrastructure projects across the five boroughs is placed directly in the hands of residents. Learn more: bit.ly/48qbOpd
It may be surprising NYC is home to 20k acres of natural areas. Along with parks, these spaces provide substantial climate benefits and respite. But our precious green spaces are chronically underfunded. We're fighting for #1Percent4Parks: bit.ly/4qgClvN
Read the NYT article: bit.ly/48Tj3WP
Read the NYT article: bit.ly/48Tj3WP
October 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It may be surprising NYC is home to 20k acres of natural areas. Along with parks, these spaces provide substantial climate benefits and respite. But our precious green spaces are chronically underfunded. We're fighting for #1Percent4Parks: bit.ly/4qgClvN
Read the NYT article: bit.ly/48Tj3WP
Read the NYT article: bit.ly/48Tj3WP
The hottest ticket of the year just dropped! 🐸🦎 Join us next Wednesday for "Herp Happenings" at Cunningham Park for a walk led by NYC Parks’ Wildlife and Fisheries Ecologist Neha Savant to learn about herpetology in NYC.
RSVP (it's free!): https://bit.ly/48d6d5A
RSVP (it's free!): https://bit.ly/48d6d5A
October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The hottest ticket of the year just dropped! 🐸🦎 Join us next Wednesday for "Herp Happenings" at Cunningham Park for a walk led by NYC Parks’ Wildlife and Fisheries Ecologist Neha Savant to learn about herpetology in NYC.
RSVP (it's free!): https://bit.ly/48d6d5A
RSVP (it's free!): https://bit.ly/48d6d5A
From cooling our streets to creating community, New York City Parks are essential infrastructure for a livable city.
📰Read about the #Parks2030 platform in City & State NY: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
📰Read about the #Parks2030 platform in City & State NY: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
September 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
From cooling our streets to creating community, New York City Parks are essential infrastructure for a livable city.
📰Read about the #Parks2030 platform in City & State NY: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
📰Read about the #Parks2030 platform in City & State NY: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
This past summer, the NAC's Urban NEST fellows completed research projects which marked the end of an impressive year-long effort! Fellows conducted intensive research, data collection, and analysis in a wide array of topics. Read our summary blog post to learn more: bit.ly/4mExv8g
Urban NEST Fellowship Research Projects 2025 - Natural Areas Conservancy
This past summer, the Natural Areas Conservancy's Urban NEST fellows completed research projects which marked the end of an impressive year-long effort. Fellows conducted intensive research, data coll...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This past summer, the NAC's Urban NEST fellows completed research projects which marked the end of an impressive year-long effort! Fellows conducted intensive research, data collection, and analysis in a wide array of topics. Read our summary blog post to learn more: bit.ly/4mExv8g
Listen to a clip from yesterday evening’s segment of #CityWatch on @wbai.org. Our Senior Manager of Applied Research Jeffrey Clark spoke to host Jeff Simmons on our recent publication of the #stormwater report and how natural areas benefit run-off capture. Listen to the full episode:
bit.ly/4my61B9
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September 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Listen to a clip from yesterday evening’s segment of #CityWatch on @wbai.org. Our Senior Manager of Applied Research Jeffrey Clark spoke to host Jeff Simmons on our recent publication of the #stormwater report and how natural areas benefit run-off capture. Listen to the full episode:
bit.ly/4my61B9
bit.ly/4my61B9
NAC is proud to have contributed to the development of the #PlayFair coalition's mayoral platform "Parks 2030"—which outlines what a future mayor could achieve by allocating 1% of New York City's budget to Parks. Read the @cityandstateny.bsky.social article to learn more: bit.ly/3IFhkJX
Will the next mayor finally allocate 1% of the NYC budget for parks?
Advocates with a new parks platform say it’s time.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
NAC is proud to have contributed to the development of the #PlayFair coalition's mayoral platform "Parks 2030"—which outlines what a future mayor could achieve by allocating 1% of New York City's budget to Parks. Read the @cityandstateny.bsky.social article to learn more: bit.ly/3IFhkJX
Catch the NAC's Senior Manager of Applied Research Jeffrey Clark live on air this Thursday at 5 pm on #CityWatch on @wbai.org. They'll be chatting with Jeff about the NAC's stormwater report, as well as connecting with Julie Tighe, President of @nylcv.bsky.social. Listen at wbai.org.
September 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Catch the NAC's Senior Manager of Applied Research Jeffrey Clark live on air this Thursday at 5 pm on #CityWatch on @wbai.org. They'll be chatting with Jeff about the NAC's stormwater report, as well as connecting with Julie Tighe, President of @nylcv.bsky.social. Listen at wbai.org.
A vibrant fall color display is happening in NYC's #saltmarshes. Salt marsh plants are preparing for winter by losing their green chlorophyll and unmasking the hidden red, orange, and yellow pigments. Read our latest blog post for the top 4 natural areas to view fall salt marshes: bit.ly/4mpkvDC
4 NYC Natural Areas to View Salt Marshes with Vibrant Fall Colors - Natural Areas Conservancy
While leaf-peeping season is upon us and millions travel to New England forests, a lesser-known fall display of vibrant color is happening in New York City’s salt marshes. Salt marsh plants are also p...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A vibrant fall color display is happening in NYC's #saltmarshes. Salt marsh plants are preparing for winter by losing their green chlorophyll and unmasking the hidden red, orange, and yellow pigments. Read our latest blog post for the top 4 natural areas to view fall salt marshes: bit.ly/4mpkvDC
It's not easy work building rock steps! ⚒️🪨👷♀️
This past Saturday, the NAC hosted its first Pathkeeper rock step training at Seton Falls Park! 5 enthusiastic volunteers joined us to learn surveying, moving rocks, excavation and setting the steps. Learn more: bit.ly/3VSx9jw
This past Saturday, the NAC hosted its first Pathkeeper rock step training at Seton Falls Park! 5 enthusiastic volunteers joined us to learn surveying, moving rocks, excavation and setting the steps. Learn more: bit.ly/3VSx9jw
September 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's not easy work building rock steps! ⚒️🪨👷♀️
This past Saturday, the NAC hosted its first Pathkeeper rock step training at Seton Falls Park! 5 enthusiastic volunteers joined us to learn surveying, moving rocks, excavation and setting the steps. Learn more: bit.ly/3VSx9jw
This past Saturday, the NAC hosted its first Pathkeeper rock step training at Seton Falls Park! 5 enthusiastic volunteers joined us to learn surveying, moving rocks, excavation and setting the steps. Learn more: bit.ly/3VSx9jw