Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

October 2023

  • Street Tree Massacre

    Twenty-four trees were put in this stretch of bike lane/sidewalk on 2nd Avenue next to the Brooklyn Army Terminal a couple of years ago. It’s been a slaughter: sixteen are dead. There are two Sweetgums that are on their last sprouts. All six survivors, meanwhile, are Common Hackberries.